WETHERSPOON’S is shutting a “fabulous” boozer following a string of closures.
The Percy Shaw in Halifax, Yorkshire, is set to welcome in punters for the final time on January 7 next year.
GettyA Wetherspoons pub is closing in early 2024[/caption]
It comes after the boozer was put up for sale in September 2022 – one of dozens earmarked for closure.
A spokesperson for Wetherspoons, which runs over 800 pubs in the UK, said: “We thank our loyal staff and customers for their dedication to the pub over the years.”
They added that staff from the branch have been offered jobs at other Wetherspoons pubs in the region.
It comes after a number of Wetherspoons boozers have closed their doors to customers in the last few months.
The Butler’s Bell in Stafford and The Millers Well in East Ham have closed their doors, calling last orders in late October.
While the General Sir Redvers Buller in Crediton, Devon, closed on October 8.
Meanwhile, the Jolly Sailor in Hanham, Bristol, went “under offer” just last month.
And The Coronet in London pulled down its shutters for the final time on December 10.
Wetherspoons – which has 827 pubs across the UK – warned last September that 32 pubs were being put up for sale.
In September, The Sun revealed the chain had put 11 more up for sale.
This is the full list of pubs currently up for sale:
The Pontlottyn, Abertillery
The Ivor Davies, Cardiff
Spa Lane Vaults, Chesterfield
The Gate House, Doncaster
The Market Cross, Holywell
The Regent, Kirkby in Ashfield
The Mockbeggar Hall, Moreton
The Hain Line, St Ives
The Sir Norman Rae, Shipley
The Sir Daniel Arms, Swindon
The White Hart, Todmorden
Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
The Plough and Harrow, London
Resolution, Middlesbrough
Sennockian, Sevenoaks
Meanwhile, five Spoon’s boozers are currently under offer, which means the buyer has presented an offer being considered by the seller.
It doesn’t mean that the sale is guaranteed though, and the pub could be taken off the market.
If a pub is sold, that doesn’t mean it’s closing either and it may carry on running under new ownership.
A full list of pubs under offer is as follows:
Wrong ‘Un, Bexleyheath
The Percy Shaw, Halifax
The Alfred Herring, Palmers Green
The Cross Keys, Peebles
Asparagus, Battersea
Meanwhile, these are the 41 pubs that have already shut their doors for good:
The John Masefield, New Ferry
Angel, Islington
The Silkstone Inn, Barnsley
The Billiard Hall, West Bromwich
Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
The Colombia Press, Watford
The Malthouse, Willenhall
The John Masefield, New Ferry
Thomas Leaper, Derby
Cliftonville, Hove
Tollgate, Harringay
Last Post, Loughton
Harvest Moon, Orpington
Alexander Bain, Wick
Chapel an Gansblydhen, Bodmin
Moon on the Square, Basildon
Coal Orchard, Taunton
Running Horse, Airside Doncaster Airport
Wild Rose, Bootle
Edmund Halley, Lee Green
The Willow Grove, Southport
Postal Order, Worcester
North and South Wales Bank, Wrexham
The Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow
The Knight’s Templar, London
Christopher Creeke, Bournemouth
The Water House, Durham
The Widow Frost, Mansfield
The Worlds Inn, Romford
Hudson Bay, Forest Gate
The Saltoun Inn, Fraserburgh
The Bankers Draft, Eltham, London
The Sir John Arderne, Newark
The Capitol, Forest Hill
Moon and Bell, Loughborough
Nightjar, Ferndown
General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
The Rising Sun, Redditch
The Butler’s Bell, Stafford
Millers Well, East Ham
The Coronet, London
It comes as a number of UK pubs close across the UK amid a turbulent economic backdrop.
Inflation remains stubbornly high, meaning households have less expendable cash to burn, particularly in the run up to Christmas.
Increased wage and energy costs are piling pressure on consumers and businesses too.
Retailers on the high street have been hit hard too.
Cath Kidston, Paperchase, M&Co and popular discounter Wilko have all crashed into administration this year.
Wilko has since announced plans to return to the high street, with branches in Plymouth, Exeter and Luton set to open within weeks.
Plus, Paperchase reopened inside 250 Tesco supermarkets in June M&Co relaunched online.
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