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Let pubs trade in December
CAMRA has called on governments to adapt the tier systems to let all pubs trade in December, after new YouGov research finds that the majority of pub-...
Fears grow for London’s vibrant brewing scene
One North London brewery has seen its sales plummet by 40 per cent compared to previous years due to the coronavirus lockdown. Brewhouse & Kitchen is...
It’s not all doom and gloom
The last 12 months have been tough for Simple Things Fermentations, owner Phil Sissons hopes next year will be easier Around this time last year I was...
Roscoe Head is saved
A campaign to save one of Liverpool’s most famed pubs is celebrating its purchase by a member of the family who have run it for 40 years. “We have jus...
Real ale hero Tony Eastwood dies
Much-loved Small Beer chairman Tony Eastwood has died at the age of 72. Together with his wife Jude, they opened Small Beer off-licence in Lincoln in...
North Brewing Leeds the way
As North Brewing celebrates its fifth birthday it unveils its new multi-million pound home in North Leeds. Springwell, located in a former tannery on...
West country brewer sells 21 pubs
The ambitious Liberation brewery has snapped up 21 pubs put up for sale by West country brewer Wadworth. It’s been a difficult year for the Devizes ba...
Pubs as community heroes
Pubs across the country have stepped up to help their local communities through the second national lockdown in England. Once again, many have pivoted...
VAT rate reduction… good news for pubs and customers both?
The Chancellor has cut VAT to 5 per cent on certain aspects of the hospitality industry. Nick Metcalfe looks at the implications. On 8 July the Chance...
Industry insider: flexibility in a post-Covid age
Des de Moor In early 2020, as I was finishing off the text of the new edition of London’s Best Beer, Pubs and Bars, in blissful ignorance of the impen...
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