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CAMRA wants 'pasty' protection for Cornish beer
Beer drinkers and pub campaigners in Cornwall are calling for pasty-style protection for local beers to prevent them being marketed as Cornish when br...
Molson Coors axes Sharpâs brewery
Multinational beer giant Molson Coors Beverage Company has announced it is to close Sharpâs brewery in Rock by the end of 2026 with around 50 redundan...
Plans for Jennings site revealed
Big plans for the redevelopment of a Cockermouth landmark could see the former Jennings brewery site transformed into an arts and retail space complet...
Georgeâs Pour pour
Hook Nortonâs new seasonal cask beer, Paddockâs Pour, is being launched with a tasting at the George at Brailes in Oxfordshire. The brewery said the n...
Don't miss steel and synth city celebration
Sheffield Beer Week is back for 2026 (6-15 March) with a week-long celebration embracing the cityâs brewers, musicians and International Womenâs Day....
Punch snaps up Macâs pubs
Punch has completed the purchase of 30 pubs from brewer-and-pub operator McMullen. Punch, which operates 1,300 pubs, said the new sites âboast strong...
Sup a cuppa during brewerâs Feb-BREW-ary
A Manchester pub chain is tackling loneliness head-on with the launch of its month-long Feb-BREW-ary campaign offering free tea and coffee at its venu...
âThree livesâ at the Bull celebrated
A Berkshire licensee from Wargrave has become Brakspearâs longest-serving landlady after 46 years at the helm. Jayne Worrall, who runs the Bull Hotel...
Top supermarket backs Indie Beer campaign
Supermarket chain Waitrose has thrown its weight behind the campaign to promote beer from independent breweries with a new Indie Beer section online a...
Can rescued breweries survive?
A major consolidation in the brewing industry has seen such key players as Black Sheep and Purity saved from administration and possible closure. The...
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