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Rose blooms again after closure
A pub in a village near Stevenage, Hertfordshire is set to reopen next year, thanks to a campaign from residents. Beer has not been served at the Rose...
Pub’s Alzheimer’s help group
When Mary Watt was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, her devastated family were particularly shocked as she was only 57. Daughter Valerie Watt said: “Mum wa...
Charity beer back on the bar
Timothy Taylor’s Havercake (4.7 per cent) is back in cask for the rest of 2023. The beer was originally brewed to honour the soldiers of the Duke of W...
Cask Marque rolls out pub cellar ratings
Pub-goers familiar with star ratings for commercial kitchens can now use a similar system to assess beer cellars. Cask Marque is rolling out star rati...
Campaigners dig deep for Miners Arms
A community in Cumbria has formed a consortium to buy its pub, the Miners Arms in Nenthead, which closed in 2020 and was recently put up for sale. Sit...
People power saving hundreds of pubs
People power is helping save scores of pubs across the country with community ownership increasing by more than 60 per cent over the last five years,...
Pubs need support to maintain vital community role
A new think tank report has called on government to give pubs greater support if these vital social lifelines are to be safeguarded. Inn-Valuable: unl...
Kent pub’s café society
The opening of a community café at the George in Bethersden, Kent, is helping to bring people together, creating new ways for them to connect and givi...
Shocking rise in pub closures
The number of pubs in England and Wales that have been demolished or converted into other types of use has risen dramatically with more than 380 “vani...
Extension for relaxed takeaway pints rules
Relaxed licensing regulations that allow pubs and bars to sell takeaway pints without red tape holding them back have been extended to March 2025. Al...
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