Ashfield councillors in Nottinghamshire are calling for more local support for independent pubs and tougher action from government on VAT, beer duty, business rates and the wider cost of running a pub. 🔗Link in comments. 👇
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🍺 Following our Beer in the UK report, David Jesudason @davidjesudason.bsky.social asks whether 'white-label beer' should display who actually brews it. 🔗 Link in comments. 👇
🍺 With an increasing level of choice on the market, not just making moderation easier but also helping to improve quality for consumers of all generations, Laura Hadland @morrighani.bsky.social delves into the world of no- and low-alcohol beer. 🔗 Link in comments. 👇 📷 Lily Waite
The award-winning Three B’s Micropub in Bridlington has moved to the town centre. 🔗Link in comments. 👇
Following Andy Burnham’s decision to cut business rates for pubs in England, see what our chairman, Ash Corbett-Collins, said on What's Brewing. 🔗Link in comments. 👇
There’s good news on tap for South Oxfordshire’s pubs after the district council approved a one-off, top-up rates relief scheme for 2026/27. 🔗Link in comments. 👇
The very first beers from new West Midlands brewer, Springbanks, will be launched at the Wolverhampton Summer Festival of Beer and Cider tomorrow, celebrating 150 years of brewing heritage in Wolverhampton and the 50th anniversary of the Wolverhampton CAMRA branch. 🔗Link in comments. 👇
MP Jess Brown-Fuller met members of CAMRA’s Western Sussex branch at the Bell Inn, Chichester, to discuss the pressures facing pubs and hospitality businesses across the constituency. 🔗Link in comments. 👇
With a new Prime Minister in Downing Street this week, we take a look at who the key players are for beer, pubs and consumers and what we know so far about what Andy Burnham’s government might do differently. 🔗Link in comments.👇
I wrote this column a couple of weeks ago (before AB was confirmed as PM) but my main point still stands: Would a VAT cut be as positive for small indies in the long run as it is for the industry's largest operators? I don't think so...
What's Brewing@whatsbrewing.bsky.social · 2w agoVAT’s brewing by Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social wb.camra.org.uk/2026/07/10/v...
🙋♀️After a successful first edition, the Women in Beer Awards are back and are now open to submissions with a new catergory sponsored by CAMRA – Women Collective of the Year. 🔗 Link in comments. 👇 @womeninbeer.bsky.social
🌍 Laura Hadland @morrighani.bsky.social latest What's Brewing article looks at how breweries are taking action to become more climate resilient, and with the UK experiencing multiple heatwaves in 2026, it feels like this hasn’t come a moment too soon. 🔗 Link in comments 👇 📷 Lily Waite
Matthew Curtis' @totalcurtis.bsky.social latest guest article for What's Brewing argues whether a VAT reduction really is the right move for the hospitality industry. 🔗Link the the comments. 👇
New analysis from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) predicts more than 64m pints of no-and-low beer will be sold this summer, eight million more than in 2025. 🔗 Link in comments. 👇
The latest Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) for England and Wales annual survey has revealed tenants are less satisfied with their pub companies, dropping from 61 per cent in 2025 to 56 per cent. 🔗Read more in the link below 👇
CAMRA has welcomed the announcement that the new Welsh government’s first phase of legislation will include “the development of a community right-to-buy scheme”. 🔗 Link in comments. 👇
Insolvency firm warns pubs can’t take eye off the ball during World Cup wb.camra.org.uk/2026/07/08/i...
Insolvency firm warns pubs can’t take eye off the ball during World Cup
An insolvency specialist has warned pubs, restaurants, and shops cannot afford to “take their eyes off the ball”, even if they are getting a cash boos...
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Lobby your MP to protect authentic cider and perry wb.camra.org.uk/2026/07/08/l...
Lobby your MP to protect authentic cider and perry
CAMRA is urging government to put an end to industrial drinks made from as little as 35 per cent juice by global companies, which can be taxed and sol...
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