There was an incident at Hoylake train station yesterday evening, with a significant police presence at the scene and a closure of the Wirral Line between Bidston and West Kirby. At around 22.15 on … [Read more...]
Hoylake in Bloom: Garden party raises over £2000
Jan Foster writes: We are thrilled to announce that we raised just over £2000.00 at our Friends of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom garden party. Thank you to everyone who came out on such an awful day. … [Read more...]
Hoylake fundraiser to swim Lake Windermere
Hoylake Cottage’s intrepid fundraiser, Sarah Green (pictured), 38, is putting on her wetsuit and taking part in the Great North Swim, which takes place on 24th June 2012 in Lake Windermere, in the … [Read more...]
Memorial Fountain: Back to former glory
I'm not sure how coincidental the timing is, but the chaps were back today replacing the missing pieces of the water fountain. My knowledge of the history of the fountain needs refreshing but I think … [Read more...]
Portas Town Teams: Hoylake not in initial 12
Hoylake has not been selected as one of the initial 12 Town Teams that are set to share a pot of £1.2m for high street rejuvenation. Town teams will implement and test ideas put forward by … [Read more...]
Punch Bowl: Police request licence review
The above notice is in the window of The Punch Bowl and states that Merseyside Police want Wirral Borough Council to review the Premises Licence. The notice states the grounds for review are for the … [Read more...]
Hoylake in Bloom Raffle: Fab prizes to be won
To raise funds for Friends of Hoylake & Meols in Bloom the team are hoping to sell lots of raffle tickets ...and as you can see below there are some rather nice prizes to be won! Tickets are … [Read more...]
Orange Lodge march through Hoylake
The Liverpool Orange Lodge marched through Hoylake on Bank Holiday Monday. The march takes a route of along Birkenhead Road from St John's Church in Meols, along Market Street, down Kings Gap and … [Read more...]
Kings Gap: Another hole in the road
The hole pictured appeared in Kings Gap outside The Green Lodge back in 2009. Well it's back. There's a rather large hole in the road at the moment and when I went past earlier today the workmen … [Read more...]
Parade Gardens: Works starts on sensory garden
Work has started this week inside Meols Parade Gardens. John Lindley writes: "As chairman of Hoylake and Meols in Bloom I am pleased to report that the installation of the sensory garden in the … [Read more...]