More than 30 rural communities are set to benefit from new or expanded village services from libraries and shops to post offices, all delivered by their local pub. The Government has been funding Pub is the Hub since 2012 and this new funding is expected to deliver 36 projects. This will ensure that Britain’s pubs, many of which are heritage assets in their own right, are not allowed to fall into disrepair but continue as centres of the community with a new and expanded role.