A family-run pub in Cliftonwood fears it may have to reduce its opening hours due to soaring electricity costs. The Lion on Church Lane is currently open from Wednesday to Sunday but may look to reduce this to three days a week and close during quieter times.
“If it doesn’t have the meat to the bones that it used to have every single day, those days that we don’t - we’re going to have to look at reducing hours, admitted Fiona Vincent, who has owned the pub for 14 years. “We’d be making a loss just by being open.
“It all depends on what happens going forward. Something will have to change soon otherwise we’re going to be in hot water.”
