Pub beer prices are not fair

Letter: I totally agree with R Richards, of Wellington, (Starmail, July 21) about the price of drinks in most pubs.

Three pounds for a pint of cider, when you can buy three litres (5.3pints) from the supermarket for £3; £2.80 for a pint of beer is ridiculously overpriced when a pint at Wetherspoons is £1.29.

I am not blaming the publicans as I know their hands are tied by the breweries, but no wonder so many pubs are closed and boarded up.

I would not pay these prices if I won the lottery as I feel I would be betraying the millions of other pensioners whose only pleasure is a stroll down to the local for a chat and a few pints.

T R Smith

Market Drayton