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Ball and Chain wedding ale for Alex and Alice

Ball and Chain wedding ale for Alex and Alice

27-year old head brewer Alex Arkell has been keeping himself busy in the run up to his wedding later this month to long-time sweetheart Alice Braithwaite.

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Would you Adam and Eve it? 2 million pints, not out

80-year old Dot Gasson, probably Britain’s oldest working landlady, has finally decided to call last orders on a career spanning almost sixty years and well over two million pints pulled.

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Wiltshire Brewery Arkell’s adds to pub estate

Wiltshire Brewery Arkell’s is delighted to announce that it has acquired The Fox and Hounds at Haydon Wick in Swindon and The King’s Arms Hotel in Malmesbury, both purchased from Enterprise Inns.  The brewery paid market price for the pubs.

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Rose & Crown’s new landlords bring home the bacon

Less than 24 hours after taking over the tenancy of The Rose & Crown at Lea near Malmesbury, Mark Green and Sarah Smith found themselves providing breakfast for 44 members of the church, next door to the pub.

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More Cask Marque success for Arkell’s Landlords

Nearly half of Arkell’s landlords have now been awarded Cask Marque accreditation for serving the perfect pint of cask-conditioned ale.

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