Clients blamed the Labour Authorities’s tax insurance policies for the closure, warning that it’s getting tougher for small companies to ‘thrive or survive’.
The pub opened in Brighton over 50 years in the past (Picture: Getty)
A preferred pub in a UK seaside metropolis has completely shut after greater than 50 years, to the dismay of its native buyer base. The Three Jolly Butchers in central Brighton confirmed the closure plans final week, naming its final day as Sunday, Could 24.
A message shared to its social media accounts learn: “Some very unhappy information for us all, our great pub will probably be closing on the finish of this week. Are available in and say goodbye and profit from our pretty solar entice for the remainder of this sunny weekend – we are going to miss you.”
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Residents mirrored on the boozer’s lengthy tenure within the East Sussex metropolis within the feedback part, with one sharing their “pleased recollections” of working behind the bar in 1975. One other, who mentioned that they had taken cost of the pub from 1987 and 1989, mentioned: “Very unhappy information certainly. One other one bites the mud. Disgrace on Authorities enterprise charges and many others.”
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The historic pub shut on Sunday (Picture: Google)
One other mentioned: “Unhappy information… many a contented pint after work right here. Authorities ought to slash enterprise charges for pubs, beers and eating places and tax/responsibility on drinks offered in bars.
“Why? As a result of younger adults have to regain nose to nose social abilities and present Authorities insurance policies make it very [hard for] small companies to prosper or survive.”
Others praised the genuine Thai meals the pub is thought for, contributing to its 4.2 star Google score, with current critiques lauding its “nice service” and “distinctive flavours”.
It comes after figures launched by the British Beer and Pub Affiliation (BBPA) confirmed two pubs closing every day within the first three months of the 12 months amid strain from increased taxes and regulatory prices.
The BBPA warned that the closures equate to the lack of round 2,400 jobs, with a selected hit to youthful staff.
Figures from the commerce affiliation confirmed that 161 pubs shut throughout Britain within the first quarter of the 12 months, marking a 26% leap in opposition to the identical interval in 2025.
The Authorities introduced enterprise charges help for pubs in January after warnings that additional tax adjustments might result in extra closers and job losses, and a 15% tax reduction for pubs and music venues got here into impact final month.
Nevertheless, measures from final November’s price range, together with a rise within the minimal wage, nonetheless added to a big leap in enterprise prices for pubs and brewers, with the BBPA calling for a wider overhaul of taxes within the hospitality sector.
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