No 550
Monday, 15th December, 2014
Tel: 96 673 0057
onsidered a British institution, the appeal of the “pub” has seen a considerable decline across the UK for some time. In fact, it is claimed that in the UK, since the dawn of the millennium, around a thousand pubs have closed down each year, many of the centrepieces of social life now standing as a decaying symbol of the communities that once thrived. In fact, on ITV on Thursday of this week, Jonathan Maitland investigates the “danger” of losing your local. Reporting how Britain's pubs support
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nearly a million jobs, inject an average of 80,000 pounds into their local economy each year and are still considered cornerstones of the community. However, with the figure now standing at an estimated 30 pub closures nationwide each week, this national tradition seems to be under threat, thus asking the question, “Can the great British boozer bounce back?” As many a UK resident expatriated to Spain in search for a better life, so many of our institutions and businesses followed, with British shops selling everything from furniture to fashion, service and trades people offering their skills to growing communities Continued on Page 2