A Staffordshire village has been left reeling by the closure of two pubs. The Crown Inn, in Yoxall, shut last weekend ahead of its lease coming to an end in 2025.
The Crown Inn blamed the closure on health issues, rising costs, and falling footfall. Now the Main Street venue has been followed by the closure of the Forresters Arms.
In a social media post to drinkers, the Forresters Arms stated: “Sadly the Foresters Arms Yoxall has now closed down. The current state of the economy, government and operating costs have made the business unviable and we have made the heart-breaking decision to close the business with immediate effect.
“We are both very saddened to have to do this as we have all created mostly happy memories but the fact has to be faced that the industry has changed and although our lunchtime trade has been strong, the dinner trade has suffered massively since Labour’s election win and that will not get any easier. People’s habits have either changed or been forced to change but the bottom line is they’ve changed in favour of not casual dining as they used to before.”
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