Pub landlord is forced to pour beer and cider worth £1,500 down the drain after takeaway pints were outlawed under third national lockdown Patrick Mahony stocked up hoping he could sell takeaway beer during lockdown The Taunton landlord has now had to pour around £1,500 worth of booze away The owner of The Winchester Arms … Read more
Diego Maradona’s carer crushed sleeping pills into his beer so he wasn’t a nuisance at night and he was given alcohol on-demand at 9am in the months before he died, investigators in Argentina are told Ongoing prosecution probe into Diego Maradona’s death has heard about his battles with alcohol during the final months of his … Read more
Model-turned-publican Jodie Kidd urges Rishi Sunak to slash beer duty to save struggling pubs after Covid-19 lockdowns Jodie Kidd, 42, said Government ‘must act to help save pubs from the dire situation they face everyday’ The model has run The Half Moon pub in Kirdford, West Sussex since 2017 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is due to … Read more
Maggie Beer was struck with the unexpected death of her daughter Saskia, aged 46, in February 2020. Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph this week, the 76-year-old gracefully spoke about her heartbreaking struggle with grief. ‘I don’t know that any mother or father ever truly recovers,’ she told the publication of her daughter’s passing. Tragic: Maggie Beer, … Read more
Alcohol-free beer Lucky Saint pulls in £3.5m from investors to fund ambition to get drinkers to buy more on draught in pubs By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 13 February 2021 Lucky Saint, the alcohol-free beer, has pulled in £3.5million from investors to fund … Read more
‘No justification for prolonged closures’: Pub sector demands firm reopening date as beer sales plummet to lowest level since the 1920s Pub beer sales down 56% last year compared to back in 2019, the BBPA says BBPA says the ongoing shutdowns in the sector cannot be justified Sector wants a firm reopening date and ongoing … Read more
I’m A Celebrity star Grant Denyer was spotted enjoying a beer at the show’s official after party on Sunday. The 43-year-old television personality and Gold Logie winner cut a casual figure as he enjoyed a beverage at the bash, while his heavily pregnant wife Chezzi was seen leaving her hotel with their two daughters. It … Read more
It was among the least welcome sights at a Seventies party, along with Hirondelle wine and your friend’s collection of Boney M records. But, to the probable dismay of many, Watneys Party Seven is making a comeback. Despite being promoted in TV adverts by the likes of Michael Caine and Peter Cook, the large red … Read more
Drinking wine instead of beer or spirits is healthier and could cut risk of death, study suggests Research from Glasgow University found spirit drinkers were at increased risk of death and major cardiovascular events compared to people who drink wine Study also found drinking alcohol with food had 10 per cent lower risk of death … Read more
‘This is my first day out of bed in three weeks’: This Morning’s Alice Beer reveals she’s contracted ‘horrid’ Covid from one of her twin daughters By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 11:56 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 11:57 GMT, 4 January 2021 Alice Beer has revealed she’s contracted ‘horrid’ coronavirus from one of … Read more