FIVE Cornish pubs and restaurants closed during a major hospitality shake-up are set to reopen after being rescued by new operators.

The Cannon Inn in Truro, Loggans Moor in Hayle, Trevithick Inn in Camborne, The May Tree in Helston and Liskeard Tavern are among the former Whitbread-owned venues expected to welcome customers back under new management.

The closures came last month as Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inn, undertook a sweeping restructure involving more than 261 sites and around 3,800 job losses.

However, a deal involving hospitality businesses Queensway Inns and Common Table Group has offered fresh hope for dozens of affected venues, with 110 former Whitbread locations acquired between the two operators.

Common Table Group plans to take on 53 former Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Cookhouse-branded sites, including one Premier Inn hotel, while Queensway Inns has rescued a further 53 restaurants, pubs and inns from permanent closure.

The rescued venues are expected to be transformed into a new range of value-focused pubs, with the first reopenings anticipated from mid-November.

The Cannon Inn in Truro was previously a Beefeater, while Loggans Moor in Hayle operated under the Brewers Fayre name. Trevithick Inn in Camborne was formerly a Table Table restaurant and both The May Tree and Liskeard Tavern traded as Whitbread Inns.

Common Table Group will be led by Thomas Anderson, founder of doughnut business Rodeo Doughnuts, who plans to invest in refurbishing the venues, developing staff and introducing new menus.

Mr Anderson said the immediate priority was to get the sites trading again as quickly as possible.

“We’re building an entrepreneurial business with a local feel, where our teams are empowered to make decisions and shape each venue around the people and communities it serves,” he said.

“We’re excited about what we can create together and look forward to bringing new energy and ideas to our guests.”

The group has said it intends to reopen its venues as soon as possible, with more than 900 members of staff potentially moving into new positions across the rescued sites.