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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miles Brignall

‘We can’t carry on’: over 150 pubs have shut this year as energy bills soar

Graeme Robertson Greene King England Wales Altus Group
Simon Cleary, who runs the Plough near Saffron Walden and will be closing the pub down because of rising bills.
Simon Cleary runs the Plough in Great Chesterford but will be closing the pub at the end of April because of rising energy bills. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

More than 150 pubs closed for good in England and Wales during the first three months of this year as soaring energy bills and other costs pushed many operators over the edge.

Analysis of official government data by the commercial property firm Altus Group found that 51 pubs were lost each month in the first quarter of 2023 – almost two a day.

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