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Pub launches ‘dining in the dark’ evenings to battle energy bills
Capitalising on the energy crisis, one pub in Northamptonshire will be switching the lights off each Thursday evening this November and serving customers a four-course dinner by candlelight.

The Spirit of Manchester Distillery launches members’ club
The Spirit of Manchester Distillery has a club to show the journey of its English malt whisky from cask to glass.

Learn how to make ‘adaptogen’ and ‘nootropic’ cocktails in London
The cocktail bar ‘Sweeties’ located on the 10th floor at The Standard, London is set to host its first masterclass next month.

Hospitality loses one venue per hour in Q3 as inflation bites
Britain’s hospitality sector saw 2,200 venue closures in the last three months, equivalent to one per hour, the latest Hospitality Market Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners has revealed.

Michael Caines closes restaurant for winter
Chef Michael Caines, who also owns the Michelin-starred Lympstone Manor in Devon, has been forced to close one of his Cornish restaurants over the winter months due to soaring costs and staff shortages.

Oranj natural wine bar opens in Shoreditch
After launching natural wine company Oranj during lockdown, Jasper Delamothe promises Londoners that the company’s first bar will be “a pub for wine drinkers”.

Fever-Tree & Diageo takeover Bar 31 at The Shard
Fever-Tree has joined forces with Diageo to takeover The Shard’s Bar 31 this winter with a collection of highball cocktails available.

Guy Fawkes’ family home to be turned into pub
Remember, remember, the fifth of November: gunpowder, treason – and pints? There are plans afoot to turn Guy Fawkes’ birthplace in York into a pub.

Strikes could leave the UK facing a World Cup beer shortage
Sports fans across the United Kingdom are being faced with the spectre of a beer shortage over the World Cup, after drivers at GXO, which delivers 40% of the UK’s beer supplies, announced five days of strike action.

Jason Atherton’s The Blind Pig to launch storybook menu
Next week, Jason Atherton’s Soho cocktail bar The Blind Pig will be launching the next chapter of its storybook menu, inspired by classic children’s literature.