'Tesco to bring derelict pub back to life'
"Drinkers could soon be raising a toast in The Sir Terry Leahy or The Jolly Shelf-Stacker after Tesco offered to reopen a derelict pub as a planning sweetener for a proposed store. The supermarket giant has been in touch with prospective landlords about the proposal for the Grade II-listed building in Carlisle, formerly The Horse and Farrier, on land Tesco bought to build a convenience store. However, Britain's most successful and profitable retailer, headed by chief executive Leahy, will not be operating the hostelry - a huge relief to the beleaguered pub industry." - Daily Mail
"British women have gained a bad reputation when it comes to drink. But new research indicates that the female half of the nation may be consuming less alcohol than stereotypes suggest, with 73 per cent of young women claiming to drink less than the recommended weekly allowance. A survey by the pollster YouGov found that 73 per cent of women aged 25 to 34 drink less than 14 units of alcohol a week, with 75 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds, and 79 per cent of 35 to 44-year-olds, making the same claim. It seems this restraint may be partly fuelled by vanity, with 74 per cent admitting that they were "constantly aware" of their appearance and behaviour on nights out." - Independent
"A Nigerian man has been awarded £4,000 in compensation for racial discrimination after a dispute with pub staff who falsely alleged that the beer he was drinking had been bought elsewhere. Julius Anakaa, 38, was accosted by staff in the beer garden of the Empire Bar in Belfast in May 2007. After complaining to a manager, he ended up walking out. "All I wanted was an apology," he said, "just someone to admit that I had been treated unfairly and to recognise that it was wrong." He wrote a letter of complaint to the pub's owner, Wine Inns, alleging that his treatment was racially motivated. But instead of a letter of apology, he received what a district judge described last month as "a stentorian tirade of bald denial and threats." - Observer
