The Waldorf (and other pubs) may close

[Prestwich_Blue]

Stonegate Pub Company, which is best known for owning the Slug & Lettuce chain, is in severe financial trouble and struggling to service its £2.3bn debt. It also owns a number of other pubs around Greater Manchester, including the Waldorf, English Lounge, Oxnoble and the two Yates Wine Lodges. Full list here: Stonegate Gtr Manchester pubs

Of course it's owned by private equity, who have bought the company and loaded it with debt, while no doubt taking out as much as they can.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

That's the annual Blue Moon meet up. looking for a new venue!

 

[Barcon]

No point in me coming back anymore then.
You load of pasty cunts.

 

[staffsblue]

Stonegate Pub Company, which is best known for owning the Slug & Lettuce chain, is in severe financial trouble and struggling to service its £2.3bn debt. It also owns a number of other pubs around Greater Manchester, including the Waldorf, English Lounge, Oxnoble and the two Yates Wine Lodges. Full list here: Stonegate Gtr Manchester pubs

Of course it's owned by private equity, who have bought the company and loaded it with debt, while no doubt taking out as much as they can.

The Oxnoble is my partner's local but we've only been there once on account of the landlord being a miserable bastard & it being full of Rags.
I'd be seriously tempted to put an offer in for it if it came on the market & turn it into a Blues pub, but retaining the real ales.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Bastards.

No doubt shut down and converted into more flats that no one can afford to rent/buy.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The Oxnoble is my partner's local but we've only been there once on account of the landlord being a miserable bastard & it being full of Rags.
I'd be seriously tempted to put an offer in for it if it came on the market & turn it into a Blues pub, but retaining the real ales.

@East Level 2
Were you with me and Dave Wallace in the Oxnoble before the Granada Up Front show in 1990 when Dave was "forecefully" removed?

 

[East Level 2]

@East Level 2
Were you with me and Dave Wallace in the Oxnoble before the Granada Up Front show in 1990 when Dave was "forecefully" removed?

I wasn't there but remember Dave complaining about it.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

No point in me coming back anymore then.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

 

[dadnlad]

That's the annual Blue Moon meet up. looking for a new venue!

The Duke Of Wellington Middleton gets my vote what an establishment ,)

 

[Barcon]

Every cloud has a silver lining.

You owe me a pint you bastard.