LEDBURY being plunged back into Tier 2 restrictions has proved a step too far for one of the town’s most iconic pubs, The Talbot, which is now temporarily closed. The closure came into force ahead of the even stricter Tier 3 regulations, which are currenty now in force. Tighter restrictions come at a time when Covid cases are rising dramatically in the county and in the Ledbury area, although not in Ledbury town itself. Wadworth, the owner of The Talbot, issued a statement on Boxing Day, announcing the closure just as Ledbury moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2, in line with the rest of the county at the time.