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      <news:title><![CDATA[Stonegate steps up investment with 160 pub upgrades]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Young’s posts 4.7% lfl sales growth as Cubitt House deal completes ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Greene King Pub Partners unveils Night of Excellence award winners]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[‘Broken business rates system continues to plague Scottish hospitality firms’]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Operator vows to ‘fight’ after council rejects brewery taproom plans]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[OPINION: Pubs must be at heart of tourism growth, not hit with new taxes]]></news:title>
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