Two popular long-term landlords are preparing to pour their final pints. Scott and Jaime Greatorex, who have propped up the bar at The New Inn in Keynsham for the past 18 years, say they will have to stop trading when their lease expires on April 8.
Despite running the pub together since 2004 and applying for a new lease, the brothers say the pub company that owns The New Inn is instead taking it back on as a managed house. They understand the venue will be taken over by the Craft Union Pub Company, a branch of Stonegate, which is one of the biggest companies in the sector.
The pub's final day has not yet been announced but Scott and Jaime anticipate it could be April 1 or 2, dependent on stock. The announcement has shocked members of the local community, who appear to be just as saddened as the brothers.
