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It was a premature birth and the mother was unexpected. Instead of health minister Andrew Lansley delivering the Government Alcohol Strategy this week, home secretary Theresa May suddenly appeared as his surrogate last Friday.
The Government is pushing for more help for market pubs in towns, and will review the use of the annual RPI uplift for business rates.
Alcohol education charity Drinkaware has launched a new mobile version of its website in response to a 200% increase in mobile phone traffic.
By the time you read this, the Publican Awards will have been and gone. Jimmy Carr will have delighted and offended in equal measure, and various pub companies will have a shiny gong to dust on their mantelpiece.
Neil Court-Johnston has bought Wigan based Poole Pies from JJB Sports founder Dave Whelan.
Calco Pubs, the 79-strong pub group, which was placed into administration in January, collapsed with debts of £23.4m.
Almost a fifth (17%) of barley farmers are planning to cut their planting of the crop over the next five years, claims new research from Molson Coors.