NHS-THE OTHER SIDE (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
From Pulse , the whole thing: PCTs have sanctioned staggering increases in management salary costs, with spending soaring by a quarter in just the past two years, a Pulse investigation reveals. Many trusts project rises in management costs of 60% or more over the two-year period, with costs at one trust rising by more than 100%. The steep increases coincide with a period in which investment in primary...
Called to the bar (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Here’s an experiment: on the way back to Somerset from a tasting (ooh look there’s Newbury dashing past), I decide I want a drink with my packet of crisps. Arkells 3B, Strongbow, Carlsberg or Guinness? What a choice, and all in cans. I plump for the latter, I haven’t drunk it out of a can for years and recently have been enjoying the odd pint at various rugby clubs as I follow my...
Beer-Stained Letter (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Reminder Basil T's in Toms River, soon to be known under the moniker Artisan, holds its Oktoberfest dinner on Friday evening (starts at 7 p.m.). It's a multi-course dinner by chef Steve Farley, paired with several beers from brewer Dave Hoffmann. PubScout Kurt Epps keeps the event on pace as emcee. Upcoming The Garden State Chapter of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America holds its fall show on...
Military Police Association - Isle of Man Sub Group (Free subscription) | 16/09/2009
Most soldiers would appreciate having a bar named in their honour - so it's fitting that the Swan Hotel in Wells, Somerset has opened the Harry Patch Bar, named for the World War One hero who died in July. Harry, who was 111, was a regular at the Swan, one of the oldest coaching inns in Britain. Licensee Kevin Newton said: “Harry Patch was a true hero and I can think of no greater honour than...
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