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Landlady's fight to keep historic pub open for business
Lancashire Evening Post
|October 14, 2025
The landlady of an iconic Lancashire pub had been in post for just over a fortnight when an unannounced hygiene inspection slapped down a rating that told her major improvement was needed.
Dawn Markland and her team at The Top Lock.
(Blog Preston)
Dawn Markland is at the helm at The Top Lock, a popular pub in summer due to its canalside location near Wheelton, having taken over in March 2025.
But on 8 April, food safety officers from Chorley Council visited The Top Lock and scored it a 1 out of 5, saying major improvement was necessary.
The report said that a number of those improvements had to be made to comply with the law.
This story is from the October 14, 2025 edition of Lancashire Evening Post.
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