Tributes have poured in for a popular bar and restaurant manager who died suddenly.
Robbie Wilson worked in a number of bars and restaurants across Southport and Birkdale, with many in shock following the news of his death. The former Tea Rooms and Café Bar N'Ista employee was described as a "beautiful soul" and is said to have had a "contagious laugh".
In a tribute posted online, Café Bar N'Ista wrote: "It is with the heaviest of hearts we pay tribute to our previous manager and long-standing friend Robbie. His family have taken time to grieve in private before anything was announced on social media.