Thursday, 7 January 2010

Recession Bush: fantastic news on Askew Road



As I struggled down the Askew Road with a young whippersnapper today on the way to school, trying to avoid what felt like the inevitable slip on the ice, I saw a fantastic sight which I wanted to share with you all. Regular readers will remember this post when I reported the closure of Wine Rack on Askew Road, with the chain having been driven over the edge and administrators having taken over. All jobs were lost. At the time many of you voiced your concern for Mallek who ran the branch.

Well look who'se just bought the shop from the administrators and will now be running it as an independent shop! No doubt bringing just a bit of employment back to the road and the community - seriously well done to him. Huge credit due. And I shall be popping in for a bottle of yer finest spirits some time soon, as I hope will you.
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7 comments:

  1. Katya7 January 2010 at 23:26

    we are very pleased! Mallek and his colleague Ishmael are such lovely friendly neighbourhood people. Today I saw a young couple pass by and the guy dragged the girl excitedly over saying ‘look, he’s coming back!’…fingers crossed for them…..and as you say, spend big in the shop when they get back

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  7. Anonymous9 June 2010 at 09:26

    Great shop and ideas and does tasting on Friday evenings. Mallek is a pleasure and wish him all the best. Think Askew Road needs more people like him to up the road a bit. It has a lot of potential....

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