Wetherspoon's operates using a very simple philosophy of 'high turnover, low margin'. The pubs are a success because daytime trade is so successful - sell cheap beer and all the local pissheads and dolescum will gladly part with their cash in exchange for a foaming mug of ale in (usually) pleasant surroundings. Bedlington needs a kick up the !*!@# , and I hope JDW are the people who do it.