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SPOONS’ NEW ALL-SERVICE PUB ORDERING APP DRAWS A SHOUT

Posted on June 14th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Britons are praising the introduction of the all-serving Order & Pay smartphone app, getting food and drinks delivered to pub tables without fuss, queue or cash. The largest pub chain in the UK, Wetherspoons is known for bringing innovation in

LONDON PUBS ARE FALLING DOWN

Posted on April 21st, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
It has been revealed that over 1,200 pubs have closed in London in the past 15 years, thought to be due to progressive conditions in what is Europe’s largest city. Research by CAMRA* shows the number of pubs in London

VB EXIT PROVOKES CALL TO BAN BEER IN AUSSIE SPORT

Posted on March 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Carlton & United Breweries has ended a 20-year partnership with Cricket Australia, pulling VB sponsorship from the Australian test and one-day teams. “CUB has made a commercial decision to focus on more direct advertising during summer across our broad portfolio,”

DISNEY PUB CRAWL ATTRACTS WARNING FROM AUTHORITIES

Posted on March 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
A Disney-themed dress-up pub crawl set to take place next month in Dublin has been criticised by the venerable Alcohol Action Ireland as … “strange”. The themed pub crawl – which is in no way endorsed by the Disney corporation

NUDIE RUN TO PAY PUB BILL – NO PROBLEM

Posted on July 29th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
A man who could not pay his bill at a Czech pub and left all his clothes as collateral as he went for money was stopped by local police, then allowed to complete his quest. On Monday (25 July) residents

WEAPONS AND SOLUTIONS AT HAND IN RUSSIAN PUB BRAWL

Posted on July 6th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
In Mother Russia, if someone pull wooden chair in fight, we respond by fetching chainsaw. A video has emerged of a brawl taking place outside a Russian pub demonstrating the Russian peoples’ stubborn pragmatism, particularly in the face of adversity.

HARD-HITTING BRAWL IN UNNAMED PUB

Posted on June 8th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Wild footage shows another night in an unnamed pub in Britain, with many of the patrons taking part in a routine post-footy brawl. While Manchester United has been named the first soccer team valued at over $1bn, a video tagged

SYDNEY’S RESTRICTIONS RENDER THE PUB POINTLESS: DAILY RECORD UK

Posted on May 16th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Taken from Daily Mail UK: Sydney's bizarre new fun killing alcohol restrictions renders the whole pub experience completely pointless [caption id="attachment_6042" align="alignright" width="179"] John Niven[/caption] By John Niven   I’m in Sydney and I can confirm that fun, if not