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Kent bartender saved from knife attack by beer belly Comments Off

Posted on March 26, 2010
A UK bartender has survived a potentially deadly knife attack thanks to his vital organs being protected by his beefy beer belly. According to doctors, 43-year-old Snaz Martin was “almost certainly” spared death due to his sizeable paunch after a drunken customer stabbed the bartender with a three-inch blade. Mr Martin, ... Read More >>

Legendary Half Moon pub saved Comments Off

Posted on January 14, 2010
A London-based music venue which has become famous over the years because of appearances by some of the greatest acts such as the Rolling Stones, U2 and Van Morrison has avoided closure.   Half Moon, located in Putney, was saved thanks to a vast media campaign which was launched following the announced ... Read More >>

Guy Ritchie launches label and backs London band Comments Off

Posted on January 13, 2010
Film director Guy Ritchie has announced plans for a new record label, apparently in order to launch his favourite pub band. The mockney film director is scheduled to sign an agreement with Punchbowl Band to Punchbowl Records, a division of Universal Music. He said their debut album will be release ... Read More >>

Wetherspoon Launches 250 New Pubs Comments Off

Posted on December 02, 2009
The chain JD Wetherspoon is planning to open 250 new pubs, a move which promises to create 10,000 jobs. To do so, the group will invest £250m on the new bars during a five-year period. Management opportunities, plus positions for kitchen and bar staff will be generated by the expansion. JD Wetherspoon is ... Read More >>

Wetherspoon Launches 250 New Pubs Comments Off

Posted on December 02, 2009
The chain JD Wetherspoon is planning to open 250 new pubs, a move which promises to create 10,000 jobs. To do so, the group will invest £250m on the new bars during a five-year period. Management opportunities, plus positions for kitchen and bar staff will be generated by the expansion. JD Wetherspoon is ... Read More >>

Campaign Launched To Halt Pub Death Comments Off

Posted on November 26, 2009
Various sectors of British society, including drinkers and politicians, are being asked to partake in a campaign to stop the closure of pubs. The campaign, spearheaded by The British Beer and Pub Association and the Society of Independent Brewers, was launched as reports say 50 drinking establishments per week are closing ... Read More >>

Carnage UK brings trouble again Comments Off

Posted on November 19, 2009
A man was apprehended and two more were given a warning for drunken behaviour at Carnage UK’s 'Doctors & Nurses' pub crawl event in Oxford last Thursday. The three were ordered to leave Oxford city centre, although one returned and was subsequently taken by police. On High Street, two students urinated on ... Read More >>

Massive UK Pub Crawls Create Controversy Comments Off

Posted on November 10, 2009
Notorious student bar crawls organised by a British promoter have raised concerns and have led to a call for a Government ban by the National Union of Students. Carnage UK is promoting a series of huge student bar crawls in various locations across the UK, but has been deemed responsible for ... Read More >>


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