Major UK restaurant closes 16 stores with 456 job losses

End of an era.

The remaining 33 TGI Friday's restaurants will continue to operate after being sold in a rescue deal.

Liberty Bar and Restaurant group, who managed the operations of TGI Friday's UK restaurants, appointed Interpath as their administrator.

Full list of closures below:

• Aberdeen Beach, Scotland
• Ashton Under Lyne, Greater Manchester
• Bournemouth, Dorset
• Braintree, Essex
• Coventry, Warwickshire
• Crawley, West Sussex
• Doncaster, South Yorkshire
• Edinburgh, Scotland
• Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
• Reading, Berkshire
• Sheffield, South Yorkshire
• Staines, Surrey
• Stevenage, Hertfordshire
• Stratford, Greater London
• Telford, Shropshire
• Walsall, West Midlands

Phil Broad, TGI Fridays' Global President, said: "We have been working closely to explore all available options for securing the long-term future of TGI Fridays in the UK, and believe that this is the best outcome for the business, preserves jobs, and offers a strong platform for success and growth."

Ryan Grant, managing director at Interpath and joint administrator, said: "We are pleased to have been able to secure this transaction which will see this well-known brand continue to trade across the UK.

"While these have been difficult times for hospitality operators generally, this marks a pivotal step in TGI Fridays' wider turnaround plan, putting in place stable foundations upon which it can begin to move forward."

This news comes following a number of other resturants closing down. Just last month Leon said they were closing 20 restaurants as part of a major restructure.

Pizza Hut's UK also announced that they were closing 68 restaurants and 11 delivery sites back in October.