Pubs closing NOW- in our time.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sun 24 Jul, 2011 10:04 pm

The Tut and Shive is up and running again in Yeadon. It looks great and congrats to all involved - I wish them well . My only slight gripe is I wish they'd dropped the silly name and gone back to the original 'Robin Hood' name (or better still, perhaps, the original original name of 'Robin Hood and Little John' !!!)

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 25 Jul, 2011 9:27 am

drapesy wrote: My only slight gripe is I wish they'd dropped the silly name and gone back to the original 'Robin Hood' name (or better still, perhaps, the original original name of 'Robin Hood and Little John' !!!) I agree drapesy over "silly" names. For another example, how can anyone fancy 'owt to eat and drink in one of the chain known as "Slug and Lettuce" ?? - not me Sir !!

exiled in essex · Post by **exiled in essex** » Mon 25 Jul, 2011 5:33 pm

I noticed the other week that the Traveller's Rest in Crossgates is open again. Also, there is a To Let sign outside The Buffers in Scholes. It's all looking a bit tatty down there, it looks like a window has been put through and it's been boarded up (not all the windows, just one on the conservatory type bit at the front). It's a shame - it could be a fantastic pub if someone made a proper go of it, but no one ever has.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 25 Jul, 2011 6:55 pm

exiled in essex wrote: I noticed the other week that the Traveller's Rest in Crossgates is open again. Also, there is a To Let sign outside The Buffers in Scholes. It's all looking a bit tatty down there, it looks like a window has been put through and it's been boarded up (not all the windows, just one on the conservatory type bit at the front). It's a shame - it could be a fantastic pub if someone made a proper go of it, but no one ever has. The travellers has been a Chinese Restaurant for some years hasn't it?Seem to remember some problems being reported with the place before that.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Mon 25 Jul, 2011 7:07 pm

The Travellers became half pub / half Chinese buffet restaurant before it's closure and the pub part was renamed "The Red Lion" (not to be confused with the nearby Old Red Lion).It does seem to have re-opened but I'm not sure what it is called this week.

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 29 Jul, 2011 11:44 pm

BLAKEY wrote: I drove past the Regent (McGuires) at the corner of Regent Street and Skinner Lane just now. There are boards everywhere saying "Last night tonight, last night party March 19th." An estate agent's board announces that it's for sale as a "development opportunity." There is a report on page 9 of the YEP today (July 29) on the demolition of the Regent/Maguires pub. In the report it also states "Fire crews were called to the building on Tuesday to deal with what is believed to have been an arson". In the report it also states "Once the site is cleared it will be sold for development". Edit added at about 23:00. I have just found a link to the YEP report. It is:http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... _1_3627775

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Sat 30 Jul, 2011 10:00 am

Leodian wrote: BLAKEY wrote: I drove past the Regent (McGuires) at the corner of Regent Street and Skinner Lane just now. There are boards everywhere saying "Last night tonight, last night party March 19th." An estate agent's board announces that it's for sale as a "development opportunity." There is a report on page 9 of the YEP today (July 29) on the demolition of the Regent/Maguires pub. In the report it also states "Fire crews were called to the building on Tuesday to deal with what is believed to have been an arson". In the report it also states "Once the site is cleared it will be sold for development". Edit added at about 23:00. I have just found a link to the YEP report. It is:http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n ... _1_3627775 It seems to me there are a lot of arson fires prior to development.Im not pointing a finger at any one but it must make things a lot more easy when it comes to getting planing permission to rebuild on the site.

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Sat 30 Jul, 2011 11:39 pm

The New Inn , Guiseley is up and running again.

exiled in essex · Post by **exiled in essex** » Mon 01 Aug, 2011 9:40 pm

raveydavey wrote: The Travellers became half pub / half Chinese buffet restaurant before it's closure and the pub part was renamed "The Red Lion" (not to be confused with the nearby Old Red Lion).It does seem to have re-opened but I'm not sure what it is called this week. It's still the Red Lion but appears to have lost the Chinese restaurant. Talking of the Old Red Lion on York Road - that looks to be getting scruffier and scruffier. I wouldn't be surprised if I passed that and saw shutters up soon.

Leedsrich · Post by **Leedsrich** » Thu 04 Aug, 2011 12:10 am

Old Red Lion is a nice pub... when all the idiots who think they're 10 men have gone! Full of chavs now, so obviously it will just end up a dive, just like nice estates do as soon as they get a chav family that moves in! I might sound like im pointing the finger, but you know its right!!