Women offer pubs hope

WOMEN could be the unlikely saviours of pubs as new research showed a growing number were visiting their local. A study of 2,000 women showed that a third went to a pub at least once a fortnight.

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Apr 2010, 11:43 BST

Updated 16th Apr 2010, 11:56 BST

The BitterSweet Partnership said it showed that more women would go to pubs if they served better food, had entertainment and less televised sport.