Sheffield pubs: The Ball, Crookes, set to re-open next week after £500,000 revamp

The Ball, on Crookes, is set to re-open on Saturday, July 16, after a having been closed for a couple of weeks as part of a refurbishment plan.

Scaffolding can currently be seen on the outside of the building as workmen carry out work on the outside of the building.

But a sign has now been put up on the front of the pub confirming a re-opening date.

General manager of the pub, Michael Lee, said the venue was currently closed while nearly £500,000 is invested in the revamp of the venue.

There will also be new jobs created when it re-opens, with 10 new positions set to be filled.

He said he thought the investment was massive for the area, which has seen recent shop closures, and would help preserve the future of the pub.

It is a boost at a time when it was recently reported that the number of pubs in England and Wales is still falling.

The consultancy Altus Group recently stated there were 39,970 pubs in June, down by more than 7,000 since 2012, with pubs who had to struggle through Covid now facing pressure from high prices and energy costs, it warned.

The government said it had slashed taxes to help, but industry groups urged it to do more.

According to Altus, 400 pubs in England and Wales closed last year and some 200 shut in the first half of 2022, bringing the total number of pubs down to its lowest since Altus's records began in 2005.

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