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      <news:title><![CDATA[OPINION: What Proper Job 0.5% draught trials say about future of low & no beer]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Continued contraction: One pub a day closed for good last year, with the East Midlands most affected ]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Interest rates hold offers ‘little relief’ for sector ]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[This week at a glance: 5 things we’ve learned]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Key takeaways: we'll be looking at the learnings from the week]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Heineken UK & Beavertown head office reshuffle]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[The Low & No Project: Mash Gang wins World Beer Cup gold]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Spreading cheer: Sacha Lord (pictured) has named the Manchester pub set to benefit from a £2,500 bar tab this bank holiday]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Whitbread to scrap restaurant brands in hotel-led shift, risking 3,800 jobs]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Inside Stonegate’s LGBTQ+ venues: protecting community spaces while driving performance]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Future plans: Stonegate Group's LGBTQ+ venues are set to continue to grow, the business says]]></image:caption>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Punch Pubs & Co reveals National Publican of the Year award winners]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Annual celebration: Punch Pubs & Co National Publican of the Year awards is now into its third year]]></image:caption>
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