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 the form of bland repetition and economies of scale. Following a successful trial, the group […]
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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 fell from 4,835 in 2001 to 3,615 last year, representing a drop of over 25
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,” a spokesperson said. “CUB will maintain its strong and long-term sponsorship arrangements with Australian sport,
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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 – is being organised by British company Hullabaloo Promotions, which has previously run them in
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Research revealing the changing face of Australia’s love affair with a drink has been overshadowed by the call for a global ban on alcohol advertising, with Aussie doctors jumping on the wagon. UK-based global market research firm YouGov looked into the habits of Australian drinkers, finding beer continues to hold a narrow lead over wine,
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As the transformation of Britain’s pub scene continues to see around 30 close each week, the boss of the biggest pub chain has suggested the drinking age should be lowered to 16 years. J D Wetherspoon operates nearly 1,000 pubs in the UK, with reputations as ‘budget boozers’ that turn over around £1.5billion a year
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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 and CCTV of the town of Prerov in the Czech Republic were endowed with the
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. As two groups of men armed with assorted furniture face off outside the drinking establishment,
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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 ‘Pub Brawl Manchester’ has revealed the type of rampant violence that all too often accompanies
Taken from Daily Mail UK: Sydney’s bizarre new fun killing alcohol restrictions renders the whole pub experience completely pointless By John Niven I’m in Sydney and I can confirm that fun, if not already dead, is certainly dying. A few of us were in a bar in The Rocks district of the city. It
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