A pub landlord is in a stand-off with the site’s owners after being given just a week to leave the premises. Paul Holland, who took over The Wortwell Bell in March, was given his eviction notice by the Stonegate Group on Friday, giving the landlord until today to shut up shop, but the publican is determined to find a solution. The company, which operates around 4,800 pubs, said the notice was for breaching agreed policies after Mr Holland purchased his beer from an external company – something the landlord said he was forced to do to keep the beer flowing at the High Road establishment. “We ar…
