Death of the pub as they close at rate of two a day

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The pub trade is in bad shape and with the rate of closure now at two a day then it doesn't look like getting better any sooner.

A deserted and boarded-up former watering hole, meeting spot, gossip pit or just a place to escape for a few hours is a depressing and familiar site right across the country.

But no-one seems that interested in doing much about it.