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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...
Hooky doubles up
Hook Norton is set to launch its first seasonal cask ale of the year this week â Double Stout created from the breweryâs original 1898 recipe A blend...
Brewers warn of survival crisis as closures hit three per week
Figures just released by the SIBA UK Brewery Tracker show closure rates increased dramatically during 2025 compared to previous years, with a 37 per c...
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