The future of a flagging Beeston pub is looking rosier after Shipstone's and the Reunion Pub Company stepped in to save it. The Malt Shovel, in Union Street, has had a stormy ride over the last two years.
It started when the previous tenants left after a pub company decided not to renew the lease in February 2021. Increased competition in the town and Covid hit trade.
The pub was taken over by Star Pubs & Bars and reopened in June 2021 with new licensees. Michael Gratton and Ronnie Guest, who also run the Commercial Inn in the town, gave the Malt Shovel a major makeover with a new bar, wallpaper, carpets, curtains and contemporary light fittings to make it more appealing to drinkers.
