A PUB in South Oxford is being refurbished and is not expected to reopen until after Christmas.

The Fox and Hounds pub at the corner of Donnington Bridge Road and Weirs Lane closed at the weekend and metal shutters have been put on the windows to protect it from vandals.

Emma Hunt, a spokesman for Marston's, which owns the pub, said tenant Mary Breen had left and a new manager would reopen the refurbished pub soon after Christmas.

"The pub will definitely be reopening but we do not know the precise date," she added.