Greene King which owns almost 1,700 pubs – including franchises – in the UK, said it hopes to redeploy staff where possible, with 800 workers now officially on consultation

In total, 79 of Greene King’s pubs and restaurants will close, with roughly one-third of the closures expected to be permanent

Greene King is preparing to close dozens of pubs across the UK, following a slump in trade exacerbated by the mandatory 10pm curfew.

The company has launched a consultation with 800 employees about a redundancy process tied to 25 permanent closures.

In total, 78 pubs will close, according to Sky News sources.

Greene King which owns almost 1,700 pubs in Britain, said it will look to redeploy staff where possible.

The company has more than 38,000 employees UK-wide.

Mirror Money has contacted Greene King for a comment and will update this story shortly.