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Newbury's reputation as one of the dearest towns to buy a pint of beer could be about to end. Newbury.net can reveal that Wetherspoons have ended a 10 year wait to open up in town, after buying the Berkshire Tavern in the Market Place.
Pub sources told us that the discount pub chain snapped up the 350 year old former hotel this week, and will soon complete a fit-out and put an end to rip-off pub prices in the town centre.
City analysts say JD Wetherspoon is taking advantage of record numbers of pub closures across the UK.
Elsewhere, the Waggon & Horses, Bricklayers, George & Pelican, Blue Ball, and Starting Gate have either closed for refurbishment or changed hands, and nationally the number of pubs closing has gone from 27 a week to 50 a week. |
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| October 15, 2009, 11:58am |
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Doesn't really change much though does it. I mean there will still be the same sort of people going in there |
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Doesn't really change much though does it. I mean there will still be the same sort of people going in there
Now they'll be able to get even more drunk per £. |
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Elsewhere, the Waggon & Horses, Bricklayers, George & Pelican, Blue Ball, and Starting Gate have either closed for refurbishment or changed hands, and nationally the number of pubs closing has gone from 27 a week to 50 a week.
I heard a rumour that the Falmouth Arms in Woolhampton had closed, is this true or false !! |
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Now they'll be able to get even more drunk per £.
The Berkshire Tavern ( The Hatchet, Chav Tav, etc) was already a cheap pub. |
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The Berkshire Tavern ( The Hatchet, Chav Tav, etc) was already a cheap pub.
True, branding itself the Chav Tav didn't really leave much guessing as to what it's clientele might be like. |
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True, branding itself the Chav Tav didn't really leave much guessing as to what it's clientele might be like.
Oh did it brand itself that, I don't remember seeing any signage with that on. I thought it was just the meanie locals who tarred it with that name |
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Oh did it brand itself that, I don't remember seeing any signage with that on. I thought it was just the meanie locals who tarred it with that name
They sold T-Shirts with the Chav Tav branding on. |
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They sold T-Shirts with the Chav Tav branding on.
Sold? I wouldn't have thought they could give them away |
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The point is, it was already one of the cheap pubs.
The other day a manger from the SLB had the cheek to suggest that the price of a pint in the LSB reflects the quality of the beer and the outstanding service. Well I'm sorry, I have witnessed many examples where the claim that they are a bar with outstanding (good) service is simply not true.
I don't think it matters exactly whether we are having a £2.00 a pint pub or not, but it would be good, however, if places like the LSB (and others) could be put under pressure to modify their prices. I know of some less than attractive pubs in the town who are expensive.
Some of the problems with pubs is that they are simply poorly run. This is not helped by installing managers that are too inexperienced and poorly paid. |
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| October 15, 2009, 10:40pm |
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Newbury has wanted a Wetherspoons for a long time, according to many people on and off this site.
The "proof of the pudding" will be in the footfall through the doors.
Judging by some of the comments here i guess "newbury websters" will not be taking up the chance of cheaper beer. |
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The Berkshire Tavern is currently selling pints of Fosters for £1.65 and pints of bitter for £1.55.
I don't know what all the fuss is about Wetherspoons taking over, if anything they'll put up prices. |
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I heard a rumour that the Falmouth Arms in Woolhampton had closed, is this true or false !!
tis true. |
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