Well-known Morecambe businessman who was a leading light in the town's entertainment industry has died

David Jonathan Hoyle, former director of Bubbles Leisure Group and presently director of Uniform & Leisurewear Company, died at home on August 21, aged 65 years.

He will be remembered by many as running Bubbles indoor and outdoor swimming pools, the Waterfront Bar (formerly Castaways) and Morecambe Dome in the 1990s.

Originally from Halifax, David moved to Morecambe in 1994 when he worked for Sports and Leisure Management which had a management contract to run Bubbles. In 1995 he set up Bubbles Leisure Group which ran successfully for five years.

Between 1998 and 2000 David also managed the Empire Arena Night Club, Hot Shots Sports Bar and an indoor crown green bowls centre.

In 2002 he founded the Uniform & Leisurewear Company, building the business so that over 20 years later it now has four high street shops, two websites, two production and dispatch units, and more than 40 staff, with customers spanning several family generations for their school, work and leisurewear.

David was diagnosed with MS in 2003 and despite having, as he described, ‘good days and bad days’, still lived life to the full.

While working as hard as ever, he enjoyed time with his family, watching rugby, playing board games, socialising at his local pub, The Wobbly Cobbler, and holidaying on the Norfolk Broads and in his campervan with his wife, Vicki and their beloved dogs.

The funeral service will take place on Monday September 16 at St Paul’s Church, Scotforth, at 1.30pm. There will be a short committal service at Lancaster and Morecambe Crematorium at 3pm and all are welcome for refreshments afterwards at the Greaves Park.

Family flowers only. Donations to be made in David’s memory to The MS Society.

David leaves behind his wife Vicki, daughter Becky, step-daughter Harriet, grandsons Ziggy and Huxley, rescue collie Stella and rescue cat Harry.