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The pub chain, which already has over 800 UK venues, has announced it will launch 12 more pubs this year. Six of these new Wetherspoon locations will open their doors to customers across the UK in September. These include sites in Crewe, St Andrews, Southampton, Manchester Airport, Ferndown and Bedford.
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