1,229 Year-Old ‘Ye Old Fighting Cocks’ Pub Survived War, Famine, And The Plague: Closed By COVID-19
The oldest pub in England, which may be as much as 1,229 years old, has been forced to close down due to COVID-19 hardships.
According to The Washington Post, “the pandemic and the government’s public health restrictions squeezed [Christo Tofalli’s] business until he couldn’t meet its financial obligations.”
Tofalli took over the lease of the pub in 2012.
“Before the pandemic hit, the escalating business rates and taxations we were managing meant trading conditions were extremely tough,” Tofalli wrote on Facebook, “but we were able to survive and were following an exciting five-year plan and were hopeful for the future.”
“However the COVID-19 pandemic was devastating and our already tight profit margins gave us no safety net,” he wrote.- READ MORE
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