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FESTIVAL NEWS

Black Sheep sponsors Yorkshire pub’s first beer festival

The event takes place on Saturday (March 15) and will raise funds for Help for Heroes. Black Sheep will supply all nine of its cask ales, marking the first time that all of its casks have available at one venue. » MORE

BEER AND FOOD

Michelin-starred restaurant food matched with Ilkley beers

The Michelin-starred Box Tree restaurant has teamed up with neighbouring Ilkley Brewery and beer sommelier Melissa Cole to host a beer and food-matched dinner on Wednesday, March 26. » MORE

BREWERY NEWS

BrewDog launches Sheffield bar

Situated at 108-110 Devonshire Street, the new venue is BrewDog’s third launch of 2014, following openings in São Paulo, Brazil in January and Tokyo, Japan last week. » MORE

BUSINESS

London gathering told that Cornwall is ‘open for business’

James Staughton (pictured), managing director of St Austell Brewery, said: “Cornwall Calling showcased the great food and drink being grown, manufactured and developed in the region. » MORE

Brewers could be due cash back in tax relief

Jumpstart, a company created to support UK businesses in making successful HMRC research and development (R&D) tax relief applications, is set to tell hundreds of the country’s microbrewing businesses how they can secure substantial sums from their research and development expenditure. » MORE

FESTIVAL NEWS

New breweries’ beers on show at Hawkshead festival

More than 60 beers from 13 breweries, all young independents, will be exhibited, including a mystery beer, The Illusionist, a collaboration between Magic Rock Brewing and Hawkshead. » MORE

Driftwood Spars beer festival line-up revealed

The events takes place from Friday, March 14, until Sunday, March 16, and will include a session making use of the Driftwood Spars’ suferfast broadband technology for a video link-up with Schlenkerla brewery in Bamburg, maker of Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier (smoked beer). » MORE

PUB NEWS

London Brewing Company to re-open The Bohemia

Popular North London pub The Bohemia is to re-open its doors after a deal was agreed with fledgling North London pub operator the London Brewing Company (LBC). » MORE

BEER NEWS

MP named Beer Champion for his part in duty cut

Banbury MP Tony Baldry has been presented with a special award from Hook Norton Brewery’s managing director, James Clarke, for his work in helping to secure last year’s historic cut in beer duty in the Budget. » MORE

BREWERY NEWS

Butcombe Brewery teams up with pilot gig club

Butcombe Brewery has announced a new partnership with Clevedon Pilot Gig Club, who will be going to the Isles of Scilly in May to compete in the World Pilot Gig Championships. » MORE

Titanic gets planning permission for visitor centre

Stoke-on-Trent-based Titanic’s long-standing plans to upgrade its Burslem brewery has moved a step closer following a successful year which saw the brewery open its eighth pub. » MORE