Just as we enter the final straight of the year, we’re hit by the realisation that one in four pubs have closed since 2000. It’s a disturbing statistic but one we shouldn’t really be surprised at, given the parlous state of the high street and the simple fact that people don’t have the money to go out as much.
Austerity is over, eh? Many of you have had a great year, some of us are soso, but others have not been so fortunate, and overall there always seems to be an air of constant struggle. It’s one thing after another.
But let’s face 2019 with renewed vigour and see all the hard work paying off.
As is customary at this time of year, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank our various contributors and our brilliant commercial partners who know the power of a great medium and without whom we simply could not exist.
Then there is you, dear reader. Thank you for your continued loyal support and your positive messages (turn to page 52 and see what many readers think of our magazine)...
