LAYOFFS could be imminent at several Revolution bars across England after the chain announced today that it would close eight sites.

The company said that its bars in Beaconsfield, Derby, Reading, St Peters Liverpool and Wilmslow would shut down and that it was seeking to redeploy staff from these sites.

Two of its Revolucion de Cuba bars, in Sheffield and Southampton, will also close, as will the Playhouse gaming bar in Newcastle-under-Lyme.