PRESS RELEASE: Communities left stranded as Government turns its back on Pub saving programme

A race against time has begun to help communities wanting to save their local pub after the Government turned its back on offering support to the 39 communities facing pub closures every week. It was announced today that an emergency Co-operative Pub Summit is being called by the Plunkett Foundation as a response to news that a co-operative pubs support programme has been cancelled.The Community-Owned Pubs Support Programme was announced by the Department for Communities and Local Government in March as part of a 12 point plan for helping pubs.  Despite no formal launch, 82 communities sought the help of...