More than 150 beloved boozers have closed their doors for the last time in England and Wales over the first three months of this year.
Landlords say soaring energy costs, hikes in food prices and fewer customers in the wake of the cost of living crisis are to blame.
Analysis of official Government data by the commercial real estate intelligence firm Altus Group shows that the overall number of pubs in England and Wales, including those vacant and being offered to let, dropped to 39,634 at the end of the first quarter to March 31.
