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Landlord recruiting regulars

A pub landlord down to his last two customers has put up signs outside his pub begging for more. Tim Gibson, 43, failed to attract drinkers with meal deals and flyers stuffed in letterboxes, reports The Sun.

So he stuck blackboards on the pavement outside the Royal Oak in Blean, Kent, pleading for business. One reads: “Wanted. Customers. No experience needed as full training will be given. Please apply within.”

He put up another aimed at wives which says: “Free husband creche. Is he getting under your feet? Leave him here while you shop - just pay for his drinks.”

Tim said: “The blackboards were the last resort - it’s a funny message but the sentiment is deadly serious. If we don’t get new people in we’ll close. We’ve got a small group of regulars - well, two at the moment - but it’s not enough. I’ve been in the pub trade for years and never known it to be like this.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .