Consumer group CAMRA is urging Chancellor Rishi Sunak to provide vital ongoing financial support for pubs, social clubs and breweries to help them cope with months of restrictions announced in the roadmap for England this week.    Without ongoing help many...

The BBPA has today revealed that it believes 29,000 pubs – 60% of all pubs in the UK – will still remain closed if outdoor service is permitted at pubs from April.  The trade association says this is because the majority of pubs in the UK do not have a big enough...

The BBPA and sector business leaders have today urged the Government to give a clear timeline and date for when pubs can reopen.    The call comes as it was revealed today that trading restrictions and lockdowns caused sales of beer to plummet by 56% in 2020 - down by...

Stonegate Group is donating all its surplus non-alcoholic products in venues across its managed estate to local charities. Charities will be selected by each pub’s General Manager, but the company has suggested donating the products to help volunteers at vaccination...

Thanks to the support of BeerX UK’s Headline Sponsor Kegstar and official event partners, SIBA is making the first ever online version of its premier annual event completely free to attend. With the UK’s small independent brewers facing their most challenging year...

Crisp webinars are back and the next webinar is about cost saving tips in the brewery. Next up in Crisp’s webinar series is a subject of importance to brewers, whether you head up your own business or are accountable to a finance director. It’s all about money, and...

Greene King team members celebrated their 2020 successes following the challenge of a pandemic at the recent Pride of Greene King Awards ceremony.   The UK’s leading pub company and brewer held the virtual awards, hosted by CEO Nick Mackenzie and comedian and...

Joanne Farrell, Licensee at Robinsons’ owned Windsor Castle pub, situated in Marple Bridge, has been awarded the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) Heart of the Community Award, which recognising her continuous efforts of going above and beyond for her community....

CAMRA is urging Rishi Sunak to commit to cutting the tax charged on beer served on tap in pubs and social clubs in the next Budget to help them rebuild their businesses once COVID restrictions are lifted.    Reducing the tax on beer depending on how it is served...