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Daily Mirror
12-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
Major pub chain giving away 10,000 free pints on Wednesday
The UK's fastest-growing pub company is giving away 10,000 free pints this week as it celebrates its 10th birthday - here's how you can get your hands on one A UK pub chain with more than 600 boozers nationwide is celebrating its 10th anniversary by giving away thousands of free pints. The Craft Union chain plans to distribute 10,000 free pints across its pubs this week across London, the Midlands, the south, the north and Wales. On Wednesday, May 14, customers can grab a free drink from the wide selection available at Craft Union pubs (their full list of pubs is here). With the arrival of warmer weather and longer evenings, they say it's the perfect time for those looking to relax with a cool drink. Even those who prefer non-alcoholic drinks or children can take advantage of the offer, with Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero, and Schweppes Lemonade all included in the deal. To claim the offer, simply show up and ask. In addition to the giveaway, Craft Union says it is also contributing to local causes. On May 14, 10p from every pint sold will be donated to local initiatives, with an estimated £20,000 expected to be raised. Over the past year, Craft Union pubs have already raised approximately £1 million for local causes. But that's not all - one lucky customer could win a life-changing £10,000 on Wednesday, reports Lancs Live. To mark its 10th anniversary, Craft Union pubs are running a special promotion where every pint purchase comes with a QR code that gives customers a chance to enter a daily prize draw. The winner will be announced the next day. Craft Union currently operates 637 locations, with its first site opening in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025. The pub chain says its philosophy revolves around creating welcoming community hubs that aim to offer great value, live sports, and more. Frazer Grimbleby, Craft Union's Managing Director, said: "We're proud to be marking our 10th anniversary with three initiatives to give back to our guests as a thank you for how they have supported Craft Union over the last decade." He also highlighted the company's charitable efforts, saying: "We're delighted to have raised more than one million pounds for local causes in the last 12 months, and we are incredibly grateful to our guests for their unwavering support and enthusiasm in raising funds for charities - so what better way to show our appreciation than a drink on us. "Make sure you get yourself down to your local Craft Union pub on Wednesday to claim your one free drink while stocks last, we're expecting the nation to get through 10,000 drinks in no time at all." Craft Union, a UK pub chain, has seen rapid growth over the past year, opening an impressive 78 pubs in just 12 months. The firm says that makes it the fastest-growing pub company in the country.
Scottish Sun
09-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Major UK pub chain with over 500 boozers is giving away thousands of free pints next week – how to claim yours
One lucky customer is also in for the chance to scoop a life-changing £10,000 DRINK UP Major UK pub chain with over 500 boozers is giving away thousands of free pints next week – how to claim yours Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A MAJOR UK pub chain with over 500 boozers is pouring thousands of free pints next week - find out how to claim yours. Punters can nab themselves a drink on the house - from Birra Moretti to Gin and Tonic. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 A major UK pub chain with over 500 boozers pouring thousands of free pints next week Credit: Getty The offer couldn't come at a better time as evenings begin to feel warmer and beer gardens across the UK start to call your name. To mark it's 10th anniversary, Craft Union, is giving away 10,000 free pints at pubs across the UK. The deal applies on Wednesday, May 14th and customers can choose from a range of bevvies. Savvy drinkers could enjoy a free Birra Moretti, but if this doesn't take your fancy why not sip a single Gordons and mixer. For the kids, or those who prefer something non-alcoholic, Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Coke, and Schweppes Lemonade are all included. The beauty of this giveaway is how simple it is - all you have to do to claim your free drink is turn up and ask. Alongside the freebie, Craft Union are also raising money for local causes. On Wednesday 10p from every pint sold will be donated and it's estimated £20,000 will be raised. The company's pubs have raised £1 million for local causes altogether so far. As part of the initiative, one lucky punter is also in for the chance to scoop a life-changing £10,000. Larry Lamb reveals his Channel 5 show with his son has been AXED after he quit TV for a totally different job Every pint purchased on the day will come with a QR code giving guests the chance to enter the draw. They only have to wait until the following day to learn if they've hit the jackpot. Since Craft Union served it's first customer in 2015 at their original site in Stoke-on-Trent. The chain now has a whopping 637 pubs to it's name. Frazer Grimbleby, Managing Director at Craft Union, said: 'We're proud to be marking our 10th anniversary with three initiatives to give back to our guests as a thank you for how they have supported Craft Union over the last decade. 'We're delighted to have raised more than one million pounds for local causes in the last 12 months, and we are incredibly grateful to our guests for their unwavering support and enthusiasm in raising funds for charities - so what better way to show our appreciation than a drink on us! 'Make sure you get yourself down to your local Craft Union pub on Wednesday to claim your one free drink while stocks last, we're expecting the nation to get through 10,000 drinks in no time at all!' Craft Union is now the UK's fastest-growing pub company with 78 pubs opening in the last 12 months alone. This comes as the best pubs around the UK have been revealed - check if your local is on the list. The National Pub and Bar Awards has shared its shortlist of boozers and restaurants in with the chance of claiming the prestigious title of Pub and Bar of the Year 2025. The awards, organised by the Pub and Bar magazine, recognise the best venues in the UK based on a range of criteria including service, style of offer, marketing and customer journey. Almost 100 county winners will be chosen from the shortlist before a grand final in June where regional winners then the grand title of National Pub and Bar of the Year will be announced. Among the nominees this year is The George in Castleton, a small pub nestled in the heart of the Peak District National Park. Another is Beekies Neuk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a pub and restaurant serving local produce and large selection of whiskies, rums and gins. Also on the shortlist is the Black Bear Inn in Gwent, Wales, a rurally-situated inn with a rustic feel. Bogans, in Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is also nominated this year, known for welcoming punters of all ages. The Red Lion in Kettering features too - a traditional village pub serving locally-sourced food. Find the full list here.
South Wales Argus
08-05-2025
- South Wales Argus
Caerphilly woman steals goods worth £1,000 from Tesco
Young mum Rebecca Skym, 24, targeted the Tesco supermarket in Caerphilly over a four-day period last month, Newport Magistrates' Court was told. The serial shoplifter was remanded in custody after she pleaded guilty to stealing: Groceries worth £79 on April 27 Meat valued at £129.50 on April 28 Alcohol and meat worth £224 on April 28 A £329 TV on April 29 Coca-Cola Zero valued at £11 on April 29 Alcohol worth £294 on April 30 The defendant, of Caerphilly Road, Senghenydd, Caerphilly is due to be sentenced on May 30. Skym committed these six offences of theft while she was the subject of a suspended prison sentence imposed in January for similar matters. On that occasion, she avoided jail after stealing £3,000 worth of food, clothes, alcohol and homeware. The defendant pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft at stores across south Wales, dating between September and December 2024. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Skym stole £1,000 worth of clothing from retail giant Next. She also took joints of meat worth £400 from Tesco in Caerphilly as well as four bottles of vodka worth £267 and 10 bottles of gin valued at £240. From Aldi, she stole 17 joints of meat worth £176.32, before stealing 11 fragrance sets worth £765 from Superdrug, and 10 perfume sets valued at £350 from Boots in Talbot Green. She was spared an immediate custodial sentence due to her "previous good character" as she had no convictions recorded against her. Upon sentencing, the judge also considered that as a young mother, her children's lives would have been "destabilised" if he were to sent her to jail. She was sentenced to 30 weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to complete a 15-day rehabilitation activity requirement, carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and pay a victim surcharge.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
What you need to know about the UK Coca-Cola recall
Thousands of cans of fizzy drinks are continuing to be recalled – nearly two months after they were found to pose a potential health risk. In January, Coca-Cola said it was recalling cans of several of its products across the UK after it confirmed some of its drinks were found to contain higher-than-normal levels of chlorate. However, more products have been recalled and customers are being asked not to drink them due to plastic contamination. The initial recall began at the end of January as drinks were pulled from shelves in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands after testing revealed 'elevated levels' of the chemical. Long-term consumption of chlorate can have a significant impact on a person's health and only minimal trace amounts of it are allowed in products sold in the UK. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said there had been a 'limited distribution to the UK' of Coca-Cola soft drinks containing higher levels of chlorate. Coca-Cola's bottling partner, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, said the majority of Coca-Cola products, including standard cans, and all glass and plastic bottles sold in the UK, were not affected. It previously said that it tracked the problem back to one specific container used in its water treatment process at its factory in the city of Ghent while conducting routine safety checks. Here Yahoo News UK has compiled all you need to know about the recall. Appletiser 100% Apple Juice Gently Sparkling Pack size: 6 x 250ml multipack Batch code: 0008905850/0008908477 Best before: 30 November 2025 – 31 December 2025 Coca-Cola Pack size: 330ml tall can Batch code: 0008912462 Best before: 30 November 2025 Diet Coke Pack size: 330ml tall can Batch code: 0008913820 Best before: 31 May 2025 Coca-Cola Zero Pack size: 330ml tall can Batch code: 0008913954 Best before: 31 May 2025 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said only a "small number" of their products have been recalled. They said: "The majority of Coca-Cola products, including standard cans, and all glass and plastic bottles sold in the UK are not impacted." Chlorate is a by-product of the breakdown of chlorine-based sanitisers and chlorine chemicals, which are frequently used to sterilise water. In 2015, the European Food Safety Authority found that levels of chlorate in drinking water and foods were too high and could result in serious health effects, especially among infants and children. These included impaired functioning of the thyroid due to inhibition of iodine uptake. The chemical has been linked to potentially serious health problems, notably among children by interfering with the proper functioning of the thyroid gland. The FSA said: 'This poses a low food safety risk especially when only consumed occasionally, however consumers who are sensitive to chlorate and have pre-existing mild to moderate iodine deficiency may be more adversely affected. 'Long term consumption of chlorate can lead to the inhibition of iodine uptake, this could potentially cause adverse health effects such as goitre. 'A single high intake of chlorate, (as an acute exposure), could limit the body's ability to absorb oxygen from the blood, and could in severe cases lead to kidney failure.' Experts say consumers would have to drink a lot of any product contaminated with chlorate to suffer vomiting or other serious illness. "It is almost non-existent or very unlikely that those large quantities are present in it," Philippe Jorens, a poisons and critical care professor at Antwerp University Hospital, told Belgian public broadcaster VTM. "You have to have consumed so many different bottles of it to possibly see an effect." Coca-Cola Europacific Partners said: 'Independent analysis concluded that the likelihood of any associated risk of feeling temporarily unwell from consuming these products is very low." Coca-Cola Europacific Partners apologised for the recall and urged anyone who had a contaminated can to contact them. They said: "For the reassurance of consumers, we encourage anyone with an affected can to please call our customer service team on 0800 227711 who will be able to help."
Euronews
05-02-2025
- Health
- Euronews
‘No place in our food': Consumer groups launch petition to ban aspartame in Europe
A petition to ban the artificial sweetener aspartame was launched on Tuesday by the international non-profit Foodwatch, the French Cancer League, and the mobile app company Yuka. The petition is addressed to the European Commission and EU member states. "There's no time to lose. The inaction of governments and Europe over the last year and a half is intolerable,' Natacha Cingotti, a senior campaigns strategist at Foodwatch International, said in a statement. 'An additive with so many risks has no place in our food or drink,' she added, urging European decision-makers to 'protect us". The coalition said that aspartame is present in more than 2,500 products in Europe, particularly sugar-free food and drinks such as Coca-Cola Zero, Pepsi Max, and Sprite Zero. Foodwatch partnered with Yuka, a mobile application that scans food and cosmetic product barcodes and rates them based on their health impact. "95 per cent of Yuka users say they have stopped buying products containing controversial additives thanks to the app," said Julie Chapon, Yuka's managing director. 'We now want to empower consumers so that they can act as a lever for banning this risky additive'. The app says it has 45 million users in Europe. On average 40 per cent of Europeans reported consuming aspartame with Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands having higher consumption, according to a survey based on seven countries commissioned by Foodwatch. In all the countries, the majority of respondents agreed that aspartame should be banned from food as a precautionary measure until its safety can be guaranteed. Aspartame was classified as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in July 2023. This means that there's limited evidence linking it to cancer in animals and humans, especially liver cancer. The IARC recommends limiting daily intake of the artificial sweetener to 40 mg/kg body weight. This would represent around a dozen cans of a sugar-free beverage for an adult weighing 70 kg.
