I noticed that the sand yachters were out in force over the weekend ...well at least on Saturday at any rate. It must have been cold out on the sandbank in that chilly northerly wind. I was running … [Read more...]
Site Revamp
I'll be giving this site a makeover - apologies in advance if you encounter any funnies. … [Read more...]
Water Fountain Is Back
The water fountain that was taken away on the back of a lorry in February is now back in place on the promenade at the bottom of Hoyle Road. You'll notice it's no longer black and yellow and … [Read more...]
Hoylake RNLI Fund Raising Event
To help raise funds for the new Hoylake lifeboat station there's a bit of a do planned. When: Friday 10th October Where: Hoylake Social Club, Trinity Road Cost: £5 There is a raffle, an … [Read more...]
The Paddock, Meols Drive, Hoylake
The long boarded up old nursing home toward the Hoylake end of Meols Drive - The Paddocks - is up for auction with Allsops (note the use of a premium, generic domain name - sorry, but I spot these … [Read more...]
Somerfield Closes
I think that Somerfields in Hoylake has now closed for good. The Somerfields business was recently purchased by the Co-op group so maybe they decided to keep their Hoylake branch open instead of … [Read more...]
New Kings Gap Hotel
I first mentioned about the redevelopment plans for the Kings Gap Court hotel back in May and I see that whilst we were away on holiday there's been some news. Unfortunately, I missed the public … [Read more...]
A New Hoylake Mowing Service
Having decided after some thought that I'll end up going potty being sat in front of a computer monitor for years to come (and I've already being doing it for 20 years!) I've decided to setup another … [Read more...]
Hoylake Baths
I can only just about remember the Hoylake Outdoor swimming pool that used to be on the site of our new lifeboat station. I moved to Meols in 1976 and can remember riding my bike around the outside of … [Read more...]
Captured On Film
The coastline that's on our doorstep is something that we perhaps take for granted. Most mornings I walk for the paper and pop along the prom briefly on the way back. I can't say it looks any … [Read more...]