Pogues Irish Whiskey is looking for UK’s next big rock band
The Pogues Irish Whiskey has embarked on its search to find the UK’s next big rock band with its new campaign, A Shot at Discovery. In partnership with Academy Events, the campaign aims to uncover up-and-coming artists with the winning band receiving £3,000 towards band equipment as well as recording and releasing an EP, which …
Heineken buys Punch pubs in deal worth £403m
Heineken and its partner Patron Capital have struck a deal worth £403 million to buy 3,200 Punch pubs. Heineken, which also owns the Strongbow and Foster’s brands, is paying £305m to purchase 1,900 pubs, while partner Patron Capital will take on 1,300. But the agreement, which will see Heineken become Britain’s third-largest pub group, hasn’t …
The Lost & Found expands to Knutsford
Revere Pub Company has opened The Lost & Found in Cheshire, reports Mark Ludmon. Pictures by Ben Carpenter If is four years since The Lost & Found burst onto Birmingham’s cocktail scene. Now firmly established, the concept is being rolled out by Revere Pub Company, part of brewer Marston’s. After opening a second site in …
