Showing posts with label Wigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wigan. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
TONY’S IN A FLAP OVER £30,000 PIGEON POO PROBLEM.
NUMBER FIFTEEN
PRESS RELEASE
July 13, 2010.
TONY’S IN A FLAP OVER £30,000 PIGEON POO PROBLEM.
The owner of Ashton-in-Makerfield’s Cross Keys pub in Bolton Road
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
“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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Further information:
Iain Macauley
07788 978800
Photos and video of InnTheBar, and more: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pressrelations/sets/72157624092525034/
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
BEST B&B ROOMS IN WIGAN – THE PRICE? A PAIR OF PINK FLUFFY SLIPPERS
NUMBER FIFTEENS BAR, BISTRO AND ROOMS.
SWINLEY, WIGAN .
PRESS RELEASE
April 27, 2010.
BEST B&B ROOMS IN WIGAN – THE PRICE? A PAIR OF PINK FLUFFY SLIPPERS.
They’re the best B&B rooms in Wigan , but the bargain price of £23.50 comes at a price – guests have to kick off their boots or shoes and wear pink fluffy slippers when they check in.
Owner Tony Callaghan has applied a rich and luxurious design and style to the rooms above Number Fifteen bar and bistro in Upper Dicconson Street Wigan – and says that’s the way they’re going to stay.
“Pound for pound, these are the best-quality B&B rooms in Wigan , and we intend them to stay that way – not only is the location superb, but the décor and furnishings are of a standard you’d expect in a bouquet hotel,” said Tony Callaghan.
“The pricing means that during the week we get builders and contractors, and sometimes proper businessmen in their top-of-the-range Mondeos staying with us while they’re working on important construction projects or big business deals in Wigan .
“The businessmen aren’t so bad because they wipe their feet, but contractors have been known to traipse in half a building site of mud on their boots.
“Tracy Marsden, the manager, is a scary old battleaxe, and she’s insisting on male guests wearing slippers. If they don’t, then they get a right ear-bashing, and she takes their telly remotes off them.”
Prices from £23.50 a night include a continental breakfast and wireless internet access, as well as the loan of slippers.
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Further information:
Iain Macauley
07788 978800
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