Ensuring your local remains local

Alistair Burt, MP for North East Bedfordshire, has spoken in support of the newly launched review of restrictive legal clauses that prevent community pubs reopening as public houses following a sale.

Between 2004 and 2009 more than 550 pubs are believed to have been permanently lost following sales with restrictive clauses.

Mr Burt said: “Pubs are hubs of community life, as important to the local social scene as they are to the local economy here in North East Bedfordshire. But time is being called at too many of our locals depriving people of treasured places to get together in the community.

“We are putting the people back in charge, giving them the power to step in and save their much loved community assets.

“By reviewing this restrictive red tape we will enable people to use their collective powers to ensure that their locals remain local and continue to thrive at the heart of every community.”