"No pubs have closed" Ebbie, Around 26 pubs in the UK are being closed down each month, that research was carried out by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

It says many such pubs are turned into homes or demolished, and CAMRA has now launched the Community Pubs Foundation in an attempt to protect others.

CAMRA said that in 2000 about 10 pubs a month were being closed, but the situation had since worsened thanks to the smoking ban.

It said that on top of the pub closures, 438 pubs across England, Wales and Scotland remain closed and are facing an uncertain future.