'Put your money behind the bar'

Four drinking pals came to the rescue of their struggling boozer - by buying it. Regulars at The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn - Britain's longest pub name - were alarmed when they heard its owners wanted to sell. So they took matters into their own hands and raised £110,000 to buy the 19th century inn from pub group Enterprise - The Mirror​

Punch Taverns was one of the losers in a sinking London market after HSBC poured gloom on it. The pubs-owner's shares surged after it said profits this year would beat expectations thanks to a boost from the World Cup and sunny weather. HSBC remains unimpressed, however. Analysts at the Canary Wharf heavyweight are concerned that performance at the heavily indebted group will lag behind the wider pubs sector - Evening Standard​

Some of Scotland's most popular nightlife haunts face a ban on any future pubs, clubs or off-sales under groundbreaking new plans to be in force by the end of the year. Authorities in Glasgow have identified seven areas across the city considered to be at saturation point for venues selling alcohol. They are now calling for a moratorium on any future licences being issued - Herald Scotland​

A nurse has been appointed to try to tackle the number of alcohol-related admissions at hospitals in Essex. Government figures show 3,950 people were treated at hospitals in Colchester and Tendring in 2008/9 for illnesses or injuries related to alcohol. Nurse specialist Eddie Lansdown will work directly with patients at Colchester General Hospital and Essex County Hospital - BBC ​

Bargain basement boozers have been snapped up by landlords for as little as £40,000. The auction saw more than a hundred prospective property developers and landlords squeeze into the sale at the Village Leisure Hotel, in Coryton, Cardiff. Tina Payne was over the moon at buying the Gateway, in Porth for £40,000. She now plans to come home from Spain to run her new bar, which she wants to call Rumours - Wales Online​