Durham

Watt shares beer giveaway in a bid to speed up council

27-Mar-2024 By Rebecca Weller

BrewDog CEO James Watt has announced a beer giveaway to one “lucky winner” that guesses the opening date of the brand’s Durham site correctly.

Smoke free policies 'hugely disproportionate step'

03-Jun-2021 By Emily Hawkins

Councils have been lambasted after introducing smoke free zones on pavements where pubs and bars have set up shop for outdoor service.

Map: where are pubs under the strictest measures in England?

15-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

A tiered system of coronavirus measures came into effect on Wednesday 14 October, splicing the country into different sets of restrictions.

Pubs in second tier 'better off closed'

14-Oct-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs in the second tier of coronavirus measures have said they would be “better off” closed as they brace for slumped trading with a household mixing ban.

Pub cleaner retires after 41 years

18-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Sheila Nicholson, cleaner at the Red Lion in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, has polished the pub’s bar for the last time, retiring after 41 years.

Morris dancers' bells 'breached ban on music'

02-Aug-2011 By Adam Pescod

A group of morris dancers were asked to leave a pub in Durham because the bells on their clogs were deemed to breach a ban on music.

Smoking ban and cheap beer put pay to Blair's Labour Club

29-Jun-2010 By Ewan Turney

The Labour Club in Tony Blair's constituency is to close after suffering from the effects of the smoking ban and cheap supermarket beer. The Trimdon...

BBN awards revoked over £10 drinks deal

07-Aug-2009 By John Harrington

A Durham nightclub has been stripped of its Best Bar None awards after running an all-inclusive drinks deal. Loft, owned by Vimac Leisure, is...

Man shot after leaving Merseyside pub

28-Apr-2005

A man was shot in the thigh in the car park of a Merseyside pub in the early hours of Saturday. Police believe the 21-year-old had been drinking...

Warwick is sold

31-Jul-2003

Acting on behalf of the Unique Pub Company, the Newcastle office of agents Christie & Co has sold the Earl of Warwick pub in Chapel Street, West...

Young host has big plans at Jennings

08-May-2003

By Claire Hu One of the country's youngest licensees has been enlisted by Jennings Brewery to run a new addition to its growing County Durham pub...