*click for larger version The huge new wind turbines at the Burbo Bank wind farm extension have generated power for the first time. Dong Energy has announced that power from the first turbine is … [Read more...]
Mayor opens Holy Trinity Foundation Unit
On Monday 7th November the Mayor and Mayoress visited Hoylake Holy Trinity CE Primary School to open their new ‘Foundation Unit’ for 3 - 5 year olds. Head Teacher, Mrs O'Neill Edwards, said: "The … [Read more...]
Council to spend £600,000 on Hoylake golf resort
Wirral Council's Cabinet has agreed to spend £600,000 on additional work relating to the proposed Hoylake Golf Resort (background info). The proposed development site includes the existing Hoylake … [Read more...]
Time’s up for Hoylake phone box
It looks like the old red phone box on the corner of Deneshey Road and Birkenhead Road (pictured above) has made it's last call. I was walking past today and seeing it happened to jog my memory … [Read more...]
A referendum for Hoylake
image source:wikipedia In the coming weeks Hoylake will be offered the chance to vote on how local neighbourhood planning decisions are made. Hoylake Vision was granted legal authority to make a … [Read more...]
Dive boat and crew towed to safety by Hoylake lifeboat
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...]