Oggie the only shite you are peddaling is the old tale about Wetherspoons buying near to sell buy date beer that's pure bollocks. Wetherspoons keep their prices low because their staff ratio is low and they only pay £40 for a nine gallon barrell, if you've ever organised a bar you'll know that £60 is near the mark and thats if you can get a discount and this is from someone who dislikes Wetherspoons as a chain. The Deuchers at £2.80 will be from an Enterprise or Punch Taverns leased house and they have to buy their beer from their landlord at sky high prices. However Whitby always has been expensive for beer and I estimate it's about a third higher than Sheffield for retail prices and the reson is... as stated earlier we tourists help them get through the winter.