By Jenny Barwise

Last updated at 11:14, Saturday, 10 November 2012

Whitehaven's dwindling nightlife is to get a welcome boost thanks to a new wine and cocktail bar opening in the former Gallachers nightclub building.

Gallachers

Manhattans Wine and Cocktail bar will open on the middle floor of the Tangier Street building next month.

A Whitehaven family of 13 bought the building when it went up for auction last month. It was Dawn Hill-Eades’ winning bid that secured the deal and since then the family have been working to transform the building.

Mrs Hill-Eades’ nephew Ryan Walker said that there are plans to open the former Cellar Bar, on the bottom floor of the three-storey building, for Christmas before it closes again while undergoing a transformation into a sports bar. And the family wants to open the top floor of the building as a nightclub next year.

Mr Walker said: “We don’t have the time at the moment to refurbish the whole building – we just want to get something open as soon as possible.”

The new bar will serve wine, cocktails, coffee and real ales from December 1 and will be open until 2am on Friday and Saturday and 1am on Thursday and Sunday.

When the building went to auction last month it had a guide price of £80,000 to £100,000 but eventually sold for £134,000.

First published at 10:26, Saturday, 10 November 2012
Published by http://www.newsandstar.co.uk