Heineken to invest £40,000,000 to reopen dozens of pubs and create 1,000 jobs

The Schooner in Amble, Northumberland, reopened in April following investment (Picture: PA)Heineken has said it will create around 1,000 new jobs around the UK as part of a £40 million boost to its pubs business.The project will focus on revamping around a quarter of the 2,400 alehouses run by Star Pubs, the UK subsidiary of the Dutch brewing giant.Around 62 of its pubs which had been marked for long-term closure were reopened last year as the project got underway.Works have to reopen ano