Quote Originally Posted by Pangolin View Post
Youngs gets rid of tenanted pubs to Punch. Not sure of that is a good thing or not - Punch can be pretty poor but Youngs have been wrecking good boozers in recent times. I do feel sorry for the publicans though.
This affects my local, and the landlady has just received her price list from Punch, with the price of a barrel of Thatcher's doubling compared to what they pay Youngs. Sadly they've decided that it's no longer viable, and are not only leaving the pub, but the pub trade entirely.