West Kirby poet Chris Lawrence has enjoyed success in a recent competition organised by the United Nations.

Chris submitted an entry to the United Nations competition. During the four week campaign, a social media Poetry for Peace contest invited the world to hear the living testimonies of atomic bomb survivors, called HIBAKUSHA, and respond to their stories in verse. Chris came third out of 712 poets who in total wrote 742 poems and has been invited to attend a winners presentation at the Japanese Embassy. You can read his poem right here.

Planning consent was granted last month the proposed Majestic Wine Warehouse retail unit at the site of the former Road Range car showrooms.

As reported in May, national wine retailer Majestic Wines submitted plans to convert the former Mercedes Benz garage on Column Road (pictured) in to a store for the bulk sale of wines, spirits and beers. Conditions applied to the planning approval include:

• minimum purchase of wine must be for six bottles
• store opening hours must not exceed 09.00 hours and 21.00 hours Mondays to Saturday
• store opening hours must not exceed 09.00 hours and 18.00 hours Sundays and Bank Holidays

Plans to convert a former car showrooms in to a wine store in West Kirby are to be considered by Wirral Council.

National wine retailer Majestic Wines has submitted plans to convert the former Road Range Mercedes Benz garage and showrooms on Column Road (pictured) in to a store for the bulk sale of wines, spirits and beers. The application, which was submitted in early April, will be decided no earlier than 17th May, 2011.

The proposed redevelopment retains the existing buildings with “significant improvements” to the external appearance of the site.

For news of the reported unexploded bomb on the beach between West Kirby and Hoylake visit Hoylake Junction.

It appears that the rumours about the West Kirby Loch Fyne venue closing are true.

The Ring-o-Bells in Village Road is to become a Greene King pub after a £150,000 refurbishment programme. It is expected that the venue will offer both drinks and food with a 60/40 split in favour of drink, with an anticipated turnover of £15,000/week. The once popular beer garden is included within the redevelopment.

Here are the retail manager vacancy details.

Photo by Sue Adair