Cross Gates Wetherspoons opening delayed after contractors go into administration
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Castleford-based Sanderson Construction confirmed it appointed administrators last week.
The company had delivered a number of fit-outs and refurbishments for major pub and hotel groups, including Wetherspoons sites at Heathrow Terminal 5 and St Pancras station in London.
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But the opening will be delayed by at least three weeks, and likely longer, according to a Wetherspoons spokesman.
A new official opening date is yet to be announced.
JD Wetherspoon faced a long battle with Leeds City Council in its discussions to open the pub, which is in an old doctors surgery.
The pub will have a beer garden with capacity for up to 70 drinkers.