Industry
Community pubs’ key role for young workers
Community-owned pubs are a proven part of the solution to rising youth unemployment, particularly in rural areas where opportunities are most limited,...
Drinkers right to choose
On 26 May, the BBC ran a story with the headline “Beer boom goes flat as breweries call last orders”. This was featured on its website and led to a pr...
Pub franchises explained
Recent years have seen a significant growth in the number of pubs being run under some kind of franchising arrangement. Various names are used – retai...
Brewery demolition starts
Demolition of the Cannon brewery in Neepsend, Sheffield, home of Stones Bitter, has begun bringing an end to a significant chapter in the city’s brewi...
Don't miss steel and synth city celebration
Sheffield Beer Week is back for 2026 (6-15 March) with a week-long celebration embracing the city’s brewers, musicians and International Women’s Day....
Pubs’ business rates blow
A post-Budget business rates bombshell could see scores of pubs closing as they face massive hikes in the amount they pay. The increases fly in the fa...
Freebies tax could be a gift to indies
In news that will have seen some beer writers crying into their gifted Fuller’s Vintage Ales, HMRC has recently clarified that content creators must d...
Women in Beer winners revealed
Beer writer Melissa Cole (pictured, centre back) was named an industry icon at the first Women in Beer Awards. More than 280 entries were judged by a...
New venue for Steel City cask fans
Sheffield has a new venue selling cask beer, the Fargate, which opened its doors today. The pub follows the success of Thornbridge’s other city-centre...
Brewer’s shortlist hat-trick
Sheffield’s longest-established brewery, Abbeydale is celebrating after winning a place on the shortlist for three national awards. It has scooped a t...
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