Pubs Closing Down

[JackBuddy]

I think the smoking ban lead to more people visiting pubs, and buying pub meals.

[Loqo]

None of ours have closed down.

[GommeInc]

It's a mix and match argument really. It's benefit loads of people but has led to some places having to close because their main clients were smokers. When you go to a pub and there's smoking, you'd leave while a smoker wouldn't mind. Thus the amount of smokers in that pub will be high. Then the ban comes along and then that pub with a high smokers rate will start losing those smokers because they won't be getting the pleasure they felt before when going to the pub.

[Pyroka]

Not many pubs close down around here, I live in THE pub town of Devon. 1 nightclub and about 20 pubs lol.

[Minstrels]

Even though I don't smoke IMO pubs were better when people smoked in them because they didn't smell like piss, crap and smelly old men. :rolleyes:

[tdi]

it is because of the smoking ban, I know several pubs which are for sale or have been sold, smoking generally goes with a pint.. hell, I don't smoke, but I do when I'm drinking..

fair enough, in restaurants etc, yeah, but I don't think it should have been implemented in pubs.

[Confliction]

Is it just the place where I live, or are other places around Britain experiencing a number of pubs closing? In the last month or so, about 4-6 pubs around where I live have closed. Not sure whether it's because of the smoking ban or not.

Thank the goverment for muckign everything up The cost of living has gone up but the wages of people havn't so it's makign it difficult for people to live normaly so places like pubs are suffering badly and have to close down before they go into debt/anymore debt, it's a harsh reallity but we're getting closer and closer to recession

[FlyingJesus]

Even though I don't smoke IMO pubs were better when people smoked in them because they didn't smell like piss, crap and smelly old men. :rolleyes:

I agree entirely, I'm not a smoker but it was a much better atmosphere and the smell of smoke is better than the smell of beer and BO

[JackBuddy]

Thank the goverment for muckign everything up The cost of living has gone up but the wages of people havn't so it's makign it difficult for people to live normaly so places like pubs are suffering badly and have to close down before they go into debt/anymore debt, it's a harsh reallity but we're getting closer and closer to recession

That's a good point- why go to a pub when you can get a 24p can of beer from tescos!?