'Pub could be yours for the price of a raffle ticket'

Booming trade, stunning chocolate box scenery and the chance to pull a pint behind your own bar. It may seem like an untouchable dream for aspiring landlords, but this traditional New Forest pub is set to change hands for just £10. The owner of the Filly Inn near Lymington wants a change of scene and is raffling the business off. John Faulder is offering tickets at £10 each and the lucky winner will walk away with the keys to the picturesque watering hole, next to Setley Plain on the A337 - Bournemouth Echo​

Britvic on Wednesday reported full-year results slightly ahead of expectations but said difficult conditions persisted. Paul Moody, chief executive at the soft drink manufacturer, said: "Conditions . . . continue to be tough at the beginning of the new financial year, and given the adverse macro environment, market visibility beyond the short term remains limited." - Financial Times​

The resort of Torbay has spent £30,000 of taxpayers' money on flip-flops for women who are too drunk to stagger home in high heels. The initiative by Safer Communities Torbay, a partnership between Devon and Cornwall Police, Torbay Council, the fire and rescue service and the local education authority, is meant to reduce the number of injuries caused by "dangerous" footwear, including stubbed toes and sprained ankles - The Times​

A village pub owner told yesterday how she is helping her customers through the credit crunch by offering lunch for £1. The money-saving menu at the historic Clachnaharry Inn near Inverness has seen customer numbers treble since it was introduced. The menu offers starters, main courses and puddings - many of them made on the premises - for £1 each - The Herald​

Superpub bosses ate a hefty slice of humble pie at a licensing board meeting when they pledged the Malt Cross in Ayr would drop promotions the board sees as encouraging binge drinking. Bosses of the new £2m gastro pub were called to book for apparently ignoring South Ayrshire Licensing Board's code of conduct. They were in hot water right from the start, giving away free drink on the opening night back in August - Ayrshire Post​