Trade chief claims 100 pubs will close in next six months
Jump to full article: The Publican, 2008-05-26
Author: James Wilmore
Intro: A Welsh pub trade chief has claimed around 100 pubs in the valleys could shut in the next six months - mainly due to the smoking ban.
John Price, secretary of the Licensed Victuallers Association in Wales, told thepublican.com: "I'll give us six months and you won't see many pubs left in the valleys at all."
He said many older people were not prepared to go outside for a cigarette, since the ban was introduced in April 2007.
"It's the weather. Old people will not go outside if it's raining," he added.
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