Welsh border lockdown causing bookings to drop for Shropshire pub
Staff at a Shropshire pub say bookings have nosedived after the Wrexham border was closed in a local lockdown.
The Lord Moreton, in St Martin's, north of Oswestry, sits less than a mile from the English/Welsh border and welcomes customers from Shropshire, the Wrexham county borough and also those travelling into Wales for holidays.
It's head chef, Jenny Young, says that the tough restrictions brought in for the Welsh county on October 1 has had a serious effect on custom – with staff having to take cuts in their hours.
"The Sunday before the lockdown we served 150 lunches, the Sunday after just 30," she said.
"Our customers from across the border in Wales can't visit us at the moment and, unfortunately, some people from Shropshire and further afield think we are in the Wrexham county borough.
"Our postcode is a Welsh one, although we are definitely in Shropshire.
