A MAJOR bar chain with 4,500 sites will shutter one of its city centre pubs in just weeks.
Stonegate has confirmed it will close The Bedford in Southampton city centre come January.
The pub will stop trading in JanuarySAVILLSThe pub was a popular location for local students in the area and showed sport matches such as football and rugby.
The Grade II listed building has been operating as a pub since the 1800s.
Locals have flocked to social media to share their devastation about the closure.