WETHERSPOONS has confirmed it has closed ten branches for good, with dozens more up for sale.

The pub chain first announced it was selling off 35 pubs across the UK amid rising staff and labour costs.

It has now confirmed that ten of its boozers have since closed for good, with more set to close from this month and dozens sill up for sale.

The pub chain saw like-for-like sales drop 1.1% in the five weeks to November 6, 2022 when compared with pre-pandemic trading in 2019.

Sellers are struggling to find buyers for some of the locations

Pub giant Stonegate, which is behind brands such as Slug and Lettuce and Be At One, is also looking to sell off pubs to pay down its debt pile, according to Bloomberg.

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Revolution revealed it will be shutting some of its bars on Mondays and Tuesdays to help cut energy costs.

Around 4,500 pubs in the UK are considering reducing trading hours over winter, according to the British Beer and Pub Association.

Wetherspoon pubs in major towns and cities such as Southampton and Middlesbrough are also up for sale.

Below is the full list of pubs that have already closed their doors:

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• Harvest Moon, Orpington
• Alexander Bain, Wick
• Chapel an Gansblydhen, Bodmin
• Moon on the Square, Basildon
• Coal Orchard, Taunton
• Running Horse, Airside Doncaster Airport
• Wild Rose, Bootle
• Edmund Halley, Lee Green
• Postal Order, Worcester
• North and South Wales Bank, Wrexham

Here is the list of pubs set to shut their doors from this month:

• Thomas Leaper, Derby – Sunday, February 5
• The Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow – Sunday, March 26
• The Willow Grove, Southport – Early 2023

It is estimated that Wetherspoons employs up to 43,000 people across the UK.

Its website says it runs almost 900 pubs in towns and cities across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

The chain opened its first establishment in 1979.

Here is the full list of pubs that are still up for sale and at risk of closing

• The Butlers Bell, Stafford
• Worlds Inn, Romford
• Silkstone Inn, Barnsley
• Wrong ‘Un, Bexleyheath
• The Percy Shaw, Halifax
• Jolly Sailor, Hanham
• The Alfred Herring, Palmers Green
• The Moon & Bell, Loughborough
• The Widow Frost, Mansfield
• Resolution, Middlesbrough
• Foxley Hatch, Purley
• The Rising Sun, Redditch
• Sennockian, Sevenoaks
• Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Southampton
• The Colombia Press, Watford
• The Malthouse, Willenhall
• The John Masefield, New Ferry
• The Crosse Keys, Peebles
• Lord Arthur Lee, Fareham
• The Saltoun Inn, Fraserburgh
• General Sir Redvers Buller, Crediton
• Plough & Harrow, Hammersmith
• Thomas Leaper, Derby
• Cliftonville, Hove
• Tollgate, Turnpike Lane
• Asparagus, Battersea
• Millers Well, East Ham
• Hudson Bay, Forest Gate
• Angel, Islington
• The Billiard Hall, West Bromwich
• Capitol, Forest Hill
• The Bankers Draft, Eltham
• Moon on the Hill, Harrow
• The Bank House, Cheltenham
• Last Post, Loughton

Meanwhile, Wetherspoons has revealed its Valentine's Day meal for two is back – but there’s a major change and diners won’t be happy.

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