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Brewery closures slow but âstruggles not overâ
The rate of brewery closures has slowed in the first half of 2026 compared to 2025 according to the SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers and Associate...
CAMRA calls for UK beer market investigation
AÂ new report, published today by CAMRA, shows how independent brewers are being excluded from bars across the UK, and sets out the case for Competitio...
Unite to make a beer market for drinkers
Today, CAMRA has published Beer in the UK, a report launching our renewed campaign for the Competition and Markets Authority to launch an investigatio...
Limited opportunities for investment club
In the world of investment, things often seem darkest just before the dawn. Investing in stocks and shares is a cyclical business. Valuations tend to...
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 Londonâs Best Beer, Pubs and Bars, in blissful ignorance of the impen...
Destroying our nationâs heritage: The plight of our great British pubs
The countryâs pubs are at risk says Steve Alton We are a nation of pub lovers. To us they represent more than just places to eat and drink, they are t...
MPs need to stand up and fight for pubs
It is time for Members of Parliament to fight for their communities if they want to save local pubs and breweries, says James Clarke. Today is our ste...
The importance of real ale to a well-run pub
Kathy Hill wants to encourage pubs that think real ale is not for their customers to give it a go. Why is it important to pubs to have good real ales?...
Safety First â Supporting Our Precious Pubs During the Pandemic
Pubs need our support, writes Matthew Curtis Itâs Wednesday the 26th of August 2020, around the middle of the afternoon, and Iâm about to enjoy what i...
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