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British Pubs in Crisis as Closures Accelerate

April 11, 2023
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The rate of pubs shutting down is accelerating at a faster rate than immediately after the end of COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new figures. Government data indicate a significant surge in pub closures, with 51 shutting down each month during the first financial quarter of 2023. In 2022, after the UK emerged from COVID-19 lockdowns,…

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Small Island in Northern England Looking for Landlord to Run Its 300-Year-Old Pub—And Serve as ‘King’

January 12, 2022
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Picture yourself being king (or queen) of your own island—complete with its own old but handsome English castle and rustic heritage pub. It might sound like a dreamland fantasy but, if you fancy making it a reality, a town in northern England is looking. Just off Furness Peninsula on England’s west coast, lonely Piel Island—with…

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Lock In: Dozens Stuck in England’s Highest Pub After Storm

November 29, 2021
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LONDON—Dozens of customers who stopped for a drink at Britain’s highest altitude pub got a longer stay than they bargained for, after the building was cut off by a blizzard. Sixty-one people woke up Monday after their third night at the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales, 270 miles (435 kilometers) north of London….

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Pub Owner Discovers 1970s Time Capsule Hidden in the Walls

June 13, 2021
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A pub owner in South West England has made a surprising discovery of a 50-year-old time capsule buried in the walls of a building, which dates back to the 1800s, while renovating it. Toby Brett, the current owner of Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen in Radstock, Somerset, said the discovery of the time capsule—which included a…

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