Wetherspoons pub closes after outbreak of vomiting bug hits staff and customers The pub made the decision to close for a deep clean after two groups of customers and staff became ill 17:10, 28 MAY 2021 Updated Wetherspoon The Ferry Boat Free House,Church Street,Runcorn (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo) A Wetherspoon pub in Runcorn closed for a deep clean after customers and staff became ill with suspected cases of norovirus. Two groups of customers who attended the Ferry Boat on Church Street and some members of staff reported symptoms of the illness, which is often dubbed the 'winter vomiting bug'. The company decided to close the pub for 48 hours to conduct a deep clean.