The new owners of a beloved Reading pub have spoken out about the ‘Chinese whispers’ circulating following its reopening last month.

The Lyndhurst, located on Queens Road, was taken over by Rebecca Blissett, and her team on Friday, May 17.

Following the launch, which received incredible support from the local community, rumours that the renowned pub would be transformed into a sports bar were being circulated.

On Wednesday, June 11, Becky put a stop to these ‘Chinese whispers’ and outlined her plans for the pub.

On a recent post on social media, she wrote the following: “There has been a lot of Chinese whispers that we are changing The Lyndhurst into a sports bar this is not the case we have just put a screen up to show different sporting events in a pub, as all pubs have and will do.

“We have put a jukebox box and a fruit machine like all pubs do. We are putting live music on and other entertainment like all other pubs do.”

She expressed her thank you to members of the community who have shown their support over the last few weeks.