News about John Dye
The heartbreaking demise of the great British boozer in the latest blow to industry, with hundreds of restaurants closing every week
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March 29, 2024
The company, founded by former Greene King CEO Rooney Anand, has been forced to close five of its underperforming locations, while looking into the purchase of a new one. The devastating news adds to a long line of boozers around the country that are succumbing to financial challenges of soaring alcohol prices and ever increasing running costs. According to an estimated 30 bars a week, each week, as dozens more are being forced to reduce their hours due to high costs.
Time Gentleman please: Inside Britain's pub crisis as THIRTY boozers close every week to be sold to developers as 'isolated' punters 'die from boredom'
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February 11, 2024
Gordon Manning remembers when Barking had more than 50 bars. He is in one of the last 'old school boozers' in Essex's border town, sitting down for a pint in The Spotted Dog. One in every four pubs in the United Kingdom has closed since 2001. According to the Campaign for Real Ale, 30 bars have closed a week. As a result of lax planning laws, dozens of people have been razed to the ground.