Happy hour! Wetherspoon pushes back last orders by an hour from next week and reopens 136 more pubs

Wetherspoon will open more of its pubs across the country next week and will extend opening times by an hour as the easing of the lockdown continues, the company has announced. A further 44 pubs in England with smaller beer gardens and outdoor areas are set to open for business from April 26, adding to the 394 which opened last week. The John Fancis Basset, Camborne, set to open April 26 Eric Bartholomew, Morecambe, set to open April 26 The Rodboro Buildings, Guilford, set to open April 26 Heineken sees UK sales tumble as pubs remained shut during the lockdown Beer giant Heineken has said UK sales by volume plunged by around 30 per cent in the first three months of 2021 as pubs remained shut during the lockdown. From April 26 all Wetherspoon pubs, including those that opened on April 12 with reduced opening hours, will be staying open for an hour longer each day. The Mount Stuart, Cardiff, set to open April 26 The Last Post, Southend, Essex, set to open April 26 Skylark, Croydon, London, set to open April 26 Lady Chatterley, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, set to open April 26 Goodmans Field, east London, set to open April 26 Fall Well, Liverpool, set to open April 26 To help get through the crisis, Wetherspoon has tapped into the Government's furlough scheme, claiming more than £97million in the half year.