Pubs cry into beer no one is drinking

business.timesonline.co.uk — Pubs are serving fewer drinks than ever. Publicans say that they are pulling 1.4 million pints a day - 1.6 million fewer than at the height of the market in 1979. The decline has been blamed on closures after the smoking ban, rising costs and competition from supermarkets. Jul 28, 2008 View in Crawl 4