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Simon Moore, landlord of the Chequers in Witney, Oxfordshire -- the prime minister's constituency -- faces losing his job and his home as a result of the crippling rents imposed by his landlord, Enterprise Inns. According to Greg Mulholland MP and the GMB trade union, the case proves the need for reform of the giant pubcos

Added: Tuesday, May 7th 2013

Unite, Britain's biggest trade union, has joined the campaign to stop pubs closing and communities withering

Added: Tuesday, May 7th 2013

The Jolly Angler in Reading was closed and boarded up by enterprise Inns. Now it's a flourishing pub free of the pubco tie. It was used as the launch pad for a major campaign that seeks a fair deal for tenants struggling with high prices and rents at the hands of the giant pubcos

Added: Friday, May 3rd 2013

Brakspear Special, one of the corner-stones of the historic Brakspear Brewery in Henley-on-Thames, is making a welcome return as the pub company that bears the former brewery's name opens a micro-brewing plant in the riverside town. Photo show Brakspear's chief executive Tom Davies (left) with brewer Malcolm Mayo

Added: Thursday, May 2nd 2013

Starting this weekend, May will see a number of key beer talks and tastings, several featuring Roger Protz, including the Lord Clifden in Birmingham (pictured), Elgood's Brewery in Wisbech, and Meantime in Greenwich.. Meantime Brewery is joining forces with Young's pubs in London and Surrey for a series of beer-and-food events in May

Added: Tuesday, April 30th 2013

For the second year running, MP Greg Mulholland, who chairs the Parliamentary Save the Pubs Group, has been named Parliamentary Campaigner of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale as a result of his role in combating pub closures. He is pictured, centre, with CAMRA chief executive Mike Benner (left) and national chairman Colin Valentine

Added: Monday, April 29th 2013

McEwan's beer, for long sidelined in Scotland, is making a comeback under new owners Wells & Young's. But the new 'smoothflow' McEwan's Red is a long way removed from the legendary 80 Shilling sold at the equally legendary Athletic Arms -- the Diggers -- in Edinburgh. There's 80 Bob on the bar but it's a house beer brewed by Stewart's of Loanhead

Added: Friday, April 26th 2013

Winners in the International Brewing Awards (pictured with chairman Bill Taylor in London's Guildhall) named nine beers and one cider as overall champions, drawn from all parts of the world

Added: Thursday, April 25th 2013

A seminar in London attended by brewers from Britain and overseas has heard that the 20 hop varieties grown here offer as many aromas and flavours as New World versions. The seminar is part of a campaign to stop the decline of the British hop industry -- a campaign led by hop farmer Ali Capper (pictured)

Added: Tuesday, April 23rd 2013

Shipyard Brewing, one of America's leading craft breweries, will launch its Pale Ale in Britain in May in collaboration with Marston's of Burton-on-Trent and Wolverhampton. Picture shows Marston's director of brewing Richard Westwood (right) showing Shipyard's Fred and Judy Forsley round the Wolverhampton plant

Added: Monday, April 22nd 2013