New PM Must Support Beer and Pubs
Amidst the race to become the new Prime Minister, the BBPA has issued all candidates in the Conservative leadership race with a mini-manifesto setting out…
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Alcohol Off-Sales Now Extended to September 2023, Helping Hundreds of Struggling Businesses
Lobbying by UKHospitality and sector bodies has helped persuade the Government to extend to September 2023 the alcohol off-sales easement introduced during the pandemic –…
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Greene King Offering Free Pints During Women’s Euro’s
Pub company Greene King is offering Free pints to people watching the current women’s Euro tournament who share the same name as an England team…
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Guild of Beer Writers Annual Competition Opens for Entries
NEW AWARDS LAUNCHED WITH 17,500 PRIZE FUND Journalists, writers, bloggers, broadcasters and photographers who communicate about beer or pubs are invited to enter the Guild…
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Premium Beer Brands Becoming More Prominent on UK Pub and Bar Drinks Menus
According to data from Lumina Intelligence’s Menu Tracker, presented at the MCA Pub Conference, premium beer brands are becoming more prominent on operator menus across…
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Strikes Send Drinks Sales off the Rails
National rail strikes hit out-of-home drinks sales last week, with city-centre and after-work occasions badly hit as consumers stayed at home. The latest Drinks Recovery…
Read more...Drinks Sales Lag Pre-COVID Levels Again
On Premise drinks sales were fractionally behind the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019 for the second time in a row last week, the latest Drinks Recovery…
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Scottish Pub Chain MacMerry 300 Goes into Administration
Scottish pub company MacMerry 300, which was was established in 2010, and owns bars across Dundee and Glasgow has gone into administration, with Blair Nimmo…
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80,000 “Ale Trailers” Set to Make Great British Beer Festival is “Unmissable”
Cask Marque is urging it’s 80,000 ‘ale-trailers’ to make the Great British Beer Festival an “unmissable” stop in their beer exploration travels this summer. The…
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Beer is BACK! But Pubs Still Need Support to Keep Pouring
Almost 450m more pints were sold in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2021 thanks to the ending of all COVID restrictions in pubs,…
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Take Part in Nationwide #CheerstoBeer this Wednesday
CAMRA is taking part in Beer Day Britain as part of its Summer of Pub campaign This Wednesday (15 June), thousands of CAMRA members up…
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Admiral Taverns Commit to be #OpenToAll
Admiral Taverns has today signed a sector-wide diversity and inclusion charter for the brewing and pub industry to commit to being #OpenToAll. Developed by the…
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Admiral Taverns Invests Over £300,000 into Lancashire Town
Admiral Taverns has invested over £300,000 into two local community pubs in Accrington, Lancashire. The Arden Inn, run by popular licensee Mark Jackson, has received…
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‘Brew For Ukraine’ Beer Begins Pouring in Parliament
A British-brewed beer created in support of Ukrainian refugees is being served in Parliament this week – giving MPs and Ministers the opportunity to help…
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From Constabulary to Hospitality: New Northallerton Inn opens
A former North Yorkshire police station has been transformed into a pub with 30 bedrooms following a multi-million-pound redevelopment. The Inn Collection Group has spent…
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