After lying dormant for 104 days, on 4 July Britain’s pubs burst back open in what became dubbed ‘Super Saturday’, and much of the nation popped in for a pint or ten as socially-starved revellers shrugged off crisis caution. Brits are known for their love of the humble pub, which has been a staple of […]
Defying continued prohibition orders, some UK pubs have been secretly serving booze, and their begrudged patrons resorting to violence in defence of their perceived right to sip a pint. Australian pubs are mostly resuming trade, albeit subdued, but thousands of pubs across Britain are counting down the minutes to 4 July, the day Prime Minister
Steve Cotton, proprietor of the Poltimore Arms, is the self-confessed least interested publican in Britain, making patrons serve themselves and having eyes only for his feral rescue cat named Hitler. The 59-year-old former engineer encountered opportunity to take over the pub seven years’ ago. Waiting until the last day, he somewhat impulsively bought it, saving
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 Britain since 1988, assessing them on decor, the welcome and service, atmosphere, community focus, and
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 young Dane named Mads and his struggle with peer-group pressure. In a very European
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 Rifleman Corps Inn opened its doors. After generations of trade, in 1995 it was formally
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, July has already kept British pubs and emergency services busy. Vivian Carroll, proprietor of Judge
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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 makeup artist Raegan Heggie in Harry’s Bar in Ayr. Heggie was traversing through the crowded
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 been waging a campaign to retain operation of the Coach & Horses in Soho, which
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 to adopt a ‘control the bleed’ initiative – intended to reduce deaths by violent injury,
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