A POPULAR bar in Colwyn Bay remains closed, more than five months after shutting due to problems with its main waste pipe.

Briggs Wine Bar, at 2 Penrhyn Road, closed in March after a blockage of its main waste pipe, which the owners admitted "didn't look like that's going to change any time soon."

Since then, The Pioneer has made several attempts to contact the business - with the wine bar posting no updates on social media.

In March, the bar said: "We started having some issues with our toilets backing up which initially seemed to be due to a blockage in the main waste pipe that serves the building.

"Following inspection it turns out the blockage (which kept coming back) is actually due to the pipe itself having collapsed.

"This is the pipe where everything leaves the building, which means that until it's replaced we can't use our toilets, sinks, dishwasher - all the things we absolutely cannot run a bar without.

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"And although this may sound like a simple enough job to sort out, because of where it is and access issues, it's really not that straightforward.

"I wish we could say everything will be fine and we'll see you all soon, and as much as we hope that's the case we honestly just don't know how this is gonna go. It's not good guys."

Briggs Wine Bar was opened in 2018 by Kathryn Doyland and Hayley Walker, with Stephen Jay joining the group.

At the former site of The Glass Lounge, the bar has become a popular place for nightlife in the town, with excellent reviews on TripAdvisor and Google - but its future remains unknown.