TONY’S IN A FLAP OVER £30,000 PIGEON POO PROBLEM.

NUMBER FIFTEEN

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July 13, 2010.

TONY’S IN A FLAP OVER £30,000 PIGEON POO PROBLEM.

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The owner of Ashton-in-Makerfield’s Cross Keys pub in Bolton Road, which is to undergo a £150,000 refurbishment and be re-launched as Number Fifteen, is looking for a Bird Whisperer to help tackle a massive pigeon poo and damage problem.

Tony Callaghan of Wigan-based owners InnTheBar Limited says that when builders moved in to start the conversion they discovered huge damage caused by pigeons despite massive efforts to prevent them roosting.

“I’ve got a bird problem. Once pigeons roost, they roost for good, so I’m told – and no matter what we’ve done over the years to try to keep them out of the nooks and crannies around the Cross Keys, they’ve clearly defeated the defences – we reckon it could add £30,000 to the refurbishment budget,” said Tony (Watch video).

“We’ve tried sending up the scariest-looking decorators and builders, and blocking every last crevice, but I think we need a pigeon expert – a Bird Whisperer, although I think it’s getting closer to shouting.”

Work has started, with completion expected within days – and stylish bed and breakfast accommodation is to be factored in for a following development phase.

“We’re going to broaden the customer base, broaden opening hours, and broaden the potential for Number Fifteen to become the best bar in Ashton-in-Makerfield, but we want to make sure only the right sort of birds are coming in – and pigeons are not the right sort of birds,” said Tony Callaghan of InnTheBar.

Tony’s Number Fifteen chain is already proving to be successful across the North West, and they have a particular style that suits everybody from the morning coffee and pastries crowd through to late-night partygoers.

“We already have a Number Fifteen with accommodation in Swinley, Wigan, and they’re amongst the best rooms available for the money quite possibly in the entire Wigan and surrounding area. We’ll be introducing accommodation in Ashton-in-Makerfield Fifteen, but we’ll be laying down ground rules such as not walking on the floor in dirty boots,” said Tony.

Number Fifteen will open at 9am for coffee and pastries, with late night opening until 3am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 11pm on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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