News
Midweek Money Savers: Highstreet Stores
July 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Here’s this weeks edition of Midweek Money Savers with a few online offers from high street stores. Comet Here’s some discount codes to enter at the checkout at Comet. All expire on 3rd August, 2010. Excludes Apple ipad. 8% off products over £1000: 8OFF 6% off products over £500: 6OFF 5% off products over £200: 5OFF Click here to start shopping. Currys Here’s a Currys voucher code relating to washing machines, washer dryers and tumble dryers. Code: LAUNDRY7 Offer: 7% off all laundry products over £249 + Free Delivery & Recycling. Expiry: 02/08/2010 @ 09.59am Take a look Currys... [Read the full story]
Featured Photos
Friday Photo: A Big Lunch
July 23, 2010 · 4 Comments
Hoylake residents seem to have taken to the Big Lunch (official site) event and several lunches were held last Sunday despite the not-brilliant weather …though thankfully the really heavy rain held off until earlier this week. From what I’ve heard it sounds as though even more Big Lunches will take place next year. Caroline England kindly sent in the above photo, taken in Lake Road and writes: The Lake Road Big Lunch was a big success. Residents from Strand, Marmion and Government Road were also invited along to the party. With a turn out of over 70 people, The Lake Road Ladies hope... [Read the full story]
Events
Artists In Our Midst 2010: First Call
July 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Here’s the first call for Wirral artists to join in this years Artists In Our Midst. Micheline Robinson writes: Open Studio Tour and Poetry readings – Call for Wirral Artists In an attempt to enhance the sense of community, allowing neighbours to meet one another as viewers and creators, Hoylake visual artist Micheline Robinson announces a call for submission for its 2010 Open Studio’s tour. All practicing professional or serious amateur artists (potters and other creatives welcome) who have studios, or can exhibit in their homes (although this is not an absolute requirement)... [Read the full story]
Property
Hoylake Property Watch: December 2009
February 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Apologies for being a little late with the December ‘09 property statistics. A quiet month with just 3 recorded transactions: a property in Cable Road for over £550,000 a property in Grosvenor Road a property in Newton Road The most expensive property on the current market in Hoylake has a guide price of £1,950,000. January figures should be available soon. Read More →
Places
Dr Browne of Hoylake
July 28, 2010 · 2 Comments
Many thanks to Ian Powers who captured the above row of big terraced houses that once stood on Market Street, to the left of St Lukes Church and now a large apartment block. Ian writes: I photographed the ends of the block in 1999. I think it has now been demolished! In the left hand hous was the Dentist’s surgery. (I think it was Kenworthy?). In the right hand house which I believe was No.19 lived Dr Browne. He was my mother’s GP. By co-incidence, my mother spent the last years of her life there when the whole block was converted into to an old folk’s home. I researched... [Read the full story]
Offers
Midweek Money Savers: Highstreet Stores
July 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Here’s this weeks edition of Midweek Money Savers with a few online offers from high street stores. Comet Here’s some discount codes to enter at the checkout at Comet. All expire on 3rd August, 2010. Excludes Apple ipad. 8% off products over £1000: 8OFF 6% off products over £500: 6OFF 5% off products over £200: 5OFF Click here to start shopping. Currys Here’s a Currys voucher code relating to washing machines, washer dryers and tumble dryers. Code: LAUNDRY7 Offer: 7% off all laundry products over £249 + Free Delivery & Recycling. Expiry: 02/08/2010 @ 09.59am Take a look Currys... [Read the full story]
News
Midweek Money Savers: 21st July
Just the one item in this weeks edition of Midweek Money Savers for you and it’s for DVD rentals. A few years ago we used to go to the video rental shop on the corner of Market Street & Lee Road …where Booze Busters is now. It was okay but the popular films were always out and it was always a bit of a panic to get the film back in time... [Read more of this review]
Five Bed Semi-detached Just £7,500
Fancy a 5 bed semi-detatched with large garden in an attractive road in Meols for under £8,000? Me too! But unfortunately we’d need to travel back in time …back to 1970 in fact, when the above advert was published in a local newspaper. Many thanks to Dave Cowderoy for sending me the above press cutting. Interesting to see the asking prices... [Read more of this review]
News Roundup: 16th July, 2010
I seem to be chasing my tail this week (as well as drowning in email) so apologies for the lateness of the mention for the first item! Model Weekend – 17th-18th July This weekend a Model Extravaganza is taking place at Hoylake Community Centre. Here’s some of things to see: Hornby Layouts in ‘O’ gauge, Hornby ‘oo’... [Read more of this review]
Midweek Money Savers: 14th July
Not the most exciting of topics for this weeks Midweek Money Savers …utility bills. Unfortunately, they’re certainly not the cheapest of bills either! If you’ve never changed energy providers then you’ll be in a strong position to save a fair bit. We swapped a few years ago and then left it at that until recently. Then I moved... [Read more of this review]
Fire At Houghs
Many thanks to Dave Cowderoy for sending me this 1970 press cutting about a fire at the old Hough’s Timber yard. You’ll recall that we had a good discussion about Hough’s in this post. And by chance, yesterday I received this photo taken by Syd Bird of old houses in Hazel Road (off Chapel Road). The houses were demolished to make... [Read more of this review]
More Posts From News
Featured Photos
Friday Photo: Hoylake Sorting Office
Here’s a view of the Royal Mail sorting office at The Quadrant, directly opposite...
Friday Photo: Parish Church & The Great Storm
Many thanks to Dorothy Curtis for not only sending in the above image of the old...
Friday Photo: Alleyway
There are numerous alleyways in Hoylake and I reckon the one pictured is one of...
More Posts From Featured Photos
Places
Full T’ Brim
Good to see that the model boating lake is still holding water! I’m only joking...
Blooming Boat
Thanks to Ian Davies (Hoylake RNLI) for sending in a photo of the boat that will...
Another Hoylake Dairy
Following on from the recent Ashfield Dairy photo Syd Bird has sent me this really...
More Posts From Places