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20/04/2012 by admin.
Pubs have seen a decline in their sales of alcohol in recent years and many have put it down to cheap alcohol prices in supermarkets. Pubs have been forced to diversify, now making most income from foods sales as they have been unable to compete with the low prices of the supermarkets.
As a child I remember my father loading the boot of the car with cheap french bottled lagers on our annual camping holiday to France, as bottled beers were so much cheaper to buy in French hypermarkets. The british supermarket prices are now so low on lager, beer & spirits that this has become a thing of the past.
A recent study by Alcohol Concern Cymru found that 77% of pub landlords questioned in the study support the minimum prices on alcohol & that many of those questioned blamed the low prices of alcohol in supermarkets for the reduced sales of alcohol in pubs.
Many pubs in both cities, towns and villages are under threat and many stand empty. In rural communities particularly the village pub can be a very valuable asset & a focus for the community.
Read more about the Alcohol Concern Cymru Study here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17780444
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31/10/2011 by admin.
With the increasing scurge of teenage binge drinking an MP who is also a doctor has recently called for an increase in minimum alcohol prices in an attempt to reduce the harm caused by alcohol in this vulnerable age group.
Another study has come out this week showing that some children as young as 12 years of age are already regular drinkers http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15511018
In the area where I live the drink of choice for teenagers seems to be cheap vodka & cheap wine which are both readily and easily available in most supermarkets.
When alcohol was only available through off licenses and public houses was teenage drinking less of a problem ?
Maybe alcohol is now too readily available to us all. It is so easy to pop a couple of bottles in your trolley when you are doing your grocery shop.
Maybe the teenagers are taking the alcohol from their parents without their knowledge.
Evidence suggest that increasing the prices of alcohol may help to reduce consumption but should we be going further and making alcohol less easily available to teenagers ?
Do we encourage responsible drinking in our youngsters or should we operate a zero tolerance ?
. Maybe we need to bring back the locked drinks cabinet & the off license! Let us know your thoughts in comments
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