Ah ..... I wonder if J.D.Wetherspoon's would be interested? That would give the town's pubs a run for their money and stop them ripping off beer drinkers with their inflated prices.
Good to see that the Sidmouth Herald has caught up with the news about Carina's - I don't mind helping out the reporters with a few stories - they don't get out much.
Yes, I think Knights has been on a 'wind down' for quite a while.
Hopefully, at least, the owners/landlords of these vacated premises will give them a facelift to attract new tenants. The 'upper levels' of the town's buildings are decidedly tatty and in need of renovation, and have been for a long time. I see a couple of them are making the effort.
Unfortunately Wetherspoons are not interested. They've had architects on-site and concluded it's not big enough. Shame - the local pubs will keep ripping us off at over £3 a pint.