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Tamil Prince group targets South London expansion with new pub ambitions
Leeson, who founded the business with chef Prince Durairaj, says the operator currently runs the Tamil Prince and Tamil Crown, along with three Tamila restauran

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Oct 21


Pub People expands wet-led investments as acquisitions resume
Pub People is stepping up wet-led investment as it restarts acquisitions. Managing director Andy Crawford says the group had a year, supported by capital projec

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Oct 21


Market Taverns launches 59-beer London cask festival across pubs
Market Taverns is staging a 59-beer cask festival across its London pubs, running from 28 October to 8 November. Pints will be £5 or less as the line-up changes

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Oct 20


James May calls alcohol duty system baffling and burdens pubs
James May, who co-owns the Royal Oak in Swallowcliffe and James Gin, backed the Adam Smith Institute's briefing that criticises the current alcohol duty regime.

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Oct 20


Cask ale concerns deepen as Marston's brewery closes and debate grows
Tim Bird argues that cask ale sits at the heart of the UK pub heritage, and its future is under threat. In his Morning Advertiser piece, he notes the closure of

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Oct 20


Pubs set to gain more TEN permits ahead of festive season
Pub operators planning events from Halloween to New Year must ensure their premises licence covers the intended activities and timings and check licence conditi

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Oct 20


Unity Social expands with community focus as pubs reach 80 sites
Unity Social, the Punch Pubs & Co model, has grown from three original pubs to 80 in under two years and aims to exceed 200 as it tackles loneliness by turning

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Oct 20


Chancellor outlines Budget aims to ease pressures on pubs and households
Speaking at the IMF Annual Meetings in Bangkok on Thursday 15 October, Chancellor Healey warned that conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine was pushing up ener

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Oct 20


Hospitality sector backs NEET opportunity drive with 100,000 jobs
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed a programme that combines paid employment with work experience and training for 18 to 24-year-olds not in edu

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Oct 20


Urban Pubs to launch Bat & Ball City in Tower Hill with £1m
Urban Pubs & Bars plans to transform the former BrewDog Tower Hill site into Bat & Ball City, with an opening scheduled for Wednesday 25 November. The venue wil

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Oct 19


Electric Bear brewer funds animal charity with European tuk tuk tour
Electric Bear head brewer Ian Morris and his wife Jo, with their dog Kuba, completed a 16-day tuk tuk tour across ten European countries to raise funds for Anim

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Oct 19


Hospitality sector to offer four-week placements for NEETs aged 18 to 24
Several hospitality operators, including Fuller’s, Mitchells & Butlers, Nando’s, Wagamama, Burger King and Premier Inn, will work with the Department for Work a

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Oct 19


Draught volumes climb in pubs as autumn trading broadens across locations
Average rate of sale rose 3% compared with September 2025, with the uptick attributed to unusually warm weather, as well as Premier League and Champions League

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Oct 18


Pub groups back Hero IPA drive to support Help for Heroes
Brakspear, Punch Pubs & Co, Stonegate Group, Craft Union Pub Company and Admiral Taverns have joined the Hero IPA fundraising drive, making the 4% ABV British I

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Oct 18


Urban Pubs to open third Bat & Ball at Tower Hill site
London-based Urban Pubs & Bars is opening its third Bat & Ball venue in Tower Hill, in an 8,500 sq ft neo-Gothic building that was formerly the UK's first BrewD

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Oct 17


FyneFest 2027 set to return with 100 beers and weekend events
FyneFest is set to return to the Fyne Ales farm in Argyll from 4-6 June 2027. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 30 October 2026, with prices held at 2026 leve

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Oct 16


Allsopp’s revival brews a modern take on historic IPA
Allsopp’s has launched Allsopp’s IPA, a 4.4% ABV cask ale inspired by the 1822 Burton recipe. Brewed with UK Golden Promise malt and Challenger hops, it’s a dar

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Oct 16


Four regional pubs shortlisted for CAMRA National Pub of the Year
CAMRA has named four regional winners as national Pub of the Year finalists for 2026. The contenders are Turks Head in St Helens, Countryman’s Inn in Hunton, th

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Oct 16


Harvey’s Brewery secures front-of-shirt sponsorship with Lewes FC
Harvey’s Brewery has become the official front-of-shirt sponsor of Lewes FC’s men’s first team, extending a long-running local collaboration. Harvey’s has brewe

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Oct 16


Whitstable’s Sailing Yacht Cormorant to take part in Rolex Middle Sea Race
Shepherd Neame and The Old Neptune's licensee Darren Wilton are sponsoring the Sailing Yacht Cormorant for the 2026 Rolex Middle Sea Race, which starts in Malta

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Oct 16
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