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Article: 'Use your village local or risk losing it forever'

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South Wales Evening Post
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May 9, 2009
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There's always going to be more than one reason why a pub closes - the economy, family difficulties, and cultural and social changes all play a part.

Village pubs can no longer get away with just offering a humble pint and a packet of pork scratchings. The modern villager wants more - particularly if they are an out-of-towner with a second home in the countryside.

So, has this led to the demise of the village pub?

The downward spiral possibly dates back 25 years to the miners' strike and subsequent pit closures which changed many Welsh villages forever.

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