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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Henry Saker-Clark

One pub a day shut for good in 2025 as cost pressures bite

Chains secure the doors of pub in London (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

One pub shut its doors for good each day in 2025 as cost pressures continued to weigh on the sector, according to new figures.

Analysis of official government statistics revealed that 366 pubs were demolished or converted for other uses over the year to December.

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