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Communities need more help to buy pubs
A community group hoping to buy the pub which has been at the heart of its village has had its hopes dashed at the 11th hour. Dismay, anger and disapp...
Carlsberg takes axe to UK’s cask heritage
Some of the country’s most iconic cask ales, including Banks’s Mild, will no longer be served in pubs following the Carlsberg buyout of Marston’s UK b...
The Devil’s in the Draught Lines – review
We are still living in the shadow of the Covid pandemic and the lockdowns that followed. The sickness that gripped the country had a profound impact o...
Push to enhance Local Inventory Project
The CAMRA National Pub Heritage Group (PHG) is encouraging branches to develop lists of pub and club interiors that retain elements of historic intere...
Crooked House owner appeals rebuild notice
The owner of the Crooked House, which was demolished soon after a fire last year, has appealed against an order to rebuild it. The historic building (...
Steel City retains real ale capital crown
Sheffield has retained its position as the real ale capital of the world, with the thriving brewing industry driving tourism and regeneration in the s...
Historic Lion to roar again
Work to bring a 16th-century, Grade II-listed pub back to its former glory has begun as part of a ÂŁ3.5m restoration. Northampton's Old Black Lion on M...
Crooked House owner ordered to rebuild it brick by brick
The owner of the Crooked House pub has been ordered to rebuild “Britain’s wonkiest inn” after it was destroyed last year in a suspected arson attack....
Licensees call for government to help struggling pubs
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII), which represents more than 13,000 independent licensees, has written to the chancellor calling for more fin...
Business rates help welcome but duty freeze a missed opportunity
In his Autumn statement the chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a freeze on alcohol duty until next August plus extended the business rate relief scheme...
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