Ann’s Florist Closed

Debbi Pitt has been in touch with the news that Ann’s Florist has closed after trading in Hoylake for over 40 years. Debbi says she can longer compete with rising overheads (including the rates rise) and the might of the supermarkets. The shops propietors Ann Hegg, Gillian Howlett (nee Jones), Debbi Pitt say:
We would like [...]

Threshers Wine Hoylake To Close

Today, Threshers Wine announced a further 381 store closures and the Market Street shop is included in the closure list (visit the BBC for further information about the closures). According to the closing down list available from this page the Hoylake branch is to close early to mid December.
A few years ago there were two [...]

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 invited Esther McVey along to contribute. Whilst Esther McVey is a candidate MP for Wirral West, her attendance was non-political, I gather [...]

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.

Jon David Closing Down

We received a letter in the post today from the company that operates the Jon David furniture store at 100 Market Street, Hoylake. It says that the shop is closing down and is having a final sale.
We’re evidently on their mailing list and as such we’ve been invited to the (invitation only) private sales that [...]

Market Street Shops Update

Happened to notice this morning that the plumbing business that moved into the old vets premises is no longer. In case you’re not aware, Hoylake Vets now resides in that big old, red-bricked house right next to the entrance to Queens Park on Birkenhead Road. 
As you can see from the photo the landlord doesn’t seem [...]

Heritage Antiques Shop

Heritage Antiques, one of Hoylake’s antique shops is closing this Good Friday. There was a note in the window that read:
Heritage Antiques will cease to trade on April 10th, Good Friday, 2009. Mark (and Chester!) are ‘retiring’. Robert meanwhile is in negotiation for alternative premises in Hoylake. Thank you for all your support and I [...]

New Car Mechanics Garage

A brief  bit of welcome business news.
My good mate Mike Mitchell who trades as Wirral Vans on the Carr Lane has mentioned to me that a new business has opened on Hoylake’s trading estate. Two mechanics who were made redundant when Road Range closed in West Kirby have opened a specialist Mercedes repair garage. So [...]

Max Spielmann Stays Open In Hoylake

The Echo reports that a number of Max Spielmann stores have been rescued and sold on by the administrators – including the small store in Hoylake. I wasn’t aware that Spielmanns had gone into administration, were you? At least we’re spared an empty shop in Market Street at what is probably the quieter end of [...]

MJM Light Commercials

My old mate Mike Mitchell also happens to be a client of my search marketing company. Mike runs his business – MJM Light Commercials – from a unit on Hoylake’s Carr Lane Industrial site. I’ve started to develop a website at Wirral Vans for Mike to promote his used vans business that he’s has been [...]

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