Around 200 pubs vanished from the streets of England and Wales in the first half of this year. A combination of the pandemic and rocketing business costs led to the total number of pubs dropping below 40,000, a fall of more than 7,000 since 2012.
According to research from the British Beer and Pub Association, British Institute of Innkeeping and UK Hospitality, only 37 per cent of hospitality businesses are making a profit.
The rising costs of energy, goods and labour have been identified as the biggest issues and the hospitality industry has called on the Government to provide more support.
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Greater Manchester has had its share of pubs call last orders for the final time in recent years. In the past six months, pubs like The Robert Peel in Bury and The Crown and Anchor in the Northern Quarter have closed their doors.
They're not the only pubs we've loved and lost since 2012. Only a couple of months ago, plans were submitted to convert the Silver Jubilee in Heaton Norris, Stockport, which closed last year, into a nursery.
Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, said: "When pubs are forced to close it’s a huge loss to the local community, and these numbers paint a devastating picture of how pubs are being lost in villages, towns and cities across the country."
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