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The average adult gets just 90 minutes of personal time a day, yet most spend it watching TV or scrolling social media rather than pursuing hobbies

Brits believe they’re too old to take up a new hobby by the age of 49

Stella Artois is launching a Wimbledon themed beer (Image made with AI)

Stella Artois launches strawberries and cream Wimbledon themed beer

Wise Bartender’s Summer Discovery Pack includes 20 alcohol-free drinks designed for summer gatherings and bank holiday weekends

£40 alcohol-free summer drinks pack arrives for the heatwave

Booths supermarket launches its own beer -for this great cause

Morrisons will deliver a lavish meal for two to your door just in time for Valentine's night

Morrisons £15 Valentine’s dine-in deal returns with luxury dishes

Brewdog's personalised cans have arrived just in time for Valentine's Day

Personalised BrewDog beer cans launch just in time for Valentine’s Day

Popular coffee shop and café chain Synge & Byrne has announced the closure of all nine of its outlets across Northern Ireland, citing soaring operating costs, challenging market conditions and a growing debt burden. Credit Facebook

'We brew more than beer' - pub chain tackling loneliness head on

The index ranks resorts based on a combination of factors, including the cost of lift passes, equipment hire, accommodation, transport and the average price of a beer, as well as accessibility from the UK.

Balkan resort with £1 beers is Europe’s most affordable ski resort

18 per cent of those born in January have postponed their birthday plans to another month altogether.

1 in 3 adults with a January birthday have abandoned birthday plans

iGulu's F1 machine is as simple as using a pod coffee machine - just pop some ingredients in, let it brew for a few weeks, and your beer will be ready

The iGulu F1 home-brewing machine makes craft beer at home a doddle

The 12 ales are all hand-picked from independent breweries

Huge saving on this real ale advent calendar - we've tasted it

Brewdog's 2025 Advent calendar is a real festive treat for beer lovers

Sneak preview of Brewdog's 2025 Advent calendar – 24 beers and extras

These photos capture life at some of the UK's most famous lost breweries

34 nostalgic photos capture life at UK's lost breweries

30 old-school traditional classic Blackpool pubs you need to visit.

Top 30 old-school traditional classic Blackpool pubs you need to visit

Must-visit pubs in Lancashire as chosen by drinker's bible The Good Beer Guide 2026

10 must-visit pubs in Lancashire as chosen by The Good Beer Guide 2026

Enjoy Bavarian beer and four-star luxury for less than £400 with this fabulous deal

Four-star Oktoberfest break with hotel and flights now just £399
Book a four-star stay in Munich with return flights and tickets to the world-famous Oktoberfest, saving up to 34% with Wowcher
Gareth Butterfield

5 best things to do next week in and around Preston & Blackpool

5 best things to do next week in and around Preston & Blackpool

14 of the best pubs in Blackpool for a well-deserved pint

13 of the best pubs - including 6 listed in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide

Brew and Bones, Poulton

Bar and restaurant with 'huge potential' put up for sale

You have been pronouncing global beer brands wrong - here is how to say them correctly

12 beer names you're probably pronouncing wrong

There’s nothing better than a cold, flavour-packed beer enjoyed in the sunshine – especially when the fridge is stocked with something special.

Summer beer bundles that beat boring lager – from £26.50

21 ‘must-visit pubs’ in and around Blackpool chosen by drinker's bible The Good Beer Guide.

21 top pubs in Lancashire chosen by The Good Beer Guide

Oktoberfest comes to Wrea Green for the first time

Why I'll be the first in line for village's first-ever Oktoberfest

James Taylor at a Sandgrown Beardsmen meet up

We're pruning our facial hair ready for Oktoberfest beard championship

How much? 40% of top 5 cheapest UK places for a pint are in Lancashire

Three Lancashire towns and cities have been included in a list of the UK's top 10 places for a pint

I'll drink to that! 3 Lancashire towns in UK's top 10 spots for a pint

The sun rises on another packed day at Virginia Beach

I know why Pharrell Williams is 'Happy' after a trip to Virginia Beach
After an action-packed weekend in Virginia Beach, I know why Pharrell is ‘Happy’ 😍
Mark Waldron

3 Lancashire towns have been named in the UK's top 10 best places for a beer

I’ll drink to that! 3 Lancashire towns in top 10 UK places for a pint

These are the regional pubs included in the 2025 CAMRA Good Beer Guide

I'll be out this weekend! Lancashire top 72 CAMRA pubs for your Easter

National Pub & Bar Award nominees in the North West

15 North West pubs nominated for prestigious National Pub & Bar Awards

The Gorilla ornament was taken from Darlington Indoor Market.

Bungling thieves snatch life-size gorilla statue in bizarre burglary

The site of the proposed off licence on Queen Street in Blackpool

Booze bid decision after warnings of anti social behaviour

15 of Lancashire's best Irish pubs to try on St Patrick's Day 2025

Get me a Guinness! Lancashire's top 15 Irish pubs for St Patrick's Day

For every gift sent, a donation is made to a local or national charity

Ad Feature This UK company is taking ‘gift giving’ to a new level

Wetherspoons' new premium French lager unveiled

Beer: Heineken to lower alcohol strength of popular beer for ‘balanced lifestyle’

Heineken reduces alcohol content of popular beer

From left: IWSC head Judge Cat Lomax, Booths Sparkling Wine buyer Rachael Machin, Booths Wine buyer Victoria Anderson, and IWSC Judge David Kermode

Booths supermarket picks up another top industry award - here's why

A huige Gin & Rum festival is returning to Blackpool in November. Credit: bridgesward from Pixabay

UK's largest Gin & Rum Festival is coming to Blackpool

Everyone’s heard of St. Patrick’s Day, the Irish celebration to honour the patron saint of Ireland - but have you heard of St. Brigid’s Day? (Photo: Isabella Boneham)

I visited Ireland to celebrate its new bank holiday - and goddess

Booths wine, beer and spirits staff

Booths takes top award for beer, wine and spirits

These are the Lancashire pubs included in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2025. Photo: Pixabay

The 72 best pubs in Lancashire including Preston, Blackpool & Burnley

The board is coated in grains left over from the brewing process and is sourced from a dairy local to the brewery in the Italian Alps

Cheeseboard made ENTIRELY out of cheese launches for Christmas

Christmas drinks offers include exciting options and deals for 2024

Top Christmas booze deals for presents and parties

The ideal distance between the screen and sofa should be four metres, and the perfect temperature is 19 degrees

Brits reveal what their perfect TV environment consists of

Cheers! Lancashire town named as UK's 3rd cheapest place for a pint

Carlsberg Martson set to axe eight popular British beers from pubs after Christmas (Photo: Isabella - stock.adobe.com)

Eight popular beers set to be axed from pubs after Christmas

Ooh Ahh Lancashire

Lancashire Tea & Farm Yard Brew Co release tea beer for Lancashire Day

A poll of 2,000 adults found 61 per cent have pals giving them financial advice over a beer in their local

One in four adults have invested in stocks after a pint with a mate

Farm Yard Brew x Lancashire Tea

Lancashire Tea & Farm Yard Brew Co. reveal limited edition pale ale

The BrewDog Craft Beer Advent Calendar

We look through Brewdog's fun range of festive gift ideas

I'll drink to that! Blackpool 3rd cheapest place in the UK for a pint

Here's how I spent my 31st birthday on a 14-hour flight from Ho Chi Minh to London in Vietnam Airlines' business class - all the perks, surprises and complimentary cocktails that entailed.

My 31st birthday on Vietnam Airlines' luxury flight

A selection of the beers in the BrewDog Craft Beer Advent Calendar 2024

BrewDog Craft Beer Advent Calendar - full review and list of contents

I tested out new Pinter beer making kit and made this American IPA

Review of Pinter home beer making keg kit to see if worth the price

Rob Cocker, from Stoke-on-trent, with his good beer guide in his local pub Manor Court Ale House enjoying a pint of beer to add to his list. So far he has visited over 12,000 pubs in 55 years. Photo: William Lailey / SWNS

Watch: Beer lover visits 12,000 pubs during 55-year UK-wide pub crawl

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