A trio of friends who promised a fresh start for a 'troubled' Nottingham pub are quitting - just six months after taking it over. Julie Abbott, Stephen Walker and Kevin Lunt had hoped to make the Green Dragon in Hucknall a family-friendly establishment after a troubled past.
They said they were sad to announce the decision, blaming the rising energy prices for forcing them out. Julie said everything has gone up but the final nail in the coffin was a monthly electricity bill rocketing from £400 to £2,900 - a 625 per cent increase.
Julie said: "It is what it is. The bills came in and the money's not there. The takings have gone down and the bills have gone up. And we're not even taking a wage. We never even dreamed the electric would be what it is.
