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Fewer and fewer people are drinking these days. 

That's not just an observation; the numbers prove it. According to 2021 research by Statista, some 35 per cent of men and 42 per cent of women in the 16 - 24 age group said they don't drink. The figures dip in the middle-age categories before rising again amongst those aged 75 and over.

For a nation that sees their local as an extension of their living room, it feels surprising. Yet indicates that we still love going to the pub - almost 9 in 10 adults visit pubs; everyone, basically - so it's not so much the venue