Pubs and what they mean to you

I heard an interview with Wrexham landlord Alan Hayes on BBC Radio Wales this morning telling listeners why it's hard for local pubs to survive.

[You can listen again via the audio clip on this page]

Alan, who's chairman of Wrexham Licensed Victuallers Association and landlord of the Buck Inn at Bangor on Dee, was responding to the story about health concerns as alcohol is being sold cheaply by clubs vying for customers in a price war with supermarkets.

What with scenes like the one [top] from Wrexham photographer Karen Oliver becoming commonplace in our communities and realising Wrexham's strong and historic connections with the brewing industry, I thought it timely to pull together some archive material and here it is, When Wrexham was a 'lager town'.

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