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Landlords calling time at The Apsley House
The News, Portsmouth
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16/11/2023
The landlords of the Southsea pub are leaving after 24 years
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00:00
- How good does that ever be?
00:02
- Camera's running.
00:03
- Right, I'm Paul Wicks, the landlord of the Absolie House
00:08
and this is my wife, Claire Wicks.
00:09
- Okay, hello, Paul and Claire, hello.
00:12
Absolie House in Southsea?
00:14
- In Southsea, yeah.
00:14
- Okay, and what's happening here, Paul?
00:18
- We're going through a lease renewal
00:19
and we can't seem to find any middle ground
00:23
with the pub company we're dealing with.
00:25
- Okay.
00:26
- And so we feel that after 24 years,
00:28
it's time for us to move on because in the current climate,
00:33
it's just not financially viable to carry on
00:35
running the pub under the present terms.
00:37
- And 24 years, I mean, leaving after 24 years,
00:41
how does that feel?
00:42
- Gutting.
00:43
- Life-changing.
00:44
- Yeah, really upsetting because it's not just the pub
00:47
where we serve people, it's like a family.
00:50
- Okay.
00:50
- The customers who come in here have been coming in
00:52
for years and they can enjoy themselves
00:55
and it's a proper pub.
00:56
And unfortunately, proper pubs are not financially viable
01:00
to the pub company.
01:02
- Okay, so I think I'm right in saying
01:05
that your last day of trading is actually tomorrow, is it?
01:07
- Yeah, last day of trading tomorrow.
01:09
Yeah, once the beer's gone, the beer's gone.
01:11
And that's it, and from there on in, who knows?
01:14
- Okay, well, I'm sure the readers of the news
01:17
are wishing you the very best for whatever happens
01:19
for you both in the future.
01:21
- Thank you.
01:22
- Thank you for speaking to the news.
01:23
- No problem, thank you very much, bye.
01:24
- Bye.
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