Most publicans, landlords and bar owners will tell you that the hostelry industry has been suffering these past few years. With economic recession, government cuts and the smoking ban, many drinking establishments have had to close the doors.
In the UK, virtually three pubs each day close their doorways for the last time and a lot of regular pubs are disappearing from our town, metropolitan areas and villages leaving a sociable gulf with nowhere for local individuals to gather and socialise.