10 Feb 2022

Covid-19: English pub claiming to have been since 793 closes

From Morning Report, 8:56 am on 10 February 2022

Wars, famines, even the bubonic plague - England's Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub has apparently lived through it all. The St Albans pub claims to be the oldest in the country, having been in business since 793 AD. The financial impact from Covid-19 may prove too much for the watering hole, with its doors now closed indefinitely. Pub owner and operator Christo Tofalli spoke to Morning Report.