all the pubs are closing or closed what's going on

[milanbenes]

was around the ancesteral stomping ground at the weekend

driving around the villages it was quite shocking to see how many of the old pubs which were really meeting points for the communities are closing, for sale, or closed

what's going on

my cousin explained it as the prices are too high, for example, him and his mrs and son go to the pub and for a beer a wine and a j2o (that's the new popular kids drink) it's ten quid !!

Milan.

[Spacecadet]

Tell him to start contracting, then its only ten quid

HTH

[milanbenes]

he's doing fine

you're missing the point

remember spacey, keep spending

Milan.

[norrahe]

You're very chipper today Milan

[milanbenes]

morning Norah

put the kettle on would you luv

ta

Milan.

[Not So Wise]

At a guess

*Increased drink driving policing (with cops in some cases actually camping around the corner to catch people) combined with lack of public transport options
*Increased drink prices
*Lower disposable (recession you know?)
*Cheaper alcohol in supermarkets
*Smoking ban

All combine to kill off out of town pubs.

The in thing these days is small house parties, preferably close to home

[sasguru]

wotz going on
woz in my passat taking potatos to market and theres no pubs anywere
anyhoo could only drive at 50 mph whys that eh
no one knows but who cares
ta gotta change tapes now anyone working the weekend


milan

[gingerjedi]

It's probably more to do with the cost of living leaving little to spend, If you must buy a 2 bed terraced cottage for 800k then don't expect to be able to afford the pub.

Are council estate pubs busy?

[HairyArsedBloke]

Are council estate pubs busy?

From what I see over the road, most of the tenants of council estates round here are not allowed to drink because it's against their religion. The rest are nutty old women.

There are load of bars, but the are for the youngsters and charge twice the price. That's why I think that putting up the price will never cure troublesome binge drinking.

[BoredBloke]

Nope even up north where a 2 bed house does not cost 800k they are closing at a rate of knots. It's to do with the profit margins and the fact that there are none!

Pubs have been closing fast before this recession kicked in. It used to be that a good food trade made the pub profitable. People would eat and buy drinks during their meals. The big chains latched onto this and sourced their own suppliers. So they could serve up some microwaved crap and make a huge profit on the dish. Unfortunately the quality of these meals means that people who used to eat out a lot (like me and my family) don't bother and the profitable part of the business vanishes. There is a pub in our village that this happened to. It was near where all the doggy people used to take their pets for walks and used to do a really good Sunday trade. It's dead now. Everything is microwaved now and it's on its @rse.