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Sunak urged to fulfil previous commitments

25-Oct-2022 By Rebecca Weller

Pubs and brewers in “desperate need of relief” as leaders from across the sector urge newly appointed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to recognise the importance of pubs and breweries before it’s “too late”.

Jodie Kidd calls on Government to save 20,000 at-risk pubs

21-Oct-2021 By Rebecca Weller

Publican, model and former racer Jodie has called on the Government to reform tax burden for pubs by lowering VAT, beer duty and business rates ahead of the Autumn Budget on next week (27 October).

Jodie Kidd throws support behind Long Live the Local campaign

06-Jul-2021 By Nikkie Thatcher

A new campaign for Long Live the Local has been launched and is fronted by model and pub licensee Jodie Kidd.

255 pints sold per second last year

04-Mar-2020 By Alice Leader

It seems beer was a popular ask in 2019 as total beer sales toppled those in 2018 by 1.1%, equal to 255 pints sold every second – reaching a total of 8,059,495,997.

Pubs go ‘TEA Total’ to boost quieter trading times

07-Jan-2020 By Alice Leader

Pubs are backing a ‘Support Your Local, Go TEA Total’ campaign this January to boost the quieter trading times operators can go through during this time of year, especially with the growth of Dry January.

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'Long Live the Local' campaign launches to garner support for pubs under pressure

19-Jul-2018 By Claire Churchard

A campaign to raise awareness of the threats that pubs face from increasing financial pressures and tax rises has launched today, urging people to take action or risk losing their local.