A Whitley Bay pub has had a bad start to 2025 after a car crashed into its front on New Year’s Day.
Emergency services were called to the Quarry Inn on Marden Road South in Whitley Bay shortly after 2.30pm on Wednesday, January 1, after a car crashed through the pub’s wall and fence, causing damage to an outdoor seating area.
Carl Cramman, landlord of the Quarry Inn, said that though he has been able to remain open as normal, he has seen fewer customers coming in, as the red tape around the front of the pub makes it appear as if it’s closed.
He told ChronicleLive: “It’s annoying and frustrating, obviously. At the end of the day, the whole front of the pub isn’t how it should be. It’s a bad start to the new year.”
Damage to the front of the Quarry pub on Marden Road South in Whitley Bay
(Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 2.40pm on Wednesday (January 1), we received a report of a one-vehicle collision on the A193 Marden Road South in Whitley Bay.
“Emergency services attended the scene where it was understood a car had collided with a fence and a wall belonging to a premises on the road, causing damage. No serious injuries were reported and enquiries into the collision are ongoing.”
The North East Ambulance Service confirmed that they attended and that a patient was treated at the scene.
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