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A Handy Guide to Drugs During the Festive Season
Top tip: don't take class As on Christmas Eve, even if the big boys from school you've bumped into tell you to.
A ‘Living Room with a Licence’ Is Strengthening This Manchester Community
“In Stretford, there isn’t much of a sense of pride towards the community,” says Heather Garlick, who opened her homely bar in the Manchester suburb two years ago. “I wanted to create somewhere integrated.”
This Is How Much Money You Waste on a Night Out
A new poll shows that the average person spends at least $74 on every night out, with food and drink accounting for most of the cost.
A Killjoy Hackney Pub Has Banned West Ham Fans from Wearing the Club's Colours and 'Chanting'
Their scarves and shirts are not welcome at this wankfest trendy boozer.
The THUMP Freshers' Guide to Norwich
How to party (and come down) in a small city that thrives on a sense of genuine and unerring independence.
Why You’ll Feel More Drunk If Your Friends Are All Hammered
New research has found that people base their level of drunkenness relative to those around them, rather on actually how much they’ve drunk.
This Wetherspoons Just Banned Tracksuits and People Aren’t Happy
The Thomas Waghorn, a Wetherspoons pub that opened in Kent last month, has introduced a dress code that bans tracksuits.
Britain's Pubs Are Now Closing at a Rate of 21 a Week
According to new figures released by Campaign for Real Ale, 21 pubs are closing every week in the UK and supermarkets could be to blame.
This Bar Owner Blocked All Mobile Phone Reception in His Bar
We spoke to the owner of the Gin Tub in Brighton, where cell phone signals have been physically barred from entering.
The Wetherspoon Founder Who Campaigned for Brexit Has Lost £18.8 Million
Tim Martin campaigned vocally to leave the EU, even distributing Brexit beer mats. Following the referendum however, his 30 percent stake in the nationwide pub chain has taken a nosedive.
How Living Above a London Pub Landed Me in a Drug Ring
Short on money and new to the city from Australia, I became a live-in “guardian” above a pub. The deal was free rent but you had to pour a pint every now and then. It was the dream living situation—or so I thought.
What Happens When You Let Your Phone Take You on a Bar Crawl
A London nightlife website recently launched a “concierge” messaging service that responds to texts at any hour with bar recommendations. I tested it out on a quiet Tuesday night.