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Brewery demolition starts
Demolition of the Cannon brewery in Neepsend, Sheffield, home of Stones Bitter, has begun bringing an end to a significant chapter in the city’s brewi...
Pubco boss says rates will kill off pubs
The boss of Admiral Taverns has claimed business rates will “kill off” pubs as well as town centres unless the tax is fundamentally reformed. Admiral...
CAMRA coming to a cinema near you
CAMRA features in a new film from the makers of Fisherman’s Friends. The heart-warming Mother’s Pride, set to hit cinema screens across the UK on Fri...
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 Sharp’s brewery
Multinational beer giant Molson Coors Beverage Company has announced it is to close Sharp’s 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...
George’s Pour pour
Hook Norton’s new seasonal cask beer, Paddock’s 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 city’s brewers, musicians and International Women’s Day....
Punch snaps up Mac’s 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 “boast strong...
Sup a cuppa during brewer’s 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...
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