Overview

• The Half Moon announced it would close Monday to Wednesday this week for staff to rest, with reopening set for Thursday 25 September at 12:00.
• The pub said team members had faced verbal and physical abuse in recent weeks and urged customers to lodge complaints calmly and politely.
• The updates were posted on the venue’s social media accounts, which asked patrons to remember staff are human and deserve respect.
• Jodie Kidd bought the West Sussex pub in 2017 and has co-run it since, and the building dates to the 15th century with Grade II-listed status.
• Coverage also noted food critic Tom Parker-Bowles recently named The Half Moon among notable celebrity-owned pubs.