WETHERSPOONS has confirmed it has closed ten branches for good, with dozens more up for sale.
The pub chain first announced it was selling off 35 pubs across the UK amid rising staff and labour costs.
Wetherspoons has closed ten branches permanently
It has now confirmed that ten of its boozers have since closed for good, with more set to close from this month and dozens sill up for sale.
The pub chain saw like-for-like sales drop 1.1% in the five weeks to November 6, 2022 when compared with pre-pandemic trading in 2019.
Sellers are struggling to find buyers for some of the locations
Pub giant Stonegate, which is behind brands such as Slug and Lettuce and Be At One, is also looking to sell off pubs to pay down its debt pile, according to Bloomberg.
Revolution revealed it will be shutting some of its bars on Mondays and Tuesdays to help cut energy costs.
Around 4,500 pubs in the UK are considering reducing trading hours over winter, according to the British Beer and Pub Association.
Wetherspoon pubs in major towns and cities such as Southampton and Middlesbrough are also up for sale.
Below is the full list of pubs that have already closed their doors:
Harvest Moon, OrpingtonAlexander Bain, WickChapel an Gansblydhen, BodminMoon on the Square, BasildonCoal Orchard, TauntonRunning Horse, Airside Doncaster AirportWild Rose, BootleEdmund Halley, Lee GreenPostal Order, WorcesterNorth and South Wales Bank, Wrexham
Here is the list of pubs set to shut their doors from this month:
Thomas Leaper, Derby – Sunday, February 5The Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow – Sunday, March 26The Willow Grove, Southport – Early 2023
It is estimated that Wetherspoons employs up to 43,000 people across the UK.
Its website says it runs almost 900 pubs in towns and cities across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The chain opened its first establishment in 1979.
Here is the full list of pubs that are still up for sale and at risk of closing
The Butlers Bell, StaffordWorlds Inn, RomfordSilkstone Inn, BarnsleyWrong ‘Un, BexleyheathThe Percy Shaw, HalifaxJolly Sailor, HanhamThe Alfred Herring, Palmers GreenThe Moon & Bell, LoughboroughThe Widow Frost, MansfieldResolution, MiddlesbroughFoxley Hatch, PurleyThe Rising Sun, RedditchSennockian, SevenoaksAdmiral Sir Lucius Curtis, SouthamptonThe Colombia Press, WatfordThe Malthouse, WillenhallThe John Masefield, New FerryThe Crosse Keys, PeeblesLord Arthur Lee, FarehamThe Saltoun Inn, FraserburghGeneral Sir Redvers Buller, CreditonPlough & Harrow, HammersmithThomas Leaper, DerbyCliftonville, HoveTollgate, Turnpike LaneAsparagus, BatterseaMillers Well, East HamHudson Bay, Forest GateAngel, IslingtonThe Billiard Hall, West BromwichCapitol, Forest HillThe Bankers Draft, ElthamMoon on the Hill, HarrowThe Bank House, CheltenhamLast Post, Loughton
Meanwhile, Wetherspoons has revealed its Valentine’s Day meal for two is back – but there’s a major change and diners won’t be happy.