Ray Goodwin landlord at The Bells, in Staines says that operating under Tier 2 is going to be difficult – they’re likely to be operating at a greater loss as a result, as they can only operate at 45% capacity. "This Christmas period, I should have been raking in money. It could cost me five to six thousand pounds over the next few months to operate. I accept that we have to have some kind of guidelines, but we've had such a terrible year."

For landlords like Ray, Tier 2 comes as just the latest blow for an industry that has never felt so under threat. See Get Surrey - Surrey Publicans for full article. Let's support our local pubs!