I hear another pub closed its doors on Sunday, The Lord Nelson on Trafalgar Rd, hope this is not going to be permanent, we are losing local pubs at an alarming rate.

Why might that be? Rising prices? No pay rises, No smoking in pubs? Booze is cheaper in the supermarkets, I don't drink or smoke anyway.

Then you will have no interest in this thread.

Thank you for your opinion Dilly, may I remind you that you are entitled to your opinion as I am entitled to mine, and I will thank you to respect that!!!

Sad news if its true,I grew up around there, went in the little Nellie many many times history is being eroded soon there will be no pubs(proper pubs)just giant noise palaces like fairgrounnds for the kids.

Is it the first steps to a Muslim state ? Ile be buggered i like me beer to
much lol

A lot of people pile blame on the government and they dont help matters. If brewerys offered landlords fair prices for their beer then a lot more pubs would be open.

One brewery, not naming any names, charges close to £300 for a barrel of carling. You can get the same barrel for less than £100. Landlords are tied to buying their beer from the brewery and it makes it unaffordable. My father in law was with one in wallasey and they blatantly take the mick with their rates.

He has taken a freehouse recently. The till takes half the amount of the last pub, but he is much better off and can afford to sell beer for £2.20 a pint during the day.

Some breweries arent arsed. They will sell the pub if its not doing well and turn it into flats or a car park.

Nigel I respect everyone's opinion , but for you to finish off with I don't drink or smoke anyway is like giving two fingers to those of us that do.

By you saying that "I will have no interest in this thread" is like you putting Two fingers up to me - So there!

My God,you sound like a bloody Nigel.

;-} Lol !

No it's becouse the Landlords done a runner actually

no its not. the landlord was there on sunday and closed the doors for the last time. he's just moving to scotland is all.

The Rose and Crown on Poulton Rd has been closed since Sunday supposedly with power problems or have they just not paid the bill?

Dave

You may have hot the nail on the head.

The Rose did have power problems. Due to a large unpaid bill.... It will be open again on Friday under new management.

Any idea why it's under new management/what happened to the old management?

I'd heard business wasn't too good and a lot of regular customers have chosen to go to the vics instead. Shame, used to be a nice pub.

Yes it is we knew a few weeks before, drove it into the ground with his nutty missus and done one without paying the brewery.

Is this the Nelson or the Rose?

Nelson

Anyone know what's going on with the rose? Unusual that it's been closed for a week...