{"id":357614,"date":"2025-08-19T20:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/357614\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T20:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T20:19:17","slug":"special-pub-reopens-with-new-life-after-75000-refurbishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/357614\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Special pub reopens with new life’ after \u00a375,000 refurbishment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The team behind the historical pub said it is ready to “serve the community even better than before”\"TheThe newly refurbished Halton Castle pub in West Derby(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

A Liverpool pub is reopening to customers following a \u00a375,000 investment. The Halton<\/a> Castle in West Derby<\/a>, Liverpool, is relaunching this August Bank Holiday weekend after pub owner Greene King Pub Partners and local businessman Mike Bloomberg joined forces.<\/p>\n

The investment has transformed the popular pub, giving it a \u201cnew lease of life\u201d so it can continue to serve the local community for years to come. Inside, the pub has been fully redecorated and carpeted, along with new fixed seating.<\/p>\n

Outside, the pub\u2019s garden has been fully upgraded, offering a relaxed social area to enjoy the weather<\/a> and drinks. Mike Bloomberg of The Halton Castle, said: \u201cWe\u2019re really proud of the upgrades to The Halton Castle. It\u2019s a special pub with a great history in West Derby.<\/a><\/p>\n

“These improvements mean it\u2019s ready to serve the community even better than before. We can\u2019t wait to welcome customers old and new over the Bank Holiday weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Halton Castle is reopening to customers following a \u00a375,000 refurbishment(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

In addition to being the lessee of The Halton Castle, Mike Bloomberg is well known in Liverpool\u2019s pub and hospitality scene as the managing director of Glasslines, a wholesale supplier to the licensed trade.<\/p>\n

The team said his strong local reputation, along with Jon Williams\u2014The Halton Castle’s licensee \u2014and industry experience will help maintain the venue as an important part of the community.<\/p>\n

Collegiate FC, a long-established local football club, have partnered with the Halton Castle for the foreseeable future. In the coming months, a series of events will support and raise money for baby hospice Zoe\u2019s Place, now known as Little Lights Liverpool Baby Hospice.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TheThe pub has been fully redecorated and carpeted,(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

The launch weekend will include a Soul and Motown set by Darryl Isaacs and live premiership football. Greene King Pub Partners operates around 1,000 leased, tenanted, and franchise pubs across England, Scotland, and Wales with independent business partners.<\/p>\n

Greene King Pub Partners’ John Auld said: \u201cThis investment has given The Halton Castle a fantastic refresh, ready just in time for the bank holiday weekend.<\/p>\n

“Mike is a well-respected figure in the Liverpool pub trade, and it\u2019s great to support him in making this community pub the best it can be. We\u2019re excited to see it thrive.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The team behind the historical pub said it is ready to “serve the community even better than before”The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357615,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,786,4884,179,15650,16,15,14589],"class_list":{"0":"post-357614","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-food-and-drink","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-liverpool-pubs","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-west-derby"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115057286583105330","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}