THE demolition of buildings most severely damaged by the New
Ferry explosion, in March 2017, will get underway next week. The
properties coming down are numbers 56 to 66 Bebington Road, which took the brunt
of the explosion. The affected properties are a mixture of ground floor
businesses with residential accommodation above. Affected residents are now in
alternative accommodation and work to find new premises for all displaced
businesses, which include the popular Lan's Chinese restaurant and Ming Yuan's
beauty parlour, is ongoing. The contract for the works has been awarded to FTS Demolition Ltd, a local company from Hoylake. They will have ownership of
the site and it is anticipated that the 1st few days next week will be spent
setting up the site compound and carrying out a number of tests to the buildings
before they start the process of bringing them down. The demolition phase is
expected to take approximately 10 weeks and as the work is being done inside the
existing hoarding with the footway remaining open, this should not cause major
disruption to residents or businesses alike. The Council will shortly be
taking some early regeneration plans for the New Ferry area out to residents to
get their views. Further details of these events will follow over the coming
week.
