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NewsLiverpool Echo

New shop set to open doors in Kirkby town centre today

The store will occupy the space used by New Look

27 August 2026
Wirral Globe

New £7.7m Merseyside development to offer 800 homes

The £7.7 million-backed development, called Tudor Place, will be delivered by Barratt and David Wilson Homes and set to launch on Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby, later this year.

18 August 2026
Lancashire Live

Kirkby taxi driver claimed his dog died chasing a seagull but it was all an elaborate lie

Robert Cretu made 30 false dog insurance claims and pocketed £31,700 for pets that never even existed

17 August 2026
Liverpool Echo

Kirkby mum asks 'am I going to jail?' after what was found in her bra

Rachael Talbot attempted to smuggle thousands of pounds of drugs into Walton prison on behalf of an inmate called 'Carlos'

10 August 2026
Liverpool Echo

Efforts to help Kirkby grandad 'loved by the community'

Taxi driver Tony O'Connor, 55, was first diagnosed with cancer in 2022

5 August 2026
Wirral Globe

'Wilfully neglectful' couple allowed 12-week-old baby to ingest cocaine

Kevin Fields, now of Kirkby, Merseyside, and Ella Jones, of Lostock Gralam, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, July 22, for sentencing.

24 July 2026
Liverpool Echo

Bid made for alcohol premises licence in Kirkby

The application seeks off-premises alcohol sales 7am to 11pm daily at the Kirkby site

23 July 2026
Liverpool Echo

Kirkby headteacher who left school with no qualifications retires after 36 years

Tony McGuinness has been proud to serve the community he grew up in

16 July 2026
Liverpool Echo

£2.5m plans for Kirkby including padel courts 'on a bit of a loser'

"We’ve got ambition for Kirkby. It would seem that some on social media don’t"

16 July 2026
Lancashire Live

Man in his 30s found dead in Kirkby street as police given extra powers

Detectives have launched an investigation and cordoned off parts of the area

28 June 2026
Liverpool Echo

Police release statement following death of man in his 30s in Kirkby

Police have been given additional powers to search people suspected of involvement in criminality or disorder

27 June 2026
Liverpool Echo

Kirkby road cordoned off after man's body found

An eyewitness told the ECHO Kersey Road in the Knowsley Town had been cordoned off

27 June 2026
Liverpool Echo

'I'm the other Neil Armstrong - from Kirkby'

He believes that he has got what it takes to achieve his dream

14 June 2026
Liverpool Echo

People 'having to go out of Kirkby to breathe' thanks to dust

Neighbours claim they are suffering due to ongoing problems with clouds of dust produced by lorries

10 June 2026
Liverpool Echo

Little boy's plea to Kirkby mum sparks life-changing decision

Julie Connor said she "couldn’t face the idea of leaving him without a mum"

27 May 2026
Liverpool Echo

Drug dealer told taxi driver: 'You're in Kirkby and around here we will shoot you'

The dad began working for the 'Lil T' drugs line after racking up a cocaine debt which led to a threat that his mum's house would be burned down

17 May 2026
Liverpool Echo

Stephen Graham in tears after emotional BAFTA moment

The Kirkby actor and his wife, Hannah Walters, were both pictured wiping away tears during Christine Tremarco's speech

11 May 2026
Liverpool Echo

Kirkby man rotting in Cambodian prison told mum 'I'm going to die in here'

Shane Denney has barely any food to eat and is sleeping on the floor of his cell which he shares with dozens of others

2 May 2026
Liverpool Echo

Man, 27, dies after crash as heartbroken Kirkby dad pays tribute

Hundreds of people turned up to Sam O’Shea's funeral to pay their respects

17 April 2026
BBC Merseyside

Man, 78, arrested over James Bulger grave vandalism

Shocking news today as a 78-year-old man from our very own Kirkby has been arrested in connection with the vandalism at James Bulger's grave. We're awaiting further details from the police on this upsetting development.

11 April 2026

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