I have learned today, that a licensing application has been submitted to the Council to open, what I understand is described as a Sports Bar (Crossbar) at the premises formerly known as Sorellas, on Upton Road. You can read the full application by clicking HERE. I understand the applicants are the people who currently run the Plough? The Plough is being demolished and Tesco’s have applied to build a store on that site
The application seeks permission to serve alcohol Sunday’s to Thursday’s from 10am until 11:30pm and on Friday’s and Saturday’s from 10am until 00:30. With the premises open to the public, Sunday’s to Thursday’s 10am until 12 midnight, and on Friday’s and Saturday’s from 10am until 1am.
If anyone wants to object to, or support the application, they can do so by writing to: The Licensing Office, Town Hall, Brighton Street, Wallasey CH44 8ED. Alternatively you can email your comments to: licensing@wirral.gov.uk All representations must be submitted by the 01st July, 2010, make sure that you quote ‘The Crossbar’ in your representation. The application will be decided by Wirral’s Licensing Panel, watch this space for the date of that meeting.
CHRIS BLAKELEY 
“Sports Bar” = putting a healthy-sounding spin on what is essentially a pub with a big-screen telly and extended licensing hours. The only actual sport undertaken is to see who get get the furthest away from Moreton Cross before they throw up!
You dont seem to have mentioned the fact that it was the brewery itself who sold the land to Tesco without even informing the landlord himself. He found this out by a letter from the planning dept. Basically the brewery did not give a damn about his job or the local shopkeepers whose jobs also may be at risk.
As it is my husband who is one of the owners of The Crossbar , i feel that you have failed to find out the true facts.
It will be a shame that yet another Tesco will batter locally owned shops in Moreton, however with reference to the above comment, a “sports bar” doesn’t attempt healthy spin any more than someone owning a “sports car” or attending a “sportsmans dinner”! One locally owned pub closes, another opens- we should be supporting local businesses, hopefully it will get some custom from the big chains such as Weatherspoons!
Andrea, the blog posting reports the facts and nothing else. It seeks to inform local people what is happening in their community, how the brewery or Tesco behave is at this stage none of my business.
Yes, but why do you have to put this comment “I understand the applicants are the people who currently run the Plough?” Are you trying to carry the bad reputation of the plough over to the crossbar, these are two local men trying to make a living !! The crossbar is a place for people to go and have a drink, play a game of pool, and watch the football live. Do you normally have to put the previous employment of a local buisness people ? Are you trying to tarnish their reputation without even giving them a chance. these facts you are providing on this blog are misleading and nothing else !!!
Andrea, Everything that is contained within the posting is factual. I make no mention in the posting of anyones. or any premises reputation. Interesting that you do! I have no problem with anyone trying to run a business or make a living providing everything is done within the law, and that includes running a bar. As for giving people a chance, that will be up to Wirral’s Licensing Panel when they consider the Licensing application sometime I understand, mid to late July (For your information I am not a member of that panel). For the moment it looks like we will have to agree, to disagree