A "stylish" bar run by the wife of former England and Liverpool striker Emile Heskey has closed after accruing debts.
Parea in the affluent Cheshire village of Alderley Edge is now listed as permanently closed on Google after being wound up by the courts. Documents on Companies House show the bar received its winding-up order on May 30, ending the five-year venture.
According to the Daily Mail, debts have ultimately forced the bar to close. Parea, run by Heskey's wife Chantelle, was a popular hotspot for stars of reality TV show Real Housewives of Cheshire, among other famous faces including footballers. Alderley Edge is part of Cheshire's 'Golden Triangle' of affluent towns, along with Prestbury and Wilmslow.
According to its Instagram page with more than 28,000 followers, Parea was a "stylish" and "distinctive bar". Heskey's other half launched the business with partners James Golden and Peter Hunter.
Parea hosted many fancy parties during its peak, including one which saw sushi served on semi-naked women. The venue's closing party in February was described as a "send off like no other", with plans to re-open the bar in Manchester later this year.
The decision to close Parea was down to its lease coming up for renewal and the village becoming "very quiet". The lease for the building was taken over by Italian restaurant group San Carlo and renovations are underway. The restaurant will open later this year.
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Golden told the Manchester Evening News in February: "We closed the bar as our lease was up for renewal and the village had gone very quiet. We have recently launched in Liverpool and are opening in Spinningfields shortly."
As exclusively revealed by The Mirror, a masked attacker used bricks to smash the windows of Parea in August 2020. That was a blow for the business, as it was just after Covid restrictions were temporarily lifted in England. Chantelle was said to be "livid".
A source told The Mirror: "It wasn’t a good experience for Chantelle. They’d just reopened and were following all the social distancing rules. This fella wasn’t allowed in and went off in a strop. Then he turned up again wearing a paper mask and blue gloves, and put a brick through the window. There was glass smashed everywhere.
"It’s fortunate no one was hurt. Chantelle wants to put it behind her. Her staff were just following the rules. She didn’t do anything to deserve it."
Heskey is best known for his four-and-a-half-year spell at Liverpool, helping the Reds win the FA Cup, UEFA Cup, European Super Cup, Community Shield and two League Cups. The striker started his career at Leicester, where he won two League Cups.
Heskey went on to play for Birmingham City, Wigan, Aston Villa, Australian side Newcastle Jets and Bolton before hanging up his boots in 2016. He also won 62 senior caps for England and now works as a youth coach at Leicester.
