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VAT’s brewing
A coalition of hospitality leaders has launched a campaign to reduce the VAT threshold for their sector from 20 per cent to 10. The VAT’s the Problem...
Brewers back CAMRA’s call for competition probe
CAMRA’s call for the competition watchdog to probe the dominance of big brewers has been backed by the country’s smaller producers. The Campaign’s Bee...
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...
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...
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