Bench for Sale

Recently a letter was published in the Evening Mail complaining about drinkers and smokers spilling onto the streets outside local town centre pubs. Word must have reached the joking jester landlord of Barrow's Victoria Hotel in Church St, known locally as the Little Vic (just to save confusion with its grander namesake.) The letter writer had complained that a bench had been placed outside for punters to rest whilst they refilled their lungs with fresh nicotine. Next day a big sign in the pub window tells us in bold red writing “Bench for Sale"