The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group has named Jodie Kidd, the licensee of the Half Moon in Kirdford, Sussex as its “Beer Drinker of the Year” for 2019.  Jodie stared as a model when she was 15 and developed an amazingly ...

71 breweries are in the running for the prestigious Champion Beer of Britain Award, taking place on the opening day of the Great British Beer Festival (6 August). Ranging from Swannay Brewery’s farmhouse brews hailing from the windswept tip of ...

New pub management company Blackrose has today launched The Anchor Bexley, the first pub in its portfolio to have undergone a major refurbishment to give it a new look and feel that reflects the Blackrose vision and brand. The refurbishment ...

Entries now open to find the best in Training and People Development in the licensed trade  The BII have  announced that the National Innovation in Training Awards competition for 2019 is now live, with finalists once again hosted at the ...

A “pattern of poor weather” has had an “inevitable effect” on the performance of Young’s pub company. In a trading update for the 13 weeks to 2 July 2019 the company said like-for-like sales were 2.1% for the period compared ...

As part of an industry coalition, the British Beer & Pub Association has called on the two Conservative leadership contenders to back beers and pubs. In letters written to both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, which have been signed by ...

CAMRA has announced that its flagship festival, the Great British Beer Festival, will be supporting Britain’s largest lesbian, gay, bi and trans equality charity, Stonewall, to mark both the charity’s 30th birthday and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots ...

A brewing Modern Apprenticeship, offering training in the art of beer production, has been announced, with backing from industry leadership and employers. Commissioned by Skills Development Scotland, the programme was developed by the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink, ...

CAMRA calls on pubs to screen the Women’s World Cup as part of its Summer of Pub campaign CAMRA is calling on pubs to support England and Scotland in the FIFA Women’s World Cup by screening the games to get ...

A forum in London this week brought together a large number of senior leaders from across the hospitality, hotel and catering industry for a thought-provoking debate on the future of talent development.  Hosted by industry thought-leader, EP Business in Hospitality, in ...