Twitter storm over party theme
Pub scraps 'offensive' mental patient Halloween party
A pub has cancelled a Halloween party after claims its "mental patients" theme was offensive.
Archives for October 19, 2015
Diageo launches Hop House 13 Lager
Diageo has launched a 5% ABV double-hopped lager brewed with Guinness yeast, named Hop House 13, to target “premium lager drinkers”.
Tim Martin criticises Jamie Oliver proposal
Wetherspoon boss: Jamie Oliver's sugary drink tax would 'cost pubs millions'
Jamie Oliver’s campaign for higher taxes on sugary drinks would ‘cost pubs millions’ and lead to closures if it succeeded, according to JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin.
Shepherd Neame launches Movember activity for Spitfire
Shepherd Neame has launched a limited-edition Spitfire Ale Movember bottle to pubs and bars between October and November.
JDW takes pubs off the market
Two Wetherspoon pubs saved after huge community campaigns
Two JD Wetherspoon pubs have been saved after dedicated community campaigns forced the pubco to think again about selling.