Boost as new pub opens its doors
A £500,000 pub run by operator JD Wetherspoon opened in Shrewsbury today creating 40 jobs. A £500,000 pub run by operator JD Wetherspoon opened in Shrewsbury today creating 40 jobs. Bosses are hoping the new Lloyds No 1 bar, Montgomery's Tower, will prove popular in the town after it opened on the site of the former Bar Med in Lower Claremont Bank. The pub includes two bars and a dance floor with DJs due to play music on Friday and Saturday evenings. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
A £500,000 pub run by operator JD Wetherspoon opened in Shrewsbury today creating 40 jobs.Bosses are hoping the new Lloyds No 1 bar, Montgomery's Tower, will prove popular in the town after it opened on the site of the former Bar Med in Lower Claremont Bank.
The pub will feature photographs and information boards relating to the history of Shrewsbury and will specialise in real ales, with food being served throughout the day.
It includes two bars and a dance floor with DJs due to play music on Friday and Saturday evenings.
David Gregg, manager of the bar, said it had opened at 9am today.
He said: "We're open from 9am each day and are hoping we will be an asset within the town centre and will add to the vibrant nightlife."
Meanwhile, Wetherspoon has said a pub planned for the Pride Hill Shopping Centre is due to open next year.