A village’s last-remaining pub is set to close and could be turned into a house, with its landlords blaming a lack of support from locals. Paula Gilbert and Steve McHugh – who took over The Chequers Inn, near Canterbury, two years ago – say they “feel like failures” after “trying everything” to prevent the business from nose-diving. A fresh planning application to turn the 19th-century Petham tavern into a residential property claims it has provided landlords with an average hourly salary equivalent to less than £3. Blaming the impending closure on diminishing support, Ms Gilbert told KentOnli…