The volunteer crew of Hoylake RNLI lifeboat were called to give assistance to a RHIB with a group of divers on board after it suffered engine failure near the Mersey Bar. The four crew of the dive … [Read more...]
Mural project for the Parade Gardens
Friends of Hoylake & Meols in Bloom (website) have been selected to receive funding from the Co-op Local Community Fund. With support from the local community they aim to turn a blank perimeter … [Read more...]
Loose pony injured in Hoylake
A loose pony was injured on Birkenhead Road on Wednesday evening. At around 8pm on Wednesday evening, the white pony was involved in a collision with a car on Birkenhead Road outside the tool hire … [Read more...]
Toilet block railing works completed
I took the photo above a week or so ago. As you can see the railing works have been completed around what was the old toilet block. Are we calling this a viewing platform now? I'm presuming a couple … [Read more...]
Wind farm expansion: thud, thud, thud!
As you might have heard, the expansion of the Burbo Bank wind farm is well underway. You've probably heard the pile driving over the last week or so? I'm writing this now at 9:30 Saturday and I've … [Read more...]
Fancy spending a share of £90M in Hoylake?
Have you got a big idea for Hoylake but need the funds to get started? Well a solution might be available to you! The government recently announced that funding is being made available through the … [Read more...]
Nothing moves quickly at the toilet block site
Whatever happens at the site of the former promenade toilet block, it doesn't happen quickly! Following the demolition of the former toilets on North Parade on 18th April, some work has taken place … [Read more...]
Old lifeboat station for sale again
The old Hoylake lifeboat station has been put back on the market today with an asking price of £250,000 (rightmove). The old station has been most recently used a lifeboat museum but that closed … [Read more...]
Toilet block demolition
Demolition work has started this morning on the old toilet block on the promenade at the end of Trinity Road. I took the photo above as the workmen were just fencing off the area and they said … [Read more...]
Man hit by train at Melrose crossing
A man was hit by a train on Sunday afternoon at the crossing at Melrose Avenue. Multiple sirens could be heard at around 2pm yesterday afternoon and Merseyrail tweeted that there had been an … [Read more...]