A country pub near Ripon has announced it will not be reopening its doors to customers.
In a statement, The Staveley Arms has said it has been “unsuccessful in overcoming the challenges in the current environment” despite its best efforts and financial investment.
It’s owned by North Stainley Estate and run by experienced proprietors Steve Mortimer, Fay Howell and Oliver Renton.
The group said:
“With further major business impacts imminent from the recent disastrous budget in the form of increased employment costs and national insurance, before even allowing for the inevitable price rises on supplies as all businesses try to combat these factors, we have concluded it is not possible to make the business sustainably viable and have made the very difficult decision to not continue.”
They added:
“We want to take this opportunity to thank the committed members of our team for their efforts, especially through the busy Christmas period and those customers who have genuinely supported us over the last 15 months as well as James, Polly, Stephen and the whole Lightwater team for their support.
“In the coming days and weeks we will be attending to matters in an orderly manner, getting in contact with all bookings and those who have purchased vouchers recently to arrange reimbursement.
“The estate is reviewing its options where the future of the pub is concerned and will update you when there is something to share.”
The venue has ensured staff and suppliers that they will be paid in due course.
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