by Darren | Tuesday, May 26, 2020 | Beer News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Seven Bro7hers has reversed its decision to re-open for take-away pints from its Ancoats, Manchester, beerhouse following mass street gatherings over the bank holiday weekend. The brewery was set to open its Cutting Room Square premises this week for draft beer and...
by Darren | Sunday, May 24, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The new Pure Legends Lounge at the Ricoh Arena Purity Brewing Company has agreed a new three-year contract to continue supplying real ale to Wasps rugby fans. The agreement will see Purity’s ales served across the concourse and hospitality areas at the Ricoh Arena, as...
by Darren | Saturday, May 23, 2020 | Pubs and Bars
A Rochdale publican has been hailed as a community hero, cooking around 500 free meals for the whole community, every day for the past few weeks. Brian Perkins is licensee at Admiral Taverns’ Heywood pub and is helping the elderly, vulnerable, and homeless, as...
by Darren | Thursday, May 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Premises with beer gardens should be among the first pubs to open after the lockdown, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). The logic is that pubs with beer gardens or outside terraces would be best placed to meet the social distancing...
by Darren | Thursday, May 21, 2020 | Beer News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Beer Day Britain returns on Monday, 15th June, but this year we’ll be raising a glass to our national drink at home, rather than in the pub. All the same, pub operators and brewers are being urged to use the occasion to connect with their customers, some of whom...
by Darren | Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the extension of the maximum loan size available through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) from £50 million to £200 million. The expanded loans will be available from the 26th May to...
by Darren | Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
The White Swan, in Pickering, delivers lunches to local NHS workers With July confirmed as the earliest date for their re-opening, the UK’s pubs are facing a minimum of six further weeks of closure, followed by the challenge of re-opening with social distancing...
by Darren | Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | Cornwall News, Pubs and Bars
A digital cookbook showcasing Devon and Cornwall’s unique food and drink culture has been released, just weeks after the idea was first conceived. The Comfort Cookbook is raising money for Hospitality Action, a national charity helping workers in the sector with...
by Darren | Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
The Licensed Trade Charity said it saw requests for support — in the form of practical advice, financial grants, and emorional support — grow by 300% in March. Through CareFirst, which delivers its 24-hour Helpline, the group can offer the Woebot app, free of charge,...
by Darren | Friday, May 15, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Photograph: Belinda Fewings via Unsplash As many as 70 million pints of British beer from UK pubs will have to be destroyed after they were forced to shut due to Covid-19. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) calculated the figures based on its database of...
by Darren | Thursday, May 14, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
The trade associations representing Britain’s beer and pub sector have issued a joint call to insurers to work with them to provide further support for pubs and breweries hit by the Covid-19 lockdown. The British Beer & Pub Association, British Institute of...
by Darren | Wednesday, May 13, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Coronavirus, Pubs and Bars
Photo: mnm.all on Unsplash A ministerial taskforce is to be set up by the Department for Business to plan for re-opening pubs and restaurants safely, the government has said. The news was welcomed by CAMRA national chairman, Nik Antona, but he added: “It’s clear that...
