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More than 200 pub closures in six months in 'heartbreaking' trend, figures show
More than 200 pubs closed or converted due to a 140% rise in business rates and increased wages, causing eight pub closures weekly, industry data shows.
- 209 pubs were demolished or converted for other uses in the first half of 2025, around 8 every week.
- The South East region of England was hit the hardest, losing 31 pubs during that period.
- Industry bosses blame high costs like increased business rates and beer duty for the 'heartbreaking' trend of pub closures.
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More than 200 pubs closed in six months amid tax hikes, figures show
Industry bosses said it is ‘heartbreaking’ and highlighted the need for supportive tax measures.
·London, United Kingdom
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UK pub closures hit eight a week as tax squeeze bites
Share this post: More than two hundred pubs disappeared from England and Wales in the first half of this year. That’s the grim finding of new government data, analysed by commercial property specialists and published by Sky News. The figures show 209 pubs were either demolished or converted for other uses in the [...] The post Eight pub closures a week: tax and costs – not noise rules – are killing Britain’s locals appeared first on Vox Politica…
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