People have described the area left behind by an axed Wetherspoon development as an "eyesore".
The Master Mariner in New Brighton, Wirral, has remained closed for a year due to a £3m revamp which included expanding into the adjoining Lacy’s Bar. The project was set to be completed last August but the pub chain announced that its doors had to remain closed while works continued, with no date given when people could return.
But a spokesperson for JD Wetherspoon has now confirmed the development will not be taken any further, with the original project behind schedule and left incomplete. The move is said to be a “commercial decision” with the building and land being put up for sale.
