BOLTON’s KFC restaurants have been hit by closures this weekend — after running out of chicken.

The chain, which has branches in Derby Street, The Valley, and Middlebrook, was hit by closures across the country due to a delivery error.

A spokesman said: “We’ve brought a new delivery partner onboard, but they’ve had a couple of teething problems.

“Getting fresh chicken out to 900 restaurants across the country is pretty complex!

“We won’t compromise on quality, so no deliveries has meant some of our restaurants are closed, and others are operating a limited menu, or shortened hours.

“Shout out to our restaurant teams who are working flat out to get up back up and running again.”

The Middlebrook store had re-opened this afternoon.