The new bar which we wrote about a few weeks back opens this week, and its called The Milecastle.  As we previously said, it is owned by the JD Weatherspoon chain, who promised last week to create thousands of jobs. It replaces the old Sports Cafe which is located on Westgate road.

This place looked like it was still in the building stages only 2 weeks ago, never mind ready to open…However it seems that bars get their builders from another planet to the rest of us, because yet again a bar opens waaaaay ahead of schedule.

What should you expect? Well it’s said there will be 3 bars on the 3 floors, with 2 dancefloor areas. It will specialise in real ales, have music on throughout the day and DJs on Friday and Saturday nights. It will be open until 3AM on a Saturday night. So a typical Wetherspoons pub with a city-bar twist, we shall see if it is any good very soon, as its supposed to be opening this Friday (11 December 2009).