Merseyside has been blessed with some glorious June weather of late and with the sun beating down and the clear blue sky there is nothing better than relaxing in the heat with an ice cold cocktail.
Something many in New Brighton would have been doing on the balcony of the Master Mariner had JD Wetherspoon kept it in business. For those who don't know, the pub chain closed the venue in March 2022 to allow for a £3m revamp of the next door building, the former Lacy's Bar.
But, after being closed for longer than expected, the company made the shock announcement in March this year that the project was being shelved due to a "commercial decision" and they were looking for a buyer for the whole site on Marine Parade. While there may be some who weren't wholly sold on the idea of a Wetherspoons, everyone could agree that pulling the plug on the project and leaving it as a building site was awful news for New Brighton.
