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A MANCHESTER-based brewery has gained national listings of its Champion Ale range. Read more…

THE good people over at Sandbar are planning to make good use of their newly refurbished events space by hosting a variety of nights and workshops. Read more…

SUNDAY marked this year's arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau. OK, nowadays it seems as cutting edge as a new skiffle a record or a fondu set for Christmas. Nobody bothers any more, do they? But the true Beaujolais tatse is one worth acquiring Read more…

It's a well-known fact that alcohol goes down well with creative types - and there's nowhere better to showcase Manchester's up and coming local artists than at one of the city's best and busiest bars. Read more…

THE bubble has finally burst - with news that champagne sales in Britain are plummeting. One of the country's leading wine merchants, Majestic, reported today that profits were down after champagne sales had fallen by nearly 6.5 per cent. With little to celebrate and less cash left to d... Read more…

THROUGHOUT November, a scattering of Manchester pubs will be celebrating LocAle - a local real ale celebration organised by the Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA). Read more…

DUNHAM Massey has won his eighth award of the year, with its Chocolate Cherry Mild voted best beer and best mild at the Huddersfield beer festival. Read more…

DOUGH Pizza Kitchen is the latest culinary addition to the Northern Quarter. Read more…

HEATON NORRIS pub The Nursery Inn is to host a beer festival, starting this Thursday (November 6). The headlining ale will be the Hydes pub's own special brew, Nursery Nectar - with a rather grown-up strength of 6.5%. Read more…

THE nip of winter is definitely in the air, so the timing of the launch of Manchester’s first festive ‘pop-up’ bar and restaurant couldn’t be better. Read more…

ARE you local? Do you like Lakes ales? Then head for the first Didsbury Beer Festival on November 21 and 22 and enjoy a selection of beers from our region and the Lake District. Read more…

WHAT makes a good pub? Writers Robin Turner and Paul Moody think they know the answer and have written a book to prove it celebrating a fine British institution that it would seem is on the decline. Read more…