A POPULAR branch of Wetherspoons is closing for good today and dozens more boozers are still at risk of shutting for good.
Punters could lose as many as 20 Wetherspoon drinks spots as more locations prepare to shut their doors.
The Coronet in Holloway Road, London, is calling last orders today (Sunday, December 10).
Locals have taken to social media to share their disappointment over the pub's closure.
One Facebook user said: "That's actually gutting!"
Another added: "That's really sad. It holds lots of memories for everyone."
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A third wrote: "On December 10, the Coronet Wetherspoons will close. Absolute scandal. So many memories here."
And a fourth cried: "I'm baffled and annoyed about this."
Meanwhile, 19 branches of Wetherspoons remain at risk of closing.
The chain – which has 827 pubs across the UK – warned last September that 32 pubs were being put up for sale.
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But in September The Sun revealed that Wetherspoons had put 11 more pubs up for sale, leaving fans gutted that their local branch could be lost forever.
Below is the full list 15 of Wetherspoons pubs that are 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
Of the 20 that are currently up for sale, five are under offer.
This means that a buyer has presented an offer that is being considered by the seller.
It doesn't mean that the sale is guaranteed, and it could still remain open if it doesn't complete.
A full list of these pubs is as follows:
- Wrong ‘Un, Bexleyheath
- The Percy Shaw, Halifax
- The Alfred Herring, Palmers Green
- The Cross Keys, Peebles
- Asparagus, Battersea
While the 41 pubs below 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 Butlers Bell, Stafford
- Millers Well, East Ham
- Foxley Hatch, Purley
It comes as a number of UK pubs have closed their doors for good amid a turbulent economic backdrop.
Inflation remains stubbornly high meaning households have less expendable cash to burn.
Increased energy and wage costs are piling further pressure on businesses.
The Sun’s Save Our Sups campaign — called for government help to rescue boozers.
As a result, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt extended business rate relief and froze alcohol duty in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday.
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.
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