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Great British Beer Festival Winter cancelled as organisers reimagine plans
The Great British Beer Festival Winter (GBBFW), which was due to take place in Birmingham 9-12 February 2022, has been cancelled. Due to concerns from...
Pubco reports draught beer sales drop
Pub chain Wetherspoon has reported like-for-like sales for the first 15 weeks of the financial year are 8.9 per cent down on 2019. It said there has b...
Troubled times ahead for breweries and pubs
Brewers and pub operators could be hit by a double whammy of rising costs and lack of access to access to working capital for expansion in the New Yea...
Brewer praised for pandemic response
Shepherd Neame has won a Kent Excellence in Business Award for its outstanding covid response. The judges praised Shepherd Neame’s response to the pan...
PUBlic Affairs round up October 2021
Parliaments across the UK have returned from Summer recess, and the Campaigns Team are working flat out ahead of the Westminster Budget later this mon...
London beer after lockdown
Author Des de Moor says the lockdown may be over but the long-term impact on pubs and bars is unclear.
Social distancing to end in NI pubs
The legal requirement for social distancing in Northern Ireland’s bars and restaurants is to be removed from 31 October. Nightclubs are also to be all...
CAMRA calls for pub-goers to support locals as well as fundraisers
CAMRA is urging the public to continue supporting pubs – even if they are giving up alcohol in October. With charity and health campaigns asking peopl...
Brewers welcome relaxed travel rules
England will welcome fully vaccinated travellers from a host of new countries from 4 October, following the success of a pilot with the US and Europe....
Blunt celebrates great pubs in latest Good Beer Guide
Best-selling singer James Blunt has thrown his support behind the great British pub and reflected on the industry’s struggles during the coronavirus p...
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