Roger Protz
Farr Brew has been hit hard by the lockdown.
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In the next couple of weeks Nick Farr will have to make the fateful decision whether to pour around 40 casks of real ale down the drain.
As a result of the lockdown, Farr Brew between St Albans and Wheathampstead has lost most of its sales and the five pubs it runs are closed for business.
“The current lockdown couldn’t have come at a worse time,” Nick said. As well as his own beers he had ordered lager and cider worth £3,500 for his pubs for the Christmas period.
The Crow has been running our Make the A505 Safer campaign since 2018.
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Part of the A505 is to close for a set period each day for 10 days as Herts County Council carries out some long-awaited safety improvements.
The works at the Slip End turning for Ashwell mean the area will be closed from 8pm to 5am on January 20 to 30, with some lane closures during the day.
The works have been much anticipated by road users and by the Crow - as our campaign to Make the A505 Safer continues.
On Saturday, two collisions took place near Baldock. In the first incident a car overturned, trapping a woman inside.
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Nick Farr (right) and business partner Matt Elvidge at their tap room in Wheathampstead (Image: Farr brew)
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