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has anyone seen that disgusting burger van parked on the empty site next to the queens and putting tables up its filthy. wonder if they have a license for it. newbrighton seems much busier now all the units are opening up.now they are putting their chairs out the front of their restaurents its giveing it a holiday feel.cinema is great, morrisons is great.shame there wont be a pool though

hi this van isnt filthy i took my family down new brighton yesterday and the people on the van were lovely and i did notice how clean the inside was as u can see in, the food was lovely and the children enjoyed the hot dogs

Don't really understand why you would go down to New Brighton with all the new (and old) places to eat and choose a burger van but each to their own!

new brighton is a lovely place to visit, and it was nice for a change to eat outside as sun was shining, i am fussy were i eat and so are my children

Hi, i have to agree! I was walking my dog down at New Brighton yesterday and had a lovely chicken and bacon wrap of the buttie van! It was ideal seeing as though I would't be allowed in anywhere else with the dog! And I 'm also very fussy about what I eat and how its cooked! The van looked very clean to me and the staff very polite! What is wrong with people trying to make some money? At least they are not sitting around complaining they haven't got a job!!

I'm happy with the way New Brighton is going. I won't be trying the Hungry Horse though, or the van. The fact the van board stated they sold "Sandwish, burgers and 6 cans" was enough to put me off!

I'd rather pay a bit extra and eat in The Queen's & PDR and know I'm getting decent food cooked by real chefs, using local produce, instead of some pub chain where a lot is microwaved (I've worked in some so I know).

An application was passed for the land at the bottom of Victoria Road, next to the Floral and opposite the flats that once were the Chelsea Reach (ex Pier Hotel). This was at the end of March 2011 and read "24 apartments and 24 associated car parking spaces, plus 13 car parking spaces reserved for Floral Hall Theatre, with vehicular accesses from Virginia Road, and complementary hard and soft landscaping." The approval lasts for three years.
It's got Neptunes name on it, and can be viewed at Wirral Planning App site.

I happened to be at the public planning meeting that night and it appears that this was the third such application for appartments at that site. We were told that 'to do nothing was not an option' as no suitable plans had been forthcoming. (Before or after the toilets were 'accidently' demolished, I wonder?)
The architects described this block as having a hint of Art Deco about it, while the critics of the plan claimed that it looked more like a small block of flats on the front of a Spanist tourist resort.

We'll see.

saw some surveying/measuring going on there a few weeks ago.

A few people have the impression that I am one of those who is opposed to New Brighton's redevelopment. That could not be further from the truth but this development just doesn't have that "wow factor".

Where are the big attractions that will draw people into the town? There still isn't much there to do. As for the third phase being a block of flats, the last thing the town needs is more residential development.

What the town needs are attractions and facilities that will bring day trippers and holiday makers to the town. A retail park (because that's all it is)won't do that.

The Council were never going to allow NB to steal visitors that would otherwise have gone to West Kirby and it was never going to be able to compete with Southport let alone Blackpool.

As a seaside resort, there is little to do in New Brighton - and that may well be your point. But as a leisure and night spot, New Brighton now has more facilities, has the heritage and, perhaps just as importantly, an improvable reputation.

To my mind the best thing for New Brighton for a phase 'N' would be a new ferry terminal (even if it was only open in the summer) and reinstatement of the Wirral Show. Then expand as needed; pier etc.

Where and when will the Hungry Horse be opening?

What we have to do is make the most of what we have and make use the of facilities that are here to get the most out of them.

Too many people spend time wanting to bring back 'the good old days' and what New Brighton used to be. Petitioning for so called attractions like the pier ...... it would be too expensive. Lets be honest most seaside piers consist of a long walk and have a cafe and two slot machine businesses at the end, why spend thousands and thousands for that.

We have a fantastic Fort that's in need of repair, lets get behind Doug and support him to raise funds so that it can be restored to something fantastic.

We have an amazing Marine lake that hardly anyone uses, we should have sailing lessons for private individuals and free lessons for schools, dragonboat race competitions for charities, wakeboarding exhibitions and lessons.

Location wise we could have speedboat races, maybe we could replace the pier with a jetty where yachts could moor, it would be cheaper and local fishermen could sell local produce.

As they say, the possibilities are endless, if we can just have a bit more imagination!!

They well fooked up New Brighton...In a BIG way !!

Thats it...... The end !

I thought it was nice, pointless but nice.

The fact you can now get a cheap drink and feed from morrisons is a bonus, rather than pay a pedo icecream man £1.20 a can..