Wirral Life November 2018 | Page 51

W AWARDS L WHO WON WHAT AT THE WIRRAL LIFE AWARDS 2018? Following 400 entries and 127 finalists, 77 winners have been announced at the glittering inaugural Wirral Life Awards 2018 event which took place at the luxury Hillbark Hotel. Wirral Life magazine has been celebrating the best of the local lifestyle since 2016 and has been championing the businesses and individuals who make the local area such a vibrant place to live, work and visit. More than 600 influential people that shape the lifestyle of the Wirral, Liverpool and Chester region attended the ceremony sponsored by Westminster Associates and H.R Owen Lamborghini, and hosted by Jan Molby, to celebrate the inspirational people and businesses in the local area. Categories included: Arts, Business, Charity, Education, Hair & Beauty, Food & Drink, Health & Wellbeing, Leisure & Tourism, Legal & Financial, Property & Home, Retail, Pride of Wirral 2018, Lifetime Achievement 2018 and Platinum Award 2018. FOOD & DRINK: Sponsored by Cheeky Chilli Events BAR OF THE YEAR: GOLD - The Red Fox SILVER - The Wro Bar BRONZE - Cabovino Wine Bar & Tapas CAFÉ OF THE YEAR: GOLD - Benty Farm Tea Rooms SILVER - The Williamson Café BRONZE - Remember When RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR: GOLD - The Art School SILVER - Mowgli Street Food BRONZE - The Tapas Kitchen HIGHLY COMMENDED - Gusto, Heswall HIGHLY COMMENDED - Silk Rd, Heswall INDEPENDENT FOOD/DRINK PRODUCER OF THE YEAR: GOLD - Muffs of Bromborough SILVER - Edge & Sons BRONZE - Change Beverages BRONZE - Squidges OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ARTS: GOLD - Mike McCartney SILVER - SingMe Merseyside Choir BRONZE - Lady Lever Art Gallery RETAILER OF THE YEAR: GOLD - Linghams Bookshop SILVER - Inspired Bathrooms & Kitchens BRONZE - Matthew O’Brien wirrallife.com 51