10 July 2025, 08:34

By EJ Ward

There’s a quiet death happening on our high streets—one pub at a time.

The latest figures from the British Beer and Pub Association are stark: more than one pub a day is set to close this year. That’s not just 378 sets of doors shutting, it’s 378 lost hubs of community life, thousands of jobs gone, and countless empty corners where neighbours used to meet, argue over football, and put the world to rights over a pint.

Pubs are more than businesses. They’re the beating heart of villages, towns and........

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