Bottles of wine, beer and spirits would have to carry health warnings about alcohol and safe drinking under government plans - Daily Telegraph

 

X Factor winner Steve Brookstein has gone from singing to millions of TV viewers to playing a £2.50-a-ticket gig in a Cornish village pub - The Sun

 

Rugby star Andy Powell was arrested at a motorway service station yesterday for allegedly drink-driving and joyriding in a golf buggy - The Sun

 

The Star Inn in Salford is about as far away from the world of gastro-pubs as its possible to get… ten years ago this corner of northern Salford boasted eight pubs within walking distance of the Star. One by one they've closed their doors.

 

Before Christmas the Star nearly went the same way. Robinsons, the brewery, decided to sell up and gave three weeks' notice of closure. But the Star's locals formed a co-op and bought their drinking hole for £80,000 - The Independent

 

Story: James Wilmore (The Publican)