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Terrifying experience: police suspect the Saturday evening incident was 'gang related'

Police investigate suspected 'gang-related' pub incident

West Midlands Police are investigating several reports of shots being fired outside the Gatehouse pub in Bushbury, Wolverhampton.

How big can US beer become in the UK?

US beer exports are growing in the UK, fuelled by consumer “curiosity and experimentation”, according to Lotte Peplow, european representative for The Brewers Association.

Threats to beer: ‘draught cocktails and soft drinks’

The emergence of draught cocktails on the bar could pose a real threat to beer sales in pubs as font space becomes ever tighter in an increasingly competitive market, a leading analyst has warned.

Former pub champion quits over sex messages to bar staff

Vocal pub campaigner MP Andrew Griffiths has quit his post as small business minister after allegedly propositioning female bar staff in his constituency via social media.

New app to combat confusion over cumulative impact zones

A service to quickly map the alcohol restrictions of more than 200 cumulative impact zones has been launched by the licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen.

Why does mainstream lager have a bad reputation?

The "lads and banter" marketing techniques employed by mainstream lager brands in the past has led to a negative image of brands such as Carling, Foster's and Carlsberg, according to Mark Bentley, on-trade category controller at Molson...

Deltic reports 4.9% increase in like-for-like sales

The Deltic Group has reported like-for-like growth of 4.9% for the full year to 24 February 2018.

Supermarket beer: a real threat to pubs?

Craft beer sales in the off-trade have leapt significantly by 48% in the past year, with 4.6m households in the UK buying into the category, which is worth £136m to the off-trade.

7 low-alcohol beers for 'mindful' drinkers

While many new craft brewers are seemingly chasing numbers and producing ever-stronger beers, there are a whole range of great lower-strength ales and lagers available for more mindful drinkers.

What do craft brewers really think about big brewers buying them up?

Following two major investments from big breweries into smaller UK craft brands, three small-scale producers outline what they think about acquisitions.