Vital work to prepare for the controversial West Kirby flood wall to be built is underway.
This year, a 1.2 metre tall flood wall will be built in the Wirral town, despite campaigners arguing it will stop people coming to West Kirby. The plan was approved by a Wirral Council committee last year.
The meeting heard that over the next 100 years, approximately 26 people will be at risk of being killed if defences is not put in place, and more than 70 properties would also be protected by a flood wall. In March, campaigner Dawn Wormell, from West Kirby, said: “It will be awful, we’ll have a lot less people coming. Some people may want to stay in their car, park up, and maybe have some chips.
