Microbrewery to star in TV show
A brewer who makes her beer in her 89-year-old mother-in-law's garage is set to star in a new TV show. Patsy Slevin, of Prospect Brewery in Wigan,...
Archives for January 5, 2009
Pubs set for AWP boost under government plans
Pubs are set for a boost thanks to government plans to increase the maximum stake and prize for AWP machines to a higher level than first expected....
Chris Maclean: Each to their own
It is the night of my wife's birthday. And for almost twenty years is has been the same. The Boyden Gate Mummers visit our pub and perform the St...
Pub machine jackpots could double
Maximum stakes and prizes in pub AWP machines could double from Spring 2009 under new Government plans. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Yorkshire Pud Day 2009 to be batter than ever
Pubs are being encouraged to start planning for the second annual British Yorkshire Pudding Day.The 2009 celebration of the essential accompaniment...
County Estate offers entry-level food for wet-led pubs
Pub management firm County Estate has teamed up with Carlsberg and Country Choice to offer wet-led pubs an entry level food concept. County Estate,...
Hamish Champ: Look into my 2009 crystal ball. Murky, isn't it?
So how went your New Year celebrations? Really? Marvellous. As it happens I've never been so glad to see the back of a year as I was with 2008, but...
Roy Beers: Why Scots small brewer went beserk over a name change saga
"The men of the Northlands sit by their great log fires and tell a tale" (as Noggin the Nog famously began) of a long drawn out bid by the drinks...
'Jackpots and stakes doubled as gaming industry given boost'
The gaming industry has been given a boost by the government which has relaxed regulations by allowing gamblers to bet more and win bigger prizes in...
Chris Maclean: Time gentlemen please...
The three external doors are locked. All the pub lights are out, save one as I write this on my laptop.And yet at least three people have tried the...
Mark Daniels: Bring on more rubbish TV
Waking up Christmas Day morning to discover mad Aunt Mildred had generously sent the children hundreds of pounds of Woolworths vouchers was only...
Pubs can take on JDW with a £2.50 lunch
Independent pubs left reeling by JD Wetherspoon's £2.99 meal deal have been thrown a lifeline by cash & carry group Booker.The wholesaler has...