UK Drinks Industry Unites in Call on Chancellor Not to Raise Excise Duty
With two weeks to go until the Autumn Budget, and on the day of a collective meeting with the Exchequer Secretary, the seven trade bodies…
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Oxfordshire Operator Builds A Three-Pub Estate In A Year
Oxfordshire operator, Stephen Williams has taken on a Star Pubs’1 lease for The Fox Inn, Boars Hill. This latest move brings his portfolio to three…
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Modest Growth For Drinks Sales In First Half Of October
On Premise operators and suppliers overcame windy weather to generate decent growth in drinks sales in the first full fortnight of October. CGA by NIQ’s…
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Nine Out of Ten MPs Favourable Towards the Hospitality Sector Research Reveals
A survey of MPs has found that they are overwhelmingly favourable towards the hospitality sector, piling pressure on the Chancellor ahead of the Budget, the…
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Dion Dublin at Bar Home in Lichfield
Aston Villa legend Dion Dublin visited the new Bar Home in Lichfield on Sunday as part of Guinness’s Matchday Roadshow to try his hand at…
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UK Brewing and Pub Sector Faces £1bn Cost Crisis, BrewDog CEO Warns
Britain’s brewing and pub sector is grappling with over £1 billion in additional operational costs accumulated over the past year, according to BrewDog chief executive…
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Twisted Tree and Gloucester Brewery Scoop Top Awards at Indie Beer Awards Midlands & West
The two top awards in cask and keg at the Indie Beer Awards Midlands & West have been scooped by Twisted Tree Brewery in Oxfordshire…
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St. Helen’s Community Pub to Reopen Following Phenomenal £125,000 Refurbishment
Popular community pub, The Boilermaker’s Arms on Houghton Road in St. Helens, is reopening tomorrow, Friday 10th October, at 6pm following a significant combined investment…
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LAD Sales Steady But Spirits And Wine Drop In Slow September
On Premise drinks sales dipped year-on-year for two weeks in a row after the weather turned autumnal in mid-September, CGA by NIQ’s Daily Drinks Tracker…
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Bank Top And Big Trip Take Home Top Awards At The Indie Beer Awards 2025
The two top awards in cask and keg at the Indie Beer Awards North West have been awarded to Bank Top Brewery in Bolton and…
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Major Revamp to Relaunch Yorkshire Pub Operator’s Third Site with Star
Yorkshire community pub operators Simon Woodcock and Richard Hepplestone are expanding their estate to 10 sites by taking the lease on The Upton Arms in…
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CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide Is A ‘Testament To The Resilience Of Publicans’ Amid Sky-High Tax Burden
CAMRA has published the 2026 Good Beer Guide along with a clear message to the Chancellor: it’s a make-or-break moment for the future of independent…
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Laine Pub Company Announces Strategic Brewing Partnership to Expand Reach
Brighton-based Laine Pub Company has announced a strategic review of its future brewing operations at its Redchurch Brewery in Harlow, as it moves away from…
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Cask Ale Week Celebrates Traditional British Brewing with Major Trade Participation
Approximately 10,000 pubs and breweries across Britain are participating in this year’s Cask Ale Week, which continues until 28 September, offering licensees significant opportunities to…
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Wigan Community Pub Set To Reopen Following Transformational £220,000 Refurbishment
The Running Horses, a family friendly community pub on St James Road in Wigan, is reopening on Friday 19th September following an incredible combined investment…
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