Interviews


Getting to Know You – Interviews on Westbourne Life

Getting to Know You – Interviews on Westbourne Life. Do you run a business in Westbourne? Then Westbourne Life would love to interview you. Part of the what this Blog is all about is to find out what makes Westbourne tick. It’s not just the businesses, the coffee shops, bistros and bars, etc, but the…


Trevor Ayling and Renoufs Cheese and Wine Bar, Westbourne

We talk to Trevor Ayling, owner of Renoufs Cheese and Wine Bar. Located on the north side of Poole Road, Renoufs Cheese and Wine Bar is one of several eateries in close proximity. But there, the similarity ends. One would be forgiven for thinking that, with the reputation Renoufs has, it has been here for…


LV Insurance: Kellie Wilkins at LV= talks to Westbourne Life

LV Insurance: Kellie Wilkins at LV= talks to Westbourne Life. If you live, work or pass through Westbourne, you will most likely have noticed the distinctive building that is home to LV= (LV Insurance or Liverpool Victoria). Still known as Frizzell House, reflecting its roots, this is now part of the local headquarters of the…


Simon and the Grand Bingo, Westbourne

Simon and the Grand Bingo, Westbourne. Travelling through Westbourne on Poole Road, you can’t help but notice the Grand Bingo, Westbourne. Built as the Grand Cinema and seating 1,000, it opened on 18 December 1922 to “Anthony & Cleopatra”. Initially built and operated as an independent cinema, it was soon taken over by Savoy Cinemas,…