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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Greener future: The solar system installed at Paisley Pear in Northamptonshire (pictured) will meet 15-20% of the pub's energy requirements for the next 25 years]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Information sharing: Marston's boss Ralph Findlay says Government messaging will be an 'important influence']]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Real estate: CBRE has been instructed by Aviva Investors to handle the sale (image: Getty/metamorworks)]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA['Clear vision': 'Despite the challenges of the last year, the actions we have taken have ensured that Marston’s has emerged a stronger and more focused business with a substantially strengthened balance sheet', according to Marston's Ralph Findlay]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Private interest: Marston’s has confirmed reports that US-based Platinum Equity has made an initial approach to take the firm private]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Social fabric: 'It is vital that they [pubs] not only survive the short-term crisis but are supported in order to recover and flourish,' Marston's Ralph Findlay explained]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Deal agreed: Marston’s has agreed to operate to operate 141 SA Brain freehold pubs under the Brains brand and a further 15 leasehold sites under management contract, saving in the region of 1,300 jobs]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[New chapter: 'whilst short-term uncertainty remains, we have taken swift action to future-proof the business to withstand the challenges presented by the pandemic and Marston’s has emerged a significantly stronger business,' Ralph Findlay explained]]></image:caption>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Inevitable consequence: Marston's claims additional restrictions, including the enforced closure of almost 40 of its pubs, will put in the region of 2,150 jobs at risk]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2020/06/26/Marston-s-announces-40m-hit-to-sales/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Confidence project: Marston's said it is entering an uncertain trading situation when its pubs open up from 4 July ]]></image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2020/05/28/What-does-the-Marston-s-and-Carlsberg-joint-venture-mean-for-pubs/</loc>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Pub focus: Marston’s Ralph Findlay (left) says this is the first time since the 1830s the business won’t have control over its brewing operation. CEO of the new venture Tomasz Blawat (right)]]></image:caption>
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