Worksop bar relaunches under new management after six years closure

Mac & Co, that has been closed for six years in Bridge Place, Worksop, has been taken over by partners Paul Brocklehurst and Marcus Kissane, who plan to offer live entertainment and a sports bar type menu, including bottomless brunches.

"There will be pool tables, darts boards, new gambling machines, disco lighting - everything will be brand new, including the bar," said Paul, 34, who has been hard at work for some weeks, with Marcus, to prepare for the reopening they hope to be on or near October 10.

Paul and Marcus will be known to many Worksop people as they ran and worked in the Queen's Head for seven years, prior to the lease coming to an end.

More recently they have been running a hotel restaurant in Coventry, while looking for the right opening to return to Worksop.

Paul said: "All the signs are that Worksop is picking up after a bit of a slump, with new places opening up and a buzz about the place. It seems the right time to invest in a new business.

"There's the new bowling alley on the way and we hope people are going to start coming back into town during the day and in the evenings, to enjoy themselves and make the most of what we have here."

Their live entertainment will feature in afternoon sessions, said Paul, after their own local market research showed this to be what people would like to see. But they will continue to warch and see what works well, while taking note of feedback from their customers.

They have also identified a need for bottomless brunches. On the fun side, there will be games such as 'beer pong' available.

"We hope it will kick off just as we hope," added Paul. "Worksop needs people to come back in, support the town and its venues, and have a great time here instead of getting the train to somewhere else.

"We'll be letting everyone know as soon as we can confirm our opening date, but it won't be long now."