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New research has revealed the social value of pubs to their communities through providing local services. The Social Value of Pubs and Publicans providing Services in their Communities ​report measured the social impact of pub services. Social value looks at the broad impact an organising is achieving with its work and takes into account the wider social, economic and environmental wellbeing benefits a service or project can bring to the area. The research, which was conducted by Cornwall Rural Community Charity, found for every £1 spent on a project through Pub...

As England’s pubs yesterday opened their doors for the first time in months, landlady Vanda Pera hoped that it marked the end of COVID-19 lockdowns that put her village pub under strain and drove hundreds more like it out of business. Pera, who runs The Crown Inn in Capel, southern England, has held online quiz nights, delivered meals to residents and even given away unsold beer over the past year. Now, she is eager to get back behind the bar. “I’ve got so many events booked and lined up to ... let everybody know that we’ve survived and say: ‘Let’s just carry