Hard Labour of a Life Behind Bars ; the Rewards Are Great, but There Is More to Running a Pub Than Having a Chat

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Former Army chef Chris Wittwer was dropped in the deep end when he became a pub landlord he had to cope with more than 100 customers on the first night. 'It was mad, but we got through it,' says Chris, who took over the Royal Oak in Exminster, Devon, last year and who is just one of thousands who each year decide to run one of Britain's 59,000 pubs.

But there is more to the job than leaning against the bar chatting to the locals. Melanie Taylor of the British Institute of Innkeeping says: 'It is hard work, mentally and physically, and you will have to work long hours.

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Hard Labour of a Life Behind Bars ; the Rewards Are Great, but There Is More to Running a Pub Than Having a Chat

However, the rewards can be fantastic.' Chris, 31, who was working in the pub the day after his wedding t...

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