Bulldozers return to demolish village pub as lockdown measures relaxed Leicestershire Live5/20/2020
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Bulldozers wasted no time in getting back to work demolishing a village pub when lockdown restrictions were lifted. Construction vehicles at the Tom Thumb, Blaby, went untouched for weeks after lockdown measures were introduced at the end of March, but shortly after some restrictions were relaxed, work was back underway. The old Everards inn, in Grove Road, is being knocked down to make way for 10 new homes. Get LeicestershireLive’s newsletter – and free alerts as wellWant a free daily bulletin – plus breaking news alerts direct to your inbox? Then sign up to our email newsletter service! All you need to do is type your email address into the ‘sign up to free daily alerts’ box. It’s at the top of this article. It’s also on any stories on the website – simply click ‘subscribe’ and you can expect your first newsletter at the next release. Decide later that you no longer wish to receive the emails? No problem – you can just follow the unsubscribe link. The pub which had anti-social behaviour issues associated with it closed over a year ago. Blaby District Council authorised plans for six detached homes and four semi-detached properties on the site last year. Work started before the Covid-19 pandemic but halted. The demolition was then due to re-start when restrictions were introduced, halting work again. Five of the properties will be built looking out onto The Fairway, four will front onto Grove Road and the remaining home will stand on a corner plot. The application also states that there will be 26 parking spaces as part of the development. Speaking to LeicestershireLive when the application was submitted, an Everards spokesman said: “All Everards pubs are run as independent tenanted businesses. For some time the Tom Thumb had been a challenging pub to operate and it has struggled to be viable for an independent business owner due to its size, the cost of operating the business in terms of staffing, utilities etc. and with fierce completion, changing social habits and the economic climate also contributing to the pub’s decline. “Everards is passionate about and committed to pubs, investing in and supporting business owners to run successful, individual and profitable pubs throughout the East Midlands. “Since 2007, when lots of pubs have been closing we have been acquiring pubs, many of which were either closed or viewed as unsustainable. There are instances however when the location, competition or sheer size of the pub does not make it sustainable for the future and in these cases we seek alternative uses for the property, enabling us to continue to focus on developing sustainable pubs for the long term.” from https://taxi.nearme.host/bulldozers-return-to-demolish-village-pub-as-lockdown-measures-relaxed-leicestershire-live/
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