Sober IS fun: alcohol free events in London this Dry January, from comedy nights to booze-free bars January 11, 2023 Whether you’re swerving the sauce completely or scaling back the drinking and going for a Damp January like this lot, here are the low and no alcohol events this month that don’t skimp on fun. Party, laugh out loud and experiment with new flavours with these alcohol free events for Dry January. A new bar [...]
Where to watch the Women’s World Cup final in London, England v Spain August 17, 2023 The Lionesses have made it to the finals of the Women’s World Cup! They play Spain in the big decider on Sunday morning at 11.00am. The match will be streaming on BBC, but if you want to celebrate in London, here’s where to watch the Women’s World Cup final in the capital this weekend. VINEGAR [...]
You can eat in the House of Lords Peers’ Dining Room this week – here’s how April 4, 2023 Anyone can get a seat in the House of Lords. You don’t need to be a party donor, government benefactor, baron, baroness or a bishop. The Palace of Westminster’s second chamber’s Peers’ Dining Room will be open to commoners and the electorate for lunch (12pm-4pm) on 4 and 5 April, and for lunch and dinner (5.30pm-8pm) [...]
Supermarkets hope for Euro 2024 boost as Asda and Co-op lose ground June 18, 2024 Asda and the Co-op are the only major supermarket brands in the UK to have lost market share over recent weeks, according to new figures.
Fuller’s reports £10m hit on trading due to coronavirus pandemic July 30, 2020 Pub chain Fuller, Smith and Turner said this morning it has taken a hit of more than £10m this year due to the impact of coronavirus on trading. The figures Fuller’s said revenue in the year ended 28 March was up three per cent to £333m. Profit before tax was £174.5m, including proceeds from the [...]
French Bloom: The women taking on the booze biz with no-alc wine February 10, 2022 Top model Constance Jablonski and foodie entrepreneur Maggie Frerejean-Taittinger have launched French Bloom, a “fully organic, fully alcohol-free, fully French sparkling drink” that they say has the sophistication and complexity to rival wine. Both women were juggling the various aspects of work, family, and social life when they were inspired to create something that could [...]
The sparkling kombucha that wants to be champagne for the moderation movement August 24, 2021 East Anglia is the county for Grand Cru kombuchas, and 2021 is a particularly exciting vintage for living tea. The kombucha wave doesn’t seem to have crested and certainly hasn’t crashed yet, with two seaside breweries collaborating to produce the first sparkling “rosé” kombucha. Suffolk-based producers Adnams and LA Brewery, have launched Suffolk Blush, made [...]
Want to avoid the worst health effects of alcohol? Drink wine, says study September 9, 2021 New research has revealed that alcohol is bad for health even in small doses except for wine which helps to prevent coronary heart disease. Dr Schutte, of Anglia Ruskin University, is disputing previous studies into alcohol which suggested low levels of alcohol consumption can be beneficial. Data collected from 446,439 people over seven years concluded [...]
Brewing up a storm: Brewdog berated over hard seltzer ‘health’ claims July 7, 2021 Brewdog has been given a rap on the knuckles for making health claims in an advert for its alcoholic hard seltzer drink — despite the ad stating “we cannot claim this drink is healthy”. In an Instagram post published in January, Brewdog shared a picture of a can of its Clean & Press Hard Seltzer, [...]
UK distillery numbers jump as craft gin popularity booms March 16, 2020 The number of distilleries in the UK has surged as craft gin continues to grow in popularity, according to the latest research. Distilleries jumped 20 per cent to 246 over the last year, up from 205 the previous year, as the UK gin industry toasted a nine per cent increase in export sales to £672m [...]