Cobo convenience shop to shut after 'many wonderful years'
The store acknowledged the recent death of shopkeeper Ralph Le Page, aged 67. "As you can imagine his granddaughters are finding it soul destroying without him," the statement said.
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Last orders for BrewDog after trendy IPAs slashed from 2,000 pubs across UK
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Scottish Sun
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BrewDog beers axed by almost 2,000 pubs across the UK
It comes weeks after the company announced the closure of 10 of its bars BITTER TASTE BrewDog beers axed by almost 2,000 pubs across the UK Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BREWDOG beers have been axed by almost 2,000 pubs across the UK. The boozers scrapping the beer giant's products are mostly chains owned by big firms, reports The Telegraph. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Punk IPA was withdrawn from 1,980 watering holes in the last two years Credit: Alamy It comes weeks after the company announced the closure of 10 of its bars amid "ongoing industry challenges" such as rising costs. Pub industry data revealed BrewDog's signature beer, Punk IPA, was withdrawn from 1,980 watering holes in the last two years. It's understood bars are now instead choosing to provide beers such as Camden Town and Beavertown. The brand is now said to be reliant on popular pub chain JD Wetherspoon. An industry insider revealed: "If they ever lost the JD Wetherspoon deal, then that's Punk IPA done as a [pub trade] product." BrewDog lost a staggering £59million in 2023 and £30.5million in 2022. Last month, staff were told several flagship stores across the country would be closing for good. Eight of the pubs set to close their doors are in England. While two of them are north of the border, including the flagship pub in Aberdeen's Gallowgate. It isn't known how many staff will be losing their jobs as part of the pub cuts, but bosses say they are hoping to save jobs by moving workers to different pubs. BrewDog to close TEN pubs across UK as staff set to be axed A message from BrewDog's CEO James Taylor was sent to all staff where he said the firm was continuing to face challenges. In it he said: 'As part of this strategic review, we have made the difficult decision to close 10 bars. 'This includes some venues that are woven into our history, including Aberdeen, which was our first ever bar, and Camden, the first bar we opened in London. Despite our best efforts, and the hard work of the teams in each of these bars, it has simply not been possible to find a formula to make these bars viable due to their size, location and other limiting factors. Following much consideration, we have sadly concluded that there is no realistic prospect of making these venues commercially viable. Keeping them open would put pressure on the wider business, making it harder to invest where we know we can grow. 'This decision is not simply a response to the challenging UK hospitality market, but a proactive decision to redefine the bar division's focus. 'This is not a decision we've taken lightly. But as we evolve BrewDog into a more focused and sustainable business, we've had to be honest about where we are - and where we're heading.' BrewDog, based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, was co-founded by tycoons James Watt and Martin Dickie in 2007. And it is popular with punters for its innovative and often provocative approach to craft beer. Watt stepped down from his CEO role in the major pub chain back in May 2024 after 17 years. He handed it over to chief operating officer James Arrow as the "business pushes forward into the next phase of growth". But Arrow also stepped down from the role in March earlier this year due to "personal reasons".
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Chelsea v Crystal Palace: Key stats and talking points
Chelsea and Crystal Palace have both won two trophies each since the end of the last domestic season and will hope to carry that momentum into the first London derby of the new Premier League claimed the first major honour in their history by winning the FA Cup final and also beat Liverpool on penalties last weekend to lift the Community meanwhile, claimed silverware in the Conference League and the newly expanded Club World their summers have otherwise followed very different relentless turnover of players has continued apace, with over £230m spent on incomings and more than £190m recouped in signings, such as Jamie Gittens, Liam Delap, Jorrel Hato and Estevao Willian, could make their league debuts for the Blues on Sunday, as could the in-form Joao Pedro. The Brazilian scored three goals in two starts at the Club World Cup and also netted in pre-season wins over Bayer Leverkusen and AC meanwhile, have spent just £2m - the second lowest figure in the top flight prior to the weekend - adding some squad depth with the recruitment of full-back Borna Sosa and goalkeeper Walter unprecedented success on the field, it has been a testing period for chairman Steve Parish. On Monday, Palace lost their appeal against demotion from the Europa League to the Conference League, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport backing Uefa's decision that they were in breach of multi-club ownership rules. The club are also braced for bids for Marc Guehi, who has entered the final year of his contract, and Eberechi Eze, who has been linked with Arsenal and Eze would be a real blow, particularly this late in the transfer has improved his total number of goals and assists in each of the past three seasons and either scored or created 26 goals in all competitions last term, the highest figure of his career.
