A TOWN is losing all its pubs and local authorities are powerless to stop the rot, it has been claimed.
According to statistics from the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), Deptford has lost 70 per cent of its pubs in the last decade.
The latest to go is the John Evelyn on Evelyn Street which has been sold off by owner Admiral Taverns to the firm behind Paddy Power bookmakers.
Its closure leaves 10 pubs left in the area - one for every bookmaker if Paddy Power is given the go ahead.
It is a sad end for the Deptford pub, renowned as the place where playwright Christopher Marlowe met his death in 1593 following an argument over a drinks bill. http://www.paramountinvestments.co.uk/Property-for-sale-Poplar-London-E14-3
12 Oct 2010
DEPTFORD: Pubs being wiped out by bookies and flats (From News Shopper)
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