{"id":35504,"date":"2018-11-30T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T15:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=35504"},"modified":"2018-11-30T15:55:57","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T15:55:57","slug":"how-are-the-pubs-in-canton-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/how-are-the-pubs-in-canton-doing","title":{"rendered":"Why Are The Pubs In Canton Shutting Down?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A quarter of the pubs in the UK have shut down in the last 10 years according to Office of National Statistics&#8217;s most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/businessindustryandtrade\/business\/activitysizeandlocation\/articles\/economiesofalesmallpubscloseaschainsfocusonbigbars\/2018-11-26\">report<\/a>. What&#8217;s happening in Canton?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35757\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35757\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs.jpg\" alt=\"The pub culture is slowly dying out with time.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35757\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs.jpg\" alt=\"The pub culture is slowly dying out with time.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Canton_Empty-pubs-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> The pub culture is slowly dying out with time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Forty pubs in Cardiff have shut down in the last 10 years. Seven of these were in Canton. Namely, The Corporation, The Duke of Clarence, The Insole, The Foresters, Ty Pwll Coch, The Maltings and The Royal Exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Coombs from The Canton, one of the oldest pubs in the area, gives more insight into the issue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;Canton has changed over the last 6-7 years, maybe because the youngsters are not\u00a0drinkin\u2019\u00a0any more&#8230;When I was young, the first thing you did, after a day&#8217;s work, was go to a pub.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35850\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35850\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Coombs has been running The Canton for over 25 years \" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35850\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Coombs has been running The Canton for over 25 years \" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Paul-Coombs_The-Canton-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> Paul Coombs has been running The Canton for over 25 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Paul has been doing this job for 25 years and has seen the changing attitudes towards alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW201831117\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201831117\">They have all shut down because of the same reason,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201831117\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201831117\">it&#8217;s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW201831117\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201831117\">\u00a0very competitive. Business is business&#8230;<\/span><\/span>The rise of the s<span class=\"TextRun SCXW39991586\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39991586\">upermarkets and the smoking ban\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW39991586\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39991586\">are<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW39991586\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW39991586\">\u00a0to blame for sure,&#8221; says Paul. He believes that\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun SCXW73595081\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73595081\">the smoking ban hasn&#8217;t helped\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73595081\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73595081\">out,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73595081\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73595081\">\u00a0as even the non-smokers don\u2019t go out a lot now because\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73595081\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73595081\">their<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW73595081\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW73595081\">\u00a0friends smoke.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74307512\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74307512\">\u2018Even if it was a pound a pint here, I don\u2019t think I can attract people anymore, apart from people you don\u2019t want anyways&#8230;<span class=\"TextRun SCXW59030956\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59030956\">people now are used to drinking at home.<\/span><\/span>\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Cowbridge Road in Canton was famous for its pub crawl called &#8216;The Canton Mile&#8217;. People would often go out to enjoy a few\u00a0pints\u00a0in the pubs in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The situation is deteriorating since 2008, and the future looks bleak.<\/p>\n<h3>A Map of Canton&#8217;s closed pubs<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35729\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-35729\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-1024x476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-1536x714.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-500x232.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-35729\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-1024x476.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-1024x476.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-1536x714.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map-500x232.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/Canton-Closed-Pub-Map.jpg 1918w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> A map of pubs shut down in Canton area since 2008. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/pubs-closed-cardiff-2003-11053077\">Source: WalesOnline<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>What do they look like now?<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35964\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35964\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton.jpg\" alt=\"The Corporation shut down earlier this year.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35964\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton.jpg\" alt=\"The Corporation shut down earlier this year.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Corporation_canton-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> The Corporation shut down earlier this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35974\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35974\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"The Duke of Clarence on Clive Road which shut down in 2015 has been demolished.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35974\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"The Duke of Clarence on Clive Road which shut down in 2015 has been demolished.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Duke-of-Clarence_canton-cardiff-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> The Duke of Clarence on Clive Road which shut down in 2015 has been demolished.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36008\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36008\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"The Foresters, another favourite on Cowbridge road was closed in 2013.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36008\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"The Foresters, another favourite on Cowbridge road was closed in 2013.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Foresters_-canton-Cardiff-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> The Foresters, another favourite on Cowbridge road was closed in 2013.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36030\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36030\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"The Insole, off Harvey Street, which was closed in 2014 is a not so successful support centre.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36030\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"The Insole, off Harvey Street, which was closed in 2014 is a not so successful support centre.\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Insole_canton-cardiff-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> The Insole, off Harvey Street, which was closed in 2014, has been running as a not so successful support solution office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36042\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36042\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"The Royal Exchange was shut in 2009. It changed to Robin's Bar\/KC's Bar\/Sultan Grill House and is now called Dubai Nights\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36042\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff.jpg\" alt=\"The Royal Exchange was shut in 2009. It changed to Robin's Bar\/KC's Bar\/Sultan Grill House and is now called Dubai Nights\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/11\/The-Royal-Exchange_canton-cardiff-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> The Royal Exchange was shut in 2009. 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