Labour forces government climb-down to save community pubs

Pressure from the Labour Party has forced the Tory-led government to perform a climb-down and introduce legislation to help protect struggling pubs in places like Hyndburn.

The number of pubs closing per week has recently risen from 12 to 18 and more than 200 pubs have been converted to supermarket convenience stores over the past two years alone.

Many factors have an influence, but the