Ale and Beer

Innovate: Swishing at Unthank Arms in Norwich

The Unthank Arms in Norwich put on a ‘swishing’ event this month — where people donate clothes for points to spend on other garb.

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BII offers pubs a mediation ‘lifeline’

A former pubco tenant has hailed the BII’s new mediation service as a “lifeline” after he clawed back £34,000 from his pub company.

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SNP aims to promote homegrown pub produce

The Scottish National Party has announced plans to grow and promote its pubs’ and restaurants’ use of local produce in its new manifesto.

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Pub restaurants at new Premier sites

Whitbread plans to open a Beefeater Grill and a Brewers Fayre at its two new Premier Inn sites in the coastal resorts of Weymouth and Weston-super-Mare.

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GTT ★

Our quirky, discerning picks for the most interesting things to do around Texas this week.

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Pub Bill given unanimous support

CAMRA is today congratulating Martin Horwood MP after the Tied Public Houses (Code of Practice) Bill was passed with unanimous support in Parliament.

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CAMRA photofilm highlights impact of beer duty rises

CAMRA has today launched a new photofilm highlighting the plight of British pubs, in advance of this week’s Budget.

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Beer Drinking and What It Says About China's Economy

Beer consumption has picked up in China, so much so that the country is now the world’s largest market for beer. Here’s an explanation of why that the trend is not likely to last.

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