UK pub retailer and brewer, based in Bury St Edmunds; owned pubs, restaurants and hotels.
McFly is crafting a new album inspired by Oasis and pub-energy, aiming to merge crowd-friendly anthems with arena-ready sound. The band reflects on past setbacks, a later restart with Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory, and a push to balance four members’ ambitions.
A campaign calls for reducing hospitality VAT from 20% to 10%, urging Prime Minister Andy Burnham to back the plan. Signatories include chefs Heston Blumenthal and Tom Kerridge and chains like Wagamama and Pizza Express. The letter argues a lower rate will prevent closures, protect jobs and boost high streets.
Multiple sources show rising costs of university life and student support. Guardian highlights school food standards and holiday funding; Independent and Guardian analyze maintenance funding and loans amidst inflation; Business Insider reports on family impact of student-loan reforms. Readers are navigating cost pressures and policy responses.
The Scotsman and BBC Business report a shift in the UK brewing sector as Allsopp’s revives a historic IPA with a ledger-driven revival, and Rebellion Brewery adopts employee ownership through an Employe Ownership Trust, signaling a broader trend toward worker-owned models in a consolidating market.