'Barman burns pub 'dough' in oven'

Dozy Luke Woolston felt the heat from his boss after he hid £1,000 of takings in a hot oven — and they went up in smoke. Trusting Martin Talbot asked barman Luke, 19, to cash up at his boozer then put the money in a "safe" place. But the big-hearted landlord has forgiven Luke and allowed him to keep his job at The Jolly Farmers in Ormesby, Norfolk - The Sun​

Britain's independent local breweries are bucking every dismal trend. Their share of the beer in the last 12 months has grown by 10%. This is a reward for major work on a minor scale; the perseverance of groups like the village cooperative in Hesket Newmarket, at the back of Skiddaw in Cumbria - The Guardian​

Plastic beer glasses are being handed out to pubs and clubs in Sheffield as the city prepares for the annual student "Carnage" pub crawl. South Yorkshire Police said the stronger polycarbonate "glasses" were designed to avoid breakage or being used as a weapon in a pub disturbance - BBC ​

The Conservative Party launched a campaign for beer duty to be cut to help the struggling pub industry. Concerned drinkers are being urged to sign an online petition calling for duty to be cut on lower-alcohol drinks while increasing rates on high-strength cider and alcopops - The Times​

Believe it or not, this pub has been named Britain's best boozer. Stuck between two factories down a grimy back street in Sheffield is the Kelham Island Tavern - the Campaign for Real Ale's National Pub of the Year. The unlikely award winner has been singled out as a "true gem" by CAMRA which even highlighted its "sub-tropical beer garden" in the heart of industrial Sheffield - The Sun​