Archive for the 'seafront' Category
Ramada to operate Hotel
Thursday, April 10th, 2008LATEST NEWS: Neptune Developments have announced that the Ramada Plaza hotel chain has agreed a deal to operate the Floral Hall Waterfront hotel. The 133 room 4 star hotel is due to open in 2009. It’s expected to create 500 jobs .
link: fly-thru animation
New hotel Floral Hall complex
Friday, April 4th, 2008
Click [here] for a slideshow of the building work.
Progress on the new hotel and casino complex looks quite impressive from the lake side view. From the Promenade side things are not quite so flattering, but signs of what we might be getting are starting to emerge. The new buildings, the original Floral Hall and […]
New Promenade Hotel fly through
Monday, September 17th, 2007Neptune Developments are constructing the new hotel on Southport’s Promenade next to the Floral Hall. Sefton Borough Council selected Neptune to deliver 53,684sq ft of mixed use leisure space, a 14,854 sq ft Stanley casino and a 133 bedroom 4* hotel. In addition Neptune will extend and refurbish part of the neighbouring Floral Hall Conference […]
Views from Liverpool to Southport
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Here’s a nice compilation of views you might stop off and see along the coast as you travel from Liverpool’s Albert Dock, past Anthony Gormely’s installation at Crosby, and finally onto Southport’s seafront.
New Pleasureland
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Southport’s Pleasureland has re-opened under a 2 year concession by a new operator.
Take a look at their promotional slideshow…
Cyclone video
Saturday, March 17th, 2007Although Southport’s Cyclone has now been demolished you can still experience the ride, courtesy of www.themeparkreview.com
Pleasureland Cyclone on DUNE FM
Friday, November 17th, 2006The Cyclone, the key historic structure of Southport Pleasureland, is currently being threatened with demolition.
This is a link to an illustrated interview on local radio DUNE FM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlO-Ue8k4Kg