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Barley Mow pub while closed during winter 2022/2023

It’s no April Fool – The Barley Mow is back tonight

In November 2022, three of the Borough's pubs closed, including the much-loved and needed, Barley Mow. Now, the nation's oldest LGBT+ bar is back in business and after...
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Barley Mow pub while closed during winter 2022/2023

The Barley Mow is back with a promise to reconnect with the LGBTQ+ community

Bedford's premier LGBTQ+ late night venue - the oldest LGBTQ+ venue in the country - has a new owner, with a promise to "return the Barley to its former glory"...
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Official reopening of the Barley Mow will raise the rainbow flag over one of the country’s oldest LGBT pubs

One of the oldest, most established LGBT venues in the country, The Barley Mow on St Loyes Street in Bedford, will officially reopen this Friday at 2pm...
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Barley Mow Bedford is back in safe hands

The Barley Mow - the country's longest-established and much-loved LGBT venue - is back in safe hands following the departure of its disgraced former...
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Established LGBT venue in Bedford seeks new licensee

Bedford’s Barley Mow pub, the longest-established LGBT venue in the country, is looking for a new landlord. According to owners, Admiral Taverns, the former...
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Allegations mounting against Bear and Barley Mow pub operator

Dan Fisher, the man behind the Bear and Barley Mow pubs - and former director of Bedford BID, is under intense scrutiny following allegations by staff at...
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