If you’ve picked up a newspaper or scrolled through your feed lately, you’ve probably seen the headlines. The Guardian recently laid it out in black and white: the UK hospitality industry is facing a "triple blow." Between the rise in the national minimum wage, skyrocketing business rates, and energy bills that look like phone numbers, the independent pub and taproom

It’s Monday, the 6th of April, 2026. If you’ve picked up a paper or scrolled through your feed today, you’ve likely seen the grim statistics. The latest report from SIBA (the Society of Independent Brewers) has just dropped, and the numbers are a sobering wake-up call for anyone who values a proper pint. Across the UK, we are losing an

Let’s be honest for a second. There is no greater heartbreak than finding the perfect, crisp pint of independent craft beer, only to realize you’ve got a stomach like an empty keg and the only food on offer is a dusty bag of salted peanuts from 2024. At Lost and Found, we decided that simply wouldn't do. But we also

Friday in Fiveways just hit different. If you’re walking down Ditchling Road today, you might notice a scent that’s a little bit different from the usual sea salt and roasted coffee. There’s a rich, deep, aromatic pull in the air: the kind that makes you stop mid-sentence and start following your nose. That, my friends, is Mama Sheila’s Kitchen. She’s

Let’s be honest: finding a decent place to drink in Brighton isn't hard. Finding a place that actually means something? That’s a bit trickier. If you’ve spent any time wandering the Lanes or dodging seagulls on the seafront, you’ve likely noticed the "craft beer" explosion. But here’s the secret the big marketing budgets don’t want you to know: half of

Let’s be honest: finding a decent place to drink in Brighton isn't hard. Finding a place that actually means something? That’s a bit trickier. If you’ve spent any time wandering the Lanes or dodging seagulls on the seafront, you’ve likely noticed the "craft beer" explosion. But here’s the secret the big marketing budgets don’t want you to know: half of

Let’s be honest: finding a decent place to drink in Brighton isn't hard. Finding a place that actually means something? That’s a bit trickier. If you’ve spent any time wandering the Lanes or dodging seagulls on the seafront, you’ve likely noticed the "craft beer" explosion. But here’s the secret the big marketing budgets don’t want you to know: half of

For the last few years, the craft beer scene has been under a thick, citrusy cloud. If you walked into any taproom Brighton had to offer, the menu was almost certainly dominated by "juice bombs," "haze-focused" New England IPAs, and beers that looked more like a glass of fresh OJ than a traditional pint. We loved it. We embraced the

Planning a celebration in Brighton should feel like the start of an adventure, not the beginning of a logistical nightmare. Whether it’s a milestone birthday, an engagement party, or just a long-overdue get-together with your favourite humans, the space you choose sets the entire rhythm of the night. But let’s be honest: the traditional search for a Brighton party venue

There is a specific kind of magic that happens in Brighton when the clocks move forward and the sea mist finally clears to reveal that pale, optimistic spring sunshine. You know the feeling. It’s the day when you finally ditch the heavy winter parka for a lighter jacket, realize you don’t need a scarf, and suddenly feel an overwhelming urge