another closed pub

The Railway, formerly The Odd Couple, at Sheepbridge. I used to like the occasional pint there of an evening, sitting outside with a pint of decent beer, sadly those who ran the place a few ago decided that Timothy Taylors wasn't the stuff to sell, and opted for this extra cold lager stuff that tastes of, well nothing on earth.. Probably just as well, as my local also sell only this fizz, or nitro-powered 'beer' which gives you a nasty case of the bends as you swallow. If either pub ever decided to serve decent real ale, I know where I would be while Mrs Smithy makes my meal.

It should not be allowed to close a pub, is it likley to reopen or is it closed for good ?

nah, not closing as such: just awaiting a new tenant. Last one has moved to a whit moor pub.

The Bridge Inn at Ridgeway was boarded up when I drove past it today: mind you, that's what I have always done, having never been there. Still, always sad to see a pub shuttered up.