PUBS chain JD Wetherspoon has announced plans to create 10,000 jobs over the next five years with the opening of 250 new pubs.
The firms, which has pubs across East Lancashire including a new site in Burnley, The Boot, is to invest £250 million in the new outlets.
It expects to open new pubs in the North West. The roles include management positions, as well as bar and kitchen staff.
Chairman Tim Martin said: “Our pubs are extremely popular and we wish to build on their success by opening more. I am confident that the new pubs will be an asset to their respective towns.”
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