BELL INN NAMED UK PUB OF THE YEAR – AGAIN
The annual UK pub awards by CAMRA has dubbed Britain’s Pub of the Year to be Bell Inn – held by the same family for 250 years. The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) has been ranking the best pubs across
PUSHING THE SAUSAGE: DON’T
In contrast to Australia’s declining rates of teenage drinking, authorities in Denmark have released a clever and humorous message to combat the issue. Danish safe drinking group TrygFonden and the Danish Cancer Society commissioned the release (below), based around a
TOOHEYS CELEBRATES 150 YEARS IN BUSINESS
The NSW-born Tooheys brewing has notched up 150 years in business, throwing parties around the state celebrating all its brands – from Old to New and beyond. On 7 September 1869, two Irish-Australian brothers, John and James Toohey, obtained their
AUSTRALIAN DRINKING HABITS 2019
The 2019 study by Roy Morgan on the drinking habits of Australians reports continued decline in regular consumption but further clarity for licensed venues and retailers. Roy Morgan’s Alcohol Consumption Currency Report questioned 15,000+ consumers, to continue the company’s statistical
LONGEST PUB NAME REOPENS BESIDE SHORTEST
Two record-holding British pubs have been unwittingly brought together, offering visitors to Stalybridge the pub with the longest name in the country beside the one with the shortest. In 1880, in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer
UKrazy: BEAUTY QUEEN PUNCH-UP AND RUING ROUGHEST PUBS LOST
Despite Australia’s archival links to the UK, pubs in Britain vary somewhat from here, if not the rest of the world – as seen in a Miss England finalist fracas, and the ‘Newlyn knockout’ house specialty. The height of summer,
UKrazy: GLASS INFRINGEMENTS & PATRIOT SENIORS
Despite Australia’s archival links to the UK, pubs in Britain vary somewhat from here, if not the rest of the world – as seen in girl-on-girl action and cranky patriotic seniors. 36-year-old Sarah Lee has been reprimanded for assaulting 22-year-old
UKrazy: NAKED SINGALONGS & A BEER-THEME BURIAL
Despite archival links to England and the United Kingdom, the pub world in the mother land varies somewhat from Australia, if not the rest of the world – as seen in naked singalongs and a Fosters-themed sarcophagus. Alastair Choat has
UK PUBS ROLL OUT TRAUMA KITS TO ‘CONTROL THE BLEED’
Trauma kits to reduce ‘catastrophic’ bleeding have been rolled out to more than 50 licensed venues in Birmingham, aiming to give victims vital extra minutes in the case of serious injury. Birmingham has become the first city in the UK
GLOBAL DRUGS SURVEY 2019
A major consumer survey has found Australia and English-speaking countries at the top of the list for prolific boozing. The eighth annual report from the Global Drug Survey, claiming to be the largest drug survey in the world, examined over
