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Greg Mulholland-Working Hard For Leeds North WestIPPR REPORT SHOWS WE MUST PROTECT OUR PUBS - MULHOLLAND
March 31, 2009 5:40 PM
Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West, today welcomed the IPPR report on the importance of community pubs. The report found that pubs inject an average £80,000 into their local economy each year adding more value than beer sold through shops and supermarkets because of the jobs they generate. Pubs are also proven to provide a controlled environment for socially responsible drinking. It also found that pub closures have a serious impact on community life because of the role that pubs play in strengthening local social networks and contributing to local life.
It concluded that urgent action is needed to prevent community pubs from disappearing altogether.
Greg said;
"I am very pleased that this report has backed-up what I have been saying for a long time; the community pub is disappearing
The pub plays an essential role in communities acting as a focal point which brings people together
We need to take serious action to protect our local pubs from vanishing altogether".
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