Wetherspoons in Bury mysteriously closes for good without any notice

A long-standing Wetherspoons pub in Bury has closed for good after nearly three decades of service.

The Robert Peel pub on Market Place opened back in 1997 and was named after the local mill owner and MP. 

Despite the pub’s popularity, however, the Robert Peel ceased trading with immediate effect on Sunday, March 27th. A reason behind the sudden closure is yet to be announced.

The closure was first announced by Twitter user @satinapub, who tweeted on Sunday: “Last day of Spoons Robert Peel in Bury today before it closes its doors. Love it or loathe it; it has been a part of Bury’s pub scene for 30 years.”

Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon later confirmed the news, saying in a statement: “The Robert Peel has now closed. Its final day of trading as a Wetherspoon pub was on Sunday (March 27th).

“On occasion, Wetherspoon does close some of its pubs and this is the case here. We fully understand that customers and staff will be disappointed with the decision and we thank them for their loyalty over the years.

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“There will be no staff redundancies as a result of the closure with all staff offered jobs at other Wetherspoon pubs.

“Wetherspoon will continue to operate The Art Picture House pub in Haymarket Street, Bury.”

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This comes as Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin claimed supermarkets have been using Government tax rules to put further pressure on the pub industry.

Martin told LadBible last week: “I think that the pub is definitely threatened. Pubs pay 20% VAT on food sales, but supermarkets pay nothing.

“That [tax system] has widened the gap in prices between pubs and supermarkets, so I think that is quite a threat.

“If pubs don’t sell beer in decent quantities and people don’t feel they can go out to a pub for a beer, that’s quite difficult to overcome.”