RYTON (England), Feb 16 — In the heart of picturesque old Ryton village in northeast England, pub regulars banded together to save their favourite watering hole, in a cut-throat sector where competition is fierce. Ye Olde Cross has a history dating back to the 1800s, when Ryton grew into a small...
Landlady Abigail Bennett works behind the bar in the community-owned Ye Olde Cross pub in Ryton village, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in north east England on February 5, 2020. — AFP pic
Members of the Yarn Group Liz Smith and Jackie Candlish knit in the bar area of the community-owned Ye Olde Cross pub in Ryton village, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in north east England on February 5, 2020. — AFP pic “Last year, we were seeing a pub closing every 12 hours,” said Nik Antona, chairman of pressure group Campaign for Real Ale , which seeks to promote real ale and safeguard pubs as part of Britain’s cultural and social heritage.
The sector also showed the highest levels of turnover since the end of the financial crisis, it added. Most pubs in Britain are managed by pub companies or individual breweries, with premises leased out to landlords.
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