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

08:56 am on 10 February 2022

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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.