Pub landlord is forced to pour beer and cider worth £1,500 down the drain due to lockdown

Pub landlord is forced to pour beer and cider worth £1,500 down the drain after takeaway pints were outlawed under third national lockdown Patrick Mahony stocked up hoping he could sell takeaway beer during lockdown The Taunton landlord has now had to pour around £1,500 worth of booze away  The owner of The Winchester Arms … Read more

Moment police break up ‘cider tasting’ event at remote Somerset farm

Police have busted a ‘cider tasting’ event on a remote farm that was in breach of lockdown restrictions. Staff served customers alcohol and they all congregated around tables without wearing face coverings. Body-worn footage from January 30 shows one officer greet the boozing rule-breakers at Lands End Farm near Wedmore, Somerset. It comes as lockdown flouting … Read more

Moment police break up ‘cider tasting’ event at remote Somerset farm

Police have busted a Covid-rule breaking ‘cider tasting’ gathering on a remote farm where guests were not social distancing. Customers were being served cider by staff and they were congregated around tables and not wearing face masks. Body-worn footage from January 30 shows one officer greet the boozing rule-breakers at Lands End Farm near Wedmore, Somerset. … Read more

The best cider farms to visit this autumn in Somerset, Devon, Gloucestershire and North Yorkshire

The harvest is now in and the fruity golden glow of cider is inextricably linked to the glorious season that is a British autumn. There’s nothing more relaxing than walks in orchards and tastings on farms surrounded by the wonderful smell of fresh apples. And cider is no longer a rough and ready drink – … Read more

Postman sacked for drink driving after being called into work at short notice while drunk on cider

A Royal Mail delivery driver has been sacked for drink driving after he was called in to work on his week off because the office was ‘really busy’.  Daniel Austin had already drunk a large amount of strong cider when he received the call from bosses asking him to work at short notice during the … Read more

Kelly Brook would down apple cider vinegar to not get coronavirus

Kelly Brook has revealed that during lockdown she suffered crippling anxiety. The 40-year-old admitted that she would get up in the night fearing she had coronavirus – then guzzle vinegar in the belief it would cure her. The celebrity, who describes herself as ‘a germophobe’, said she often got so anxious in the night she’d … Read more

Aristocrat and friend of the Queen saved from death by a can of CIDER after being trampled by cows

Aristocrat and friend of the Queen, 65, is saved from death by a can of CIDER after being trampled by a herd of cows while walking with his wife and dog near his country estate Francis Dymoke, 65, was walking in Louth near estate in Horncastle, Lincolnshire He, his wife and dog were charged by cows … Read more

Aristocrat and friend of the Queen saved from death by a can of CIDER after being trampled by cows

Aristocrat and friend of the Queen, 65, is saved from death by a can of CIDER after being trampled by a herd of cows while walking with his wife and dog near his country estate Francis Dymoke, 65, was walking in Louth near estate in Horncastle, Lincolnshire He, his wife and dog were charged by cows … Read more

SPORTS AGENDA: Manchester United reward staff and key workers with beer and cider

Manchester United’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has rightly won praise — and now their staff will be raising a glass. The club, who encouraged their workers to help in their communities, have asked the 170 who did so to hand a crate of beer or cider to a key worker they know — and … Read more