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Big price to pay: directors and licensees of three Midlands-based pubs sentenced over illegal Sky Sports screenings

Three pubs face total fines of £327k for illegal Sky screening

Three Midlands-based pubs have been fined a combined total of £327,405 for showing Sky Sports illegally in their premises.

Craft brewer Tiny Rebel launches three gins

The Welsh craft beer brewer has taken its first steps into the gin world with the launch of three new gins, created to complement its existing beer range.

What to do if your pub becomes a crime scene

Voluntary organisation National Pubwatch has released a short film instructing pub staff on how to preserve evidence at a crime scene.

Heineken pumps £8.5m into alcohol-free and premium lager

Lager giant Heineken has set aside £6m of investment to market alcohol-free beers and a further £2.5m to push its Birra Moretti brand.

'Long Live the Local' campaign launches to garner support for pubs under pressure

A campaign to raise awareness of the threats that pubs face from increasing financial pressures and tax rises has launched today, urging people to take action or risk losing their local.

Can pubs cash in on Love Island?

Reality TV show Love Island has taken the nation by storm, with viewing figures peaking at close to 4m people this summer despite regular clashes with the World Cup.

London mayor's plan to combat thousands of pub losses

After figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that London loses one pub per week, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for the protection of those that remain.

Premier League football returns less than a month after the World Cup final

Football may not have come home this summer, but the Premier League is making a comeback on 10 August.

What will be the next big trends in beer?

The craft beer industry is moving at a quite considerable pace, with new releases, on-trend styles and innovative serves appearing all the time.

Young Chef of the Year: what the chefs cooked

Young chefs battled it out in an Oxfordshire kitchen earlier this month for the chance to be crowned the UK’s Young Chef of the Year at the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards (GBPA).

90% of Brits want more from food experience

Almost nine in 10 Brits (89%) said their food experience doesn’t live up to their expectations, according to new research.

Pubs code review considered for early 2019

Richard Harrington, Under Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has said he will consider calls for a review into the pubs code to begin at the start of 2019.

Global breweries 'can no longer join SIBA'

Global brewers competing against small independent producers will no longer be able to join the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), it has been announced.

Chef of the Year finals: what the chefs cooked

The cook-offs for the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards Chef of the Year competition were held this week in Didcot, Oxfordshire, where five chefs battled it out for the title of the UK’s best chef.