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Good Things Brewing, the Tunbridge Wells Brewery, has launched a GoFundMe page, after its brewery was struck by lightening and burned to the ground. Read more: Good Things Brewing Co raises £10k to rebuild brewery after lightning strike burns down brewery Source: Morning Advertiser

A group of trade experts have joined forces to warn the Government of legal action over compulsory vaccine passports from September, as planned. Read more: Gov threatened with legal action about mandatory Covid passports Source: Morning Advertiser

Robinsons, the Stockport based brewer and pub company, has revealed it paid more in tax to the Government in 2020 than it received in pandemic support. Read more: Robinsons paid more in tax in 2020 than it received in Government support Source: Morning Advertiser

BrewDog has lost the battle to use the name âTiger Strikeâ on its spirits after a ruling by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO). Read more: BrewDog loses battle to use the name ‘Tiger Strike’ Source: Morning Advertiser

Trade association UKHospitality (UKH) has called for the Government to offer a âpragmatic solutionâ to help the sector tackle the issues around self-isolation. Read more: UKH calls for more ‘pragmatic solution’ to Covid-19 staff isolation crisis Source: Morning Advertiser

With vaccine passports looking set to become compulsory in nightclubs later this year, The Morning Advertiser takes a look at how Covid-status certification is being undertaken across the Channel, where all hospitality venues have to impose it. Read more: How are pubs in France preparing for mandatory vaccine passports? Source: Morning Advertiser

Consumers are divided over the removal of facemasks in hospitality settings, new research from HGEM has revealed. Read more: Consumers divided over mask wearing relaxation in hospitality Source: Morning Advertiser

The proportion of EU workers in the hospitality sector is at its lowest level since 2016 due to the âpotent combinationâ of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic, new data from Fourth has revealed. Read more: Proportion of EU workers in hospitality sector falls as ‘potent combination’ of Brexit and Covid-19 hits Source: Morning Advertiser

Hawthorn, the Community Pub Company has been sold to Admiral Taverns for an expected gross aggregate cash consideration of about Â222.3m, taking the latterâs estate to more than 1,600 sites. Read more: Admiral acquires Hawthorn for £222.3m Source: Morning Advertiser

The Morning Advertiserâs Ed Bedington and Liberation Groupâs Jayson Perfect reflect on a weekâs worth of pub sector headlines following âFreedom Dayâ on 19 July. Read more: ‘Pingdemic’ staff shortages pose question over which pubs to ‘sacrifice’ Source: Morning Advertiser