120125 - round up

Continued Success for Local Craft Brewery 2011 was a great year for The Backyard Brewhouse. Our production for 2011 against 2010 was up 35%.  A fantastic result against the current economic climate, and a trend we have maintained for the last 3 years. This increase can, we believe, be put down in no small part to the consistent high quality of [...]

Give Tax Breaks To Pubs Which Help The Community, Urge Campaigners Pubs which improve community life should be given tax breaks to help them survive, according to a report by a leading think-tank. With 16 pubs currently believed to be closing each week, the report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) recommends a 50% business rate relief for those that can prove they act as [...]