Spud when we had the small hotel in the early 80s people started going on the cheap holidays to Spain.We could not better the price so decided to sell up ( At the time hotels here were converting to DSS).We managed to sell,but a week before we left our council said we had to start to pay Business Rates for the year.This amounted to £3,600 a year.I was so glad we got out early.Dread to think what these big stores have to pay now with Business Rate,Rent !Electric Water & Wages.No wonder they are closing