A PUB in Deeside will close as part of a move by the chain Greene King to close dozens of its premises with the loss of 800 jobs after being hit by tighter restrictions in the face of the pandemic.

The Custom House in Connah's Quay is currently closed and will not reopen as a Greene King pub.

However, two other pubs in Flintshire and one in Wrexham will not be impacted by the closures.

The Squire York in Wrexham is open and trading as usual, although with social distancing and coronavirus measures in place.

As are the Offas Dyke Hotel in Broughton, and the Millhouse on Broughton Shopping Park, which are both trading and will not be affected by Greene King closures.

A spokesperson for Greene King said: “It’s always a difficult decision to close a pub and we’re working with our teams locally to try and find them a role in another of our sites.

"We would like to thank all our customers of the Custom House who have visited us over the years.”

The company said it will keep 79 of its sites shut for the time being, with around one third of these closures expected to be permanent.

The chain, which is yet to announce a full list of the pubs to close, has called on the Government to provide urgent support for the hospitality sector while tightened restrictions, such as the recent 10pm curfew, remain in place.

Greene King, which was bought by a Hong-Kong real estate giant last year, is one of the UK’s biggest hospitality firms, with 3,100 pubs, restaurants and hotels across the UK.

A spokeswoman for Greene King said: “The continued tightening of the trading restrictions for pubs, which may last another six months, along with the changes to Government support was always going to make it a challenge to reopen some of our pubs.

“Therefore, we have made the difficult decision not to reopen 79 sites, including the 11 Loch Fyne restaurants we announced last week.

“Around one-third will be closed permanently and we hope to be able to reopen the others in the future.

“We are working hard with our teams to try and find them a role in another of our pubs wherever possible.

“We urgently need the Government to step in and provide tailored support to help the sector get through to the spring and prevent further pub closures and job losses.”