1. Village Pubs

2. There are still 60000 pubs in the UK at this time there is still 50 pubs closing every week.
The ban on smoking in public areas has increased the decline on the people going to the pub.
A 7.3% reduction on sales 5 months after the smoking ban.
58% of smokers visiting the pub less regularly.

3. Taxes on pints.

4. There are still pubs opening but a lot of them are transfers to new owners, there has been mostly closures.

5. On Trade
Off Trade
Total Trade
2000
3.9
2,297
96.8
4.5
2,650
87.6
8.4
4,946
91.6
2001
2,305
97.2
4.8
2,837
93.8
8.7
5,143
95.3
2002
4.0
2,373
100.0
5.1
3,025
9.1
5,398
2003
2,323
97.9
5.3
3,156
104.3
9.2
5,479
101.5
2004
3.7
2,214
93.3
5.8
3,471
114.7
9.5
5,685
105.3
2005
3.5
2,108
88.9
3,494
115.5
9.4
5,662
104.9
2006
3.4
2,060
86.8
5.7
3,453
114.1
9.0
5,453
101.0
2007
3.2
1,951
82.2
6.0
3,659
120.9
5,610
103.9
2008
3.0
1,841
77.6
3,683
121.7
8.9
5,463
101.2
2009
2.9
1,792
75.5
5.5
3,399
112.3
5,191
96.2

6. The amount of people going to the pub has declined.
The amount of alcohol being bought from the supermarkets has risen.
Overall the sales has stayed roughly the same.

7. A long term decline: almost 2,000 pub closures in 2008 [figure from British Beer and Pub Association]

8. Pub closures now running at 39 a week (2009)
Closure rate down on 52 pubs a week closing in first half 2009
Closure rate down 25 per cent on first half 2009
Total of 2,365 pubs closed in 2009
24,000 jobs lost in sector in 2009
2012- community pubs closing 6 a month

9. Does it matter that pubs may be on the way out?
Yes...
* Pubs are a great historical and social tradition, part of the fabric that holds the country together
* They are vital for keeping alive some of the UK's great rural buildings and one of its culinary specialities – real ale
* Publicans are showing that they can adapt to modern times by introducing air conditioning, subtler lighting, wine and better food
No...
* Pubs are dingy, old-fashioned places that have failed to cater for more sophisticated drinkers
* They can encourage young men towards excess consumption of alcohol with consequent social problems
* Too many pubs remain rooted in a male-dominated culture that is unsympathetic to women and children

10. Decline in profits
Brewers are competing for a declining profit pool. For the four largest UK brewers (accounting for nearly 80 per cent of beer volumes) over three years to 2008, operating profit on a total turnover of £5.3 billion fell to less than 1 per cent, or the equivalent of 0.7p a pint. The average return on invested capital for the industry has been estimated at 3.5 per cent, discouraging major investment and innovation in the sector.

11. Decline in share price
Share prices for the nine leading pub operating companies fell, in the year ending September 2008, from 28.8 per cent for the least affected to 94.1 per cent for the worst affected. In the first three quarters of 2008, 13 pub operators, operating a total of 960 pubs, went into administration.

12. By Tom And Harry
The smoking ban has effected the decline of pubs, people don't want to stand outside and smoke.
They have been ordering online instead so they can drink at home and smoke without having to go outside.
As the prices have gone up in pubs people have seeked alternatives and are buying more alcohol from off-licenses online.

13. Pubs have tried to slow the decrease in people visiting by adding Wi-Fi to there pubs to attract more business.
They could convert an area for a few PCs to get more people in.

14. Pubs could advertise themselves online.
They could offer advertise there food online and the people order and come in and eat.

16. If their competitors in the industry (mainly off-license businesses) continue to beat and offend pubs, the likely hood of the pubs survival will be to great and the pubs won’t be able to continue.
If the pubs close the locals will a have to refer to other places to get alcohol, such as online or local shops.