Burning Night Group is set to continue the rollout of its Authentic Alehouses brand after acquiring a site in Southport.

The company has bought the freehold interest in the Albert Hotel, where it plans to carry out a "brilliant refurbishment".

Authentic Alehouses targets freehold pubs before operating them as principally non-tenanted venues. Other examples in Burning Night Group's portfolio include The Albert Hotel in Hull and The Countess of Rosse near Bradford.

Allan Harper, director at Authentic, said: "This is a great building and, as with all the sites we take on, we have a brilliant refurbishment planned.

"We are confident that this unit can become one of our flagship Authentic Alehouses' sites. We have some exciting things in store and look forward to celebrating the opening with the people of Southport."

The acquisition of the Albert Hotel marks Burning Night Group's second Southport site, joining The Sandgrounder.

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