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ALT With a heavy heart we're announcing the closure of our Tiny Rebel bar on Newport High Street.

ALT As a result of the current economic climate we recently carried out a full review of our business to make sure that Tiny Rebel is financially fit for the future. Since the pandemic, Newport City Centre has been slowly imploding, with retail and hospitality suffering the worst of it. Footfall has been decreasing, operating costs have increased significantly and the hospitality sector has had limited support from the government.

ALT Unfortunately, our Tiny Rebel Bar on Newport High Street has been a casualty of these factors. Over the past 18 months we have worked tirelessly to keep the bar financially viable but it has got to a point where we have had to make some difficult decisions to ensure the future of the business. Sadly, this means with a heavy heart we’re announcing the closure of Tiny Rebel on Newport High Street. We are doing everything we can to support our staff in their next steps, whether that's with us or an opportunity somewhere else. Newport bar will remain open until 31st March when we’ll be closing its doors for the last time.

ALT Our High Street Bar opened as a pop-up back in 2015, when we took over an empty charity shop and created a beer & pizza bar to try and bring some choice, creativity, and most importantly, fun back to the City Centre at a time when it needed it. A huge thank you to our incredible staff and Newport Rebels who came through our doors and supported us over the last 9 years. Here's hoping that this is less of a goodbye and more of a see you soon at either our flagship Brewery Taproom or Cardiff Bar.