Cross Gaits News Today

Here are the pubs and bars that closed in 2023 - and also a look at some which opened across East Lancashire.

Plans to demolish part of a former grade II listed pub and turn it into a three-bedroom house have been refused by the council

Residents are “sad” and “angry”, after plans were submitted to turn the Cross Gaits pub in Blacko into a house

Plans have gone in to demolish part of a former grade II listed pub and turn it into a three-bedroom house

An historic pub has been listed as an Asset of Community Value after its landlords announced the venue was to close

The Cross Gaits, on Beverley Road in Blacko, will close in 2023 and the future of the pub is currently uncertain.

(Photo: Jackie Buckley) She said: "Its was my first pint out for my dad. "He is 80 so has been isolating and after my mum passed away last June we have not had many opportunities to get out! "The lovely Kay has done amazing work to get the pub up and ready, we had a lovely hour in the beer garden." Pub-goers can be seen enjoying the April sunshine at The Dressers Arms, Wheelton. (Photo: Facebook/The Dressers Arms) Their outdoor seating is available on a first come first served bas...

(Photo: Jackie Buckley) She said: "Its was my first pint out for my dad. "He is 80 so has been isolating and after my mum passed away last June we have not had many opportunities to get out! "The lovely Kay has done amazing work to get the pub up and ready, we had a lovely hour in the beer garden." Pub-goers can be seen enjoying the April sunshine at The Dressers Arms, Wheelton. (Photo: Facebook/The Dressers Arms) Their outdoor seating is available on a first come first served bas...

PUBS AND restaurants who have lost out during what is normally the busiest period of the year are offering take-away Christmas dinners in a hope that customers will support them while they remain closed due to tier 3 restrictions. The hospitality industry has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with much of East Lancashires hospitality having taken a big hit with many areas including Blackburn having been under some form of restrictions for the majority of the year, banning people from ...