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Don't know why I bothered with this - certainly nothing to suggest the driver was directly involved.

On the other hand, must have been quite scary, and there must be a lot of backstory to this in view of the odd nature of it all, and that a 78-year-old woman was charged


Woman charged following incident in Hoylake

https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/m ... n-hoylake/

A woman has been charged after reports a small group were blocking traffic and shouting at the occupants of a taxi in Hoylake on Thursday evening (12 September).

Just before 11pm, it was reported a small group of around five people gathered near the junction of Market Street and The King’s Gap and had created an obstruction in the road.

It was reported the group were shouting at the occupants of a taxi, filming them and blocking the vehicle’s movement.

Officers attended and Sandra Verkade, 78 years, of Cable Road, Hoylake was arrested and later charged with failing to give her name and address to a constable – engaging in anti-social behaviour.

She was remanded into custody to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court today (Friday 12 September), where she was bailed to return to Liverpool Magistrates Court on 8 December.

Would have been an absolute nightmare.

I suspect he was worried that at any time one of the numpties would have dented his cab.

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was in Hoylake for my birthday dinner - looked a lovely place

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It was posh ffs

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Ah, I see. Wondered if it had maybe been some sort of anti-paedo protest or similar (as per recently in Fife), but it's something else, although not unrelated. But, like others, I'd always thought of Hoylake being about exclusive golf clubs and the like, not asylum seeker hotels and lairy 78-year-old women

And presumably the 'taxi' is being used to ferry people in

There are other articles about the backstory here, but more than enough detail for readers on here I'd guess...


Woman, 78, charged after 'taxi blocked' near Wirral asylum hotel

A 78-year-old woman has been charged after a taxi was blocked by a small group of people near a hotel housing asylum seekers.

Another man was also charged last week

It’s alleged the group was linked to regular protests that have been taking place outside the former Holiday Inn Express in Hoylake. These protests began over the summer after it was revealed the Home Office was planning to house male asylum seekers there. Merseyside Police said a woman was charged after reports a small group were blocking traffic and shouting at the occupants of a taxi in Hoylake on the evening of Thursday September 11.

Just before 11pm police received reports of a small group of around five people gathered near the junction of Market Street and The King’s Gap and had created an obstruction in the road.

It was reported the group were shouting at the occupants of a taxi, filming them and blocking the vehicle’s movement.

Officers attended and an arrest was made. Sandra Verkade, 78, of Cable Road, Hoylake was charged with failing to give her name and address to a constable, and engaging in anti-social behaviour.

She was remanded into custody and appeared at Liverpool Magistrates Court on September 12, where she was bailed to return to Liverpool Magistrates Court on December 8.

The hotel has previously been used to house male asylum seekers and more recently used to house families.

However Wirral Council is currently taking legal advice on whether it can challenge the Home Office going forward.

On September 12, Merseyside Police said James Peter Martin, 43, of Old Chester Road, Higher Bebington, had been charged with a section 4 public order offence (using threatening/abusive/insulting words or behaviour with intent to cause fear or provoke unlawful violence).

He was conditionally bailed to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court on October 3.

Two other arrests were also made in August. On Sunday, August 3, a 28-year-old man from Wirral was arrested on suspicion of a section 5 public order offence (displaying threatening or abusive writing or signs). He was later conditionally bailed.

A 30-year-old man from Wirral was arrested on suspicion of a section 5 public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He was conditionally bailed.

I thought unless the police were arresting you for something else you don't have to give your name and address so it seems strange that this is the main charge ?

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