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<title>Posted by Kate-Solomon, Scottish Borders</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The pub had been running as a viable business for four hundred years until Mr Doonan bought it. He deliberately ran the business into the ground and then put in a planning application to change the inn into flats. It was a case of making a quick buck, despite the effect on an isolated rural community. The council and the government should be congratulated for their part in saving the business. 

I think it unlikely the pub will turn into a ruin.  The community have put together a right-to-buy bid and are trying to raise funds to buy the pub back. I understand that some other parties have shown interest in buying the pub, but any offers have so far been rejected by Mr Doonan.

Here's hoping that everyone can walk out of this happy. The Crook Inn is a wonderful venue, and I've enjoyed some great times there over the years. ]]></description>
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<title>Posted by bill-alba, fife</title>
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<description><![CDATA[#2 If I remember correctly there were offers to buy the pub and keep it as a pub but the owner wanted to maximise him profit by converting it to flats..]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:24:12 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Posted by Jacqueline Hyde , On the shelf</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Presumably the council doesn't want to lose its rates income and all the exhorbitant fees it grabs for all the various licences that a pub requires these days.

Will the "locals" who are greeting the decision with delight start patronising the pub?  I doubt it.  The government, aided and abetted by the councils, has been hammering nails into the wet trade coffin for years and we are seeing the consequences all over the country.  

If it isn't viable as a pub and isn't allowed to be converted to residential accommodation, I suspect Selovae's prediction is pretty accurate.
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:08:26 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Posted by Selgovae</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The inn will now be converted into a historic ruin at no cost to the taxpayer.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:43:55 GMT</pubDate>
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