; Six Pubs Shut in Britain Every Day. Of Communities. Today We Urge Readers..
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THEY have been at the heart of our communities for centuries - but now Britain's pubs are under threat.
Six close down every day and those still open face a constant struggle to survive.See the full content of this document
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; Six Pubs Shut in Britain Every Day. Of Communities. Today We Urge Readers..
The local is in crisis. So today the Sunday Mirror calls on PM David Cameron to honour his election promise that his Government would be "pub-friendly and take the urgent action needed to protect a treasured national institution".
In neighbourhoods up and down the country landlords are losing the battle to stay open - battered by a perfect storm of high taxes, cheap supermarket alcohol, grim economic times and the smoking ban.The number of pubs has slumped from 69,000 in 1980 to fewer than 52,000 now. I...See the full content of this document
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