A VILLAGE’S last pub, which dates back hundreds of years, has closed – but only until the end of the month. The George, in Brailes, shut at the end of August as new tenants, Freespirit Pub Co, took over leasing it from Hook Norton Brewery. Dating back centuries, the pub has been the only one in the village since the closure of The Gate in 2022. Owner and founder Mark Higgs said that The George is the seventh pub to be taken over by the business. “We have a general manager who will be running the site day to day,” said Mark.