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Up-to-date news on pub-saving and pub-going from both sides of the bar.
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...
Boost for communities fighting to save their pubs
A new scheme has been launched to help people own their local pub in parts of East Anglia. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Area hav...
Council’s pub protection ‘troubling’
Campaigners in Enfield, North London, faced with having just one pub, are urging the local authority not to turn a former pub into a restaurant. The P...
U-turn on takeaway beer
Pubs in England and Wales will be able to continue selling takeaway beer and cider after the government decided to keep Covid licensing rules. The rul...
Pub staff ensure tragic death will not be in vain
Bar staff at a pub in Swinton are setting up a menopause support network in memory of a woman who took her own life. When Charlotte Sumbland (pictured...
Success in 14-year fight for historic pub
After a long battle by the local community, one of Britain’s most significant pubs, the Baring Hall Hotel in Grove Park, South-East London, now has a...
Station cutbacks to hit disabled beer lovers
A disabled beer lover has called on the government to reconsider plans to shut ticket offices and remove platform staff at all train stations. Steven...
New Inn gets new shop
The New Inn in Norton Lindsey, Warwickshire will soon be celebrating the opening of its village store (above). A total of £90,000 was raised to set up...
Cash boost for Welsh pubs
Pubs in Wales will receive more than £690,000 from the Community Ownership Fund to allow them to stay open. The Cross Inn and the Tafarn Crymych Arms...
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