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Sunday, 16 January 2011

End of the road for the Red Lion, Flixton.

The Red Lion public house on Irlam Road in Flixton today became the latest casualty of the credit crunch when the demolition team moved in and started to remove sections of the former watering hole.

The bid to turn Flixton pub into an old folk’s home is certainly one step closer after the council planners issued the green light to a project for a care home. After today’s inspection by Urmston Online, we believe it will be a matter of days before the site will be cleared and ready for development.

Brewery bosses at Scottish & Newcastle look certain to sell the land which will pave way for the former Red Lion site on Irlam Road to be turned into a 50-bed residential care home.