Corrie star to head Save Great British Pub campaign
Coronation Street bar maid Kym Marsh is to lead a campaign to Save the Great British Pub.
Marsh, who was also part of pop band Hear'say, will be the figurehead of a new campaign to be launched by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) on 27 November at Westminster.
The BBPA says that 36 pubs are closing each week and 44,000 jobs have been lost between 2000-2005.
Beer sales have also plummeted to their lowest level since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
"Pubs play a vital role in the social life of communities up and down the country — and are an essential part of promoting a more responsible drinking culture," a spokesman said. "It is time to stand up for a Great British tradition and save the pub."
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