A planning application (here) has been submitted for the demolition of 1-43 Hoose Court. Hoose Court consists of multiple blocks of flats offering sheltered housing for the elderly. The complex is on … [Read more...]
Fosters Grocers Grand Reopening
Mary Portas, Queen of Shops (a BBC programme) will be back in Market Street next Friday for the grand reopening of the revamped Fosters Grocers - a business that has been in Hoylake for 116 … [Read more...]
Hoylake Cemetery Gates
The gates to Hoylake Cemetery are in need of repair and there is a fund that you can donate to. Both the main gates (pictured) and the single side gate are in need of urgent repairs that have been … [Read more...]
Plane Emergency Lands On Hoylake Beach
At around 7pm this evening a light aircraft appears to have made an emergency landing on Hoylake beach. The tide was out as the light aircraft reportedly had to land on the sand off Hoyle Road - the … [Read more...]
Hoylake 10K Attracts Record Attendance
Along with several hundred other runners, I took part in Sunday's Hoylake 10k run. On what turned out to be a weekend of beautiful weather, nearly 700 people set off along the prom at 11am. The … [Read more...]
Hoylake Shops Debate Notes
I went along to the public debate about our local shops last Tuesday at Melrose Hall. There was a reasonable attendance; the meeting was started by Jackie Hall (Hoylake Residents Assoc) who had … [Read more...]
Sarjeants Chocolates Closing Down
Sarjeants Chocolates is closing down and is currently running a clearance sale. I also gather that they have also closed their store at Carr Farm garden centre in Meols. Sad news really. … [Read more...]
For Sale: Old Lifeboat Station
The old Hoylake Lifeboat Station has been put up for sale along with the adjacent car park. It is my understanding that the building is owned by Peel Holdings and the car park is owned by Wirral … [Read more...]
Friday Photo: Grass On The Beach
I'm bang up-to-date with this weeks Friday Photo! This is what the beach looks like this week by the new lifeboat station at the bottom of Hoyle Road. The spartina grass (I believe its called) is … [Read more...]
Boating Lake Now Coated
The renovation work to the model boat lake has resulted in the above. All the concrete is now coated with a bright blue water-proofing material - though I do not know if further coatings need to be … [Read more...]