The coming months will be a ‘make or break’ time for licensees with fears more pubs will shut during the year.
Licensees of The Bailey Head Pub in Oswestry, Duncan Borrowman and Grace Goodland
Licensed premises across the county reported a far better Christmas than 12 months ago when there were fears that the Omicron strain of Covid could wreak havoc.One exception was the Salopian in Shrewsbury where the packed World Cup crowds seemed to carry on over the festivities.“We were at full capacity during the World Cup and that continued through the festive time,” he said.
“People face a dichotomy – do they come out and risk illness? There are still those who are not used to being in groups of people and we are still hoping habits will change and return to what they were. The licensee of the Crown in Oakengates said while Christmas was pleasantly busy it was nowhere near back to pre-Covid days.
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