Thomas Hardy Brewery shuts with loss of 57 jobs
Dorchester's Thomas Hardy Brew-ery is to close with the loss of 57 jobs after the site's new landlord upped the rent by £223,000. Brewing and...
Archives for July 23, 2003
Club owner at fault over bouncer
The Appeal Court has ruled that a nightclub owner is responsible for the behaviour of a doorman who stabbed a customer in a revenge attack outside...
Serve up rays of Mallorcan sunshine
Holidaymakers frequently return from their vacations wishing to continue enjoying the good wines experienced abroad. Here is an opportunity to serve...
Welsh drinking referendums scrapped
Rules that allowed the sale of alcohol on a Sunday in Wales to be banned have been scrapped, the government has announced.The move is the first major...
Final nail in Wales' dry' coffin
This week's news that Welsh Sunday Polls have been abolished ends at least 120 years of historical abstinence in the Principality. It was in 1881...
Glasgow bid to cut out glass
By John Harrington Police chiefs in Glasgow are urging licensees to ditch glass containers in a bid to cut serious attacks. Officers said that...
Chance to win outdoor XXXX adventure
Here's your chance to get out from behind the bar and enjoy a great adventure in the great outdoors compliments of Castlemaine XXXX. To celebrate...
Fire above Church Inn
A mattress was set alight in a bedroom above a Lancashire pub on Saturday. Firefighters using breathing apparatus spent an hour putting out flames...
Cider
hopes for sales surge Cider may have been in the doldrums in recent years, but some in the industry are detecting the first stirrings of growth. Tony...
Kent hosts battle against drug use
by John Harrington Licensees in Kent are preparing to use the latest technology in their battle against drugs. From the end of this month, landlords...
VIP beer reception is cancelled at Olympia
By MA Reporter A VIP reception to showcase the quality of cask beer at this year's Great British Beer Festival has been cancelled due to concerns...
Jade act sparkles at Babycham event
Jade the Folk Singer" sparkles as the first Babycham Funny Woman. Babycham, in the year of its 50th birthday, has been searching for the best new...
UK distribution of 5% Amstel stopped
Only one version of Heineken's Amstel will be available in the UK after the Bulmer's distribution licence was terminated. The 5% abv bottled version...