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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Edward Church & Katie Weston

Pubs 'go back to 18th century' by using candles as energy bills 'double in a year'

Pub landlords say they are "going back to 1753" after resorting to using candles to save electricity amid the cost-of-living crisis.

Alan Woods, who manages the Masons Arms in Camelford, Cornwall, is struggling with the soaring costs of keeping the lights turned on.

In an effort to tackle the price hike, he keeps the pub solely lit by candles every Monday.

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