CMBC To “Retire” Burton-On-Trent Brewery Union Sets
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has announced that it is to retire the four remaining union sets at Marston’s Burton-on-Trent brewery. The company says the…
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Fears 650 Stonegate Pubs at Risk Over ‘Refinance’ £2.6bn Debt Union Warns
More than 650 Stonegate pubs across the South East, Dorset and Wiltshire could be at risk as private equity parent company TDR capital seeks to…
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BII Calls For Vital Investment in Pubs at the Heart of Every Community
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has today written to the Chancellor calling for vital investment in pubs at the budget on the 6th of…
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Purity Brewing and Purecraft Bar Acquired by Breal Capital
The joint administrators to Purity Brewing Company Ltd and Pure Craft Bars Ltd (“Purity, Purecraft, the Companies”) have announced the sale of the businesses to…
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CAMRA Recognises Outstanding Achievements in Clubs
A community which raised more than £350,000 to save the Rising Sun in Woodcroft, Chepstow has been recognised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA),…
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The Top Five Events That Saw the Most Pints Pulled This Year
2023 was full of unforgettable sporting moments, record-high sunny days, every world cup you can think of plus a coronation! These events saw hundreds of…
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Ringwood Brewery To Close
Photo Credit: © Clive Perrin and licenced for reuse under cc-by-sa 2.0 Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company has announced it plans to close the Ringwood Brewery…
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Tough Trading Conditions and Rising Costs See Brewery Numbers Slip Back
Tough trading conditions and rising costs means that overall brewery numbers in the UK have slipped back slightly in the third quarter of 2023, according…
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Royal Crown Reopens After A “Refurbishment Fit For A King”
Britain’s oldest brewer Shepherd Neame has reopened historic Rochester pub, The Crown, after a stunning £1.2 million transformation – and reinstated its former name The…
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Expand ‘Alcohol-Free’ Labelling To Help Support Small Independent Breweries
Allowing beer of less than 0.5% ABV to be labelled as ‘alcohol-free’ would bring it in line with the EU and America, address the barriers…
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Greene King Smashes Targets for its We Love Macmillan Nurses Campaign
Greene King has surpassed its fundraising target for its ‘We LOVE Macmillan Nurses’ campaign, raising over an incredible £900,000. The vital funds raised could pay…
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Pubs and Restaurants to Save on Average £11,728 to £16,507 In Business Rates
The freezing of the small business rates multiplier for another year coupled with the extension of the 75% discount for occupied retail, leisure and hospitality…
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Autumn Statement – Chancellor Has One Last Chance to Come Good on Election Promise
The Chancellor must freeze the business rates multiplier for all sizes of businesses when he gives his Autumn Statement this week, or the High Street…
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Shepherd Neame Supports Project To Restore Oyster Yawl, The Gamecock
A painstaking project to restore an historic oyster yawl, The Gamecock, at its original home on the Kent coast is now more than a third…
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Government Agenda Lacks Action for Pubs and Brewers in Kings Speech
Sector leaders have expressed disappointment after the government failed to address the pressing issues the hospitality and licensed on-trade sector. This year’s King’s Speech, delivered…
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