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By Jim Connolly
Nightclubs in England have reopened but there s a warning the industry has been decimated .
Club owners say ministers just don t care about the sector and figures given to Radio 1 Newsbeat by UK Hospitality show a quarter have closed in the past six years.
Its records show there were 1,694 in 2015 and 1,203 in February this year.
The government says it has done everything it can to support the industry.
In 2015 half had closed in the previous decade and experts warn many have been left in a limbo by delays to ending lockdown. Many have closed but have been in a hibernation state, says Kate Nicholls from the trade body.
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