The Swansea pubs which say they wont bother opening at all because of the new coronavirus rules

pPublicans across a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/swansea target=_blankSwansea/a have said they are going to shut their pubs after new coronavirus restrictions banning the sale of alcohol come into force./p pFirst Minister a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/mark-drakeford target=_blankMark Drakeford/a announced pubs, restaurants and cafes wouldnapos;t be able to serve alcohol at all and would be unable to open to customers beyond 6pm in an attempt to tackle the rise in cases of coronavirus./p pBut for many pubs across Wales, they feel it is quot;impossiblequot; to stay open without being able to sell alcohol./p pYesterday, we reported how the a data-content-type=section-topic data-link-tracking=InArticle|Link href=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/welsh-government target=_blankWelsh Government/a had come under heavy criticism for the move, which comes into force on Friday, December 4, at 6pm, with Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin describing the measures as quot;puritanical and a sad reflection of groupthinkquot;./p pDo you agree with the new restrictions, or not. a href=#comments-wrapperLet us know your thoughts here/a./p pWeapos;ve contacted pubs across Swansea to find out their plans on whether they intend to remain open after the new restrictions are introduced./p pThe following city pubs have confirmed they will remain closed from Friday at 6pm until they are permitted by the Welsh Government to sell alcohol again./p pemstrongPlaces to eat and drink near where you live:/strong/em/p pstrongThe Cross Keys - St Mary Street, Swansea/strong/p pIt wrote on its Facebook page: quot;Following the announcement we have decided to close as of 6pm on Friday until further notice./p pquot;As a wet pub it is impossible for us to stay open./p pquot;We are very sorry to our regular loyal customers who have always supported us before and throughout this difficult time./p pquot;We hope to see you all soon. Please continue to stay safe. We will get through this together.quot;/p pstrongThe Griffin - Wind Street, Swansea/strong/p pIn an e-mail sent out to its customers, the team at The Griffin wrote: quot;Let#x2019;s face it, there#x2019;s no place like the pub, especially at Christmas.#xA0;/p pquot;However, we#x2019;re sad to say that as we are in Tier 3, we remain closed for now but we want you to know our teams behind the scenes are ready and waiting for when we can open our doors again - which we hope will be in time for Christmas./p pquot;We hope it won#x2019;t be long until we can welcome you back and bring you some festive cheer. We#x2019;ve missed you, and we hope you#x2019;ve missed us. While it#x2019;s not the Christmas we#x2019;d all hoped for, we hope that soon, we can help you#xA0;make the most of it.quot;/p p/ p/ pstrongHere are the other pubs which will be closing from Friday:/strong/p pThe Wig and Pen - St Helenapos;s Road, Swansea/p pThe Mill - Brynymor Road, Swansea/p pThe Commercial Inn - Llangyfelach Road, Brynhyfryd/p pMorris Arms - Llangyfelach Road, Brynhyfryd/p pThe Coracle - Conway Road, Penlan/p pThe Joiners Arms - Ystrad Road, Fforestfach/p pThe Fountain Inn - Woodfield Street, Morriston/p pThe Crown Inn - Birchgrove Road, Birchgrove/p pNoahapos;s Yard - Uplands Crescent, Uplands/p pThe Mile End Inn - Fabian Way, Port Tennant/p pSwansea Dockers Club - Delhi Street, St Thomas/p pThe Deerapos;s Leap - Cwmrhydyceirw/p pstrongAre you planning on keeping your pub or bar closed after 6pm on Friday? Let us know by e-mailing rob.dalling@walesonline.co.uk/strong/p