The Queens Head in Wymondham closed in April due to rising renovation costs and staffing issues.

Now, the company which operated the pub, TWM Norfolk Limited, is being wound up voluntarily after appointing liquidators.

The pub was owned and run by the husband-and-wife Nick and Victoria Anderson.

The Queens Head in Wymondham closed in April due to rising costs and staffing issues (Image: Google Maps)

Mrs Anderson said the business became unsustainable after tensions between the owners and kitchen staff soured and renovation costs spiralled.

"It was a perfect storm of problems," she said. "Issues with kitchen staff, rising renovation costs and people buying less.

"We had to do emergency repairs to the pub to keep it safe and we found more problems.

"We also lost our cellar cooling system and then our central heating and costs were escalating.

"Everything was positive at Christmas, but I noticed a change in people's buying habits, people were spending less.

"We tried to move forward by simplifying the menu, while keeping the flair.

"The kitchen agreed initially, then they refused and the relationship started to break down."

She said all of the Queens Head's staff have been paid.

Plans to refurbish the pub in Bridewell Street were given the green light by South Norfolk Council last year.

Works to refurbish it began earlier this year, with scaffolding erected outside.

But when the render was removed from the front of the building, problems with the roof and windows were discovered, which pushed up repair costs.

Mrs Anderson had run the venue since 2017, transforming it from a restaurant into a gastropub.

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