The UK pubs shut down this week alone – from rat-infested Spoons to tiny native

British pubs have been struggling during the last couple of years with unsettling numbers of locals closing each week.

News broke in September this 12 months that 383 pubs shut their doorways for good within the UK within the first half of 2023. This quantity makes for grim studying however the cull hasn’t stopped there.

Our boozers proceed to tumble, with an inventory so long as your arm of the assorted pubs shutting in the previous couple of days alone. Up and down the nation, boozers have shuttered, some for good, some for shorter durations however with existential threats hanging over them.

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Tales of woe and misplaced locals are simple to search out, with reems of pubs closing their doorways wherever you look. The Daily Star appears at a handful of current losses throughout the UK.

The Great Shefford in Hungerford, Berkshire

The Great Shefford is among the many casualties this week – leaving locals gutted. It has been within the palms of its present homeowners since 2019 however now Joshua and Georgi have known as time because of “challenges following the pandemic,” The Reading Chronicle introduced. They personal two different pubs, however mentioned in an announcement on Facebook: “Unfortunately, as for so many hospitality businesses, the challenges following the pandemic have been too great.”

The Gatekeeper in Etchinghill, Kent

Also down south, The Gatekeeper has gone up on the market for £675,000 inside simply months of it being taken over by new landlords. They mentioned they had been “running out of energy” and regardless of the enterprise doing nicely, the lengthy hours had been an excessive amount of for them.

The Canal Turn in Carnforth, Lancashire

Up north, Carnforth’s Canal Turn in Lancashire has closed its doorways after the departure of its supervisor and the realisation that the fee and time for renovations is a large job.

The Westmorland Gazette stories {that a} notice pinned to the door informs {that a} go to from the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) led to the realisation that “serious” work wanted to be achieved to ensure that the enterprise to stay viable – clearly a tricky activity given how stretched pubs are while not having main refurbishment.

Big chain pubs aren’t protected both.

The Golden Hind in Offerton, Greater Manchester

This week Greene King introduced it will be shutting The Golden Hind, inflicting raging residents to tackle the battle. An indication outdoors the boozer reads: “Save The Golden Hind from closure. It’s not just a pub, it’s our community hub. Contact Greene King web page ‘contact us’. Thank you Offerton.”

Greene King mentioned in an announcement that “Closing a pub is never an easy decision, so it is with great regret that we have begun a formal consultation with the team at the Golden Hind.”

The Manor House pub in Drayton, Hampshire

Back to the south coast however nonetheless with Greene King, The Manor House pub in Court Lane, Drayton is ready to be shut off regardless of being described by the Portsmouth News as a “thriving hub for locals”.

A Facebook group has been arrange known as Save the Manor House, with one individual saying: “Although the sale seems to be underway, we would like to try and save the pub.” In a well-known flip of phrase, Greene King mentioned in an announcement: “Closing a pub is never an easy decision, so it is with great regret that we have begun a formal consultation with the team at The Manor House.”

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The Albany Palace in Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Staying on this planet of massive chains, as completely reported by the Swindon Advertiser, JD Wetherspoon’s The Albany Palace has been shuttered “until further notice” after the invention of rats within the partitions. Reports claimed that even after the exterminators had been in, flies started showing on the premise main the dumbfounded crew to conclude {that a} rat should have died within the wall cavity.

The rats are thought to not have made it into the pub, however relatively into the disused M&Co store subsequent door, managing to enter the partitions and feed off garbage left in an alleyway behind the 2 premises. One individual concerned within the cleanup mentioned: “There were no rats in their building but there were definitely rats in the alleyway… We believe there must have been one more rat body left that the pest control specialist failed to find.”

The British Flag in Macclesfield, Cheshire

There’s also heartbreak in Macclesfield after a historic boozer that used to be a ginger beer factory and looks a lot like a house has had plans submitted by the landlord to turn it into… a house. Speaking to CheshireLive, the East Cheshire CAMRA branch’s chair, Dave Gittins, said of the British Flag: “We’re not completely satisfied to see any pub shut, however the actuality is that, within the present local weather, they do. One pub much less.”

He added: “It’s a correct wet-led pub. There aren’t a lot of them left, sadly.”

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