The list of pubs and bars closing across the UK is growing depressingly large and brewing giants Stella Artois are as fed up with it as the rest of us.
With that in mind, Stella wanted to do their bit and they come up with a wonderful way of helping support struggling boozers: turning pub signs into nudey Renaissance-style paintings. As you do...
Created in partnership with Hospitality Action, a charity for those in the service industry, Stella Artois UK's new initiative hopes to raise crucial funds by auctioning off these unique paintings as well as selling prints to the public.
It's honestly one of our favourite marketing campaigns in a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t97AcIsy4to
As explained in the video, around 400 UK pubs have sadly closed in the last year alone, so instead of sitting back and watching the country be stripped of even more beloved watering holes, they decided to strip their pub signs instead. Quite literally.
The clever and comedic campaign dubbed, 'The Pub Renaissance', will see art enthusiasts and anyone who wants to do their bit for a worthy cause bid on these special artworks, as well as buy affordable prints to hang up at home.
All of the proceeds from the auction and print sales will be distributed by Hospitality Action to pubs in need of financial assistance across the country.
Collaborating with painters from all over the world, including 23-year-old Samuel Rees Price — a graduate from Leeds Arts University — each creator was challenged to come up with their own inspired take on a notable pub sign.
After all, Stella Artois is best unfiltered and they thought the same should go for the patron saints of these precious pubs.
As they put it: "Revealing a royal modesty here. An imperial side-boob there. No aristocratic private part was kept under wraps." Consider our first bid already in.
You can bid for any one of Stella Artois' 12 Pub Renaissance paintings or grab yourself a print HERE, or simply donate to Hospitality Action directly if you wish. Let's help save our pubs.
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Popular Channel 4 series The Dog House is looking for people from Yorkshire to adopt rescue dogs
Could you give a rescue dog a second chance in life? Now’s your chance.
The next series of hit Channel 4 show The Dog House is currently in the works, with producers on the lookout for people willing to give rescue dogs a forever home, and people from Yorkshire are being encouraged to apply.
Since first hitting our screens back in 2019, the award-winning series – which is currently in partnership with Woodgreen Pets Charity – has captured the hearts of viewers across the UK, sharing emotional stories of rescue dogs and the people hoping to give them a forever home.
Viewers get to watch incredible journeys of rescue dogs finding their perfect match.
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But the show demonstrates that it’s not just the dogs who are being rescued, many of their new owners also find their lives transformed in the process.
“Once again, we’ll be following the expert team of dog-matchers, meeting this year’s rescue dogs, and of course, getting to the know the amazing people who are looking to offer them a lifelong home,” a casting call for The Dog House reads on the Channel 4 website.
“We’re looking for people who are considering taking the incredible step of welcoming a rescue dog into their lives and are happy to share their reasons for doing so.
“If that’s you, then we’d love to get you know you.”
Does this sound like you then? Channel 4 is keen to hear the reasons why you may be looking for a new canine companion, so anyone who fancies applying for the show is asked to fill out an application form online.
Leeds has been crowned one of the best cities in the UK for student nightlife
Clementine Hall
Our city is bursting at the seems with brilliant late night venues for students, but now it’s officially been confirmed.
And it's all down to accommodation provider Canvas who analysed key nightlife factors such as drink prices, the number and ratings of venues, and local safety scores to reveal the best cities in the UK for a night out.
If you've got Leeds as your student city of choice then you're in for a brilliant three years, as we ranked number four in the top ten list. Get in.
Leeds has a whopping 325 venues and a strong 4.40 average rating, drink prices are relatively affordable drinks with a pint costing an average of a fiver and soft drinks at £1.71.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Leeds also came out with a solid safety score of 47.28, so it's fair to say Leeds it’s a well-rounded option for students.Bath took the top spot with 10 venues per 10,000 people and an impressive average rating of 4.45 stars.
Coming in second, Manchester boasts the highest number of bars and clubs overall, with 606 venues, 15 for every 10,000 people and a strong average rating of 4.37 stars and a pint costing slightly less than Bath at £5.50.
In third place was Newcastle and in fifth place was York. It's safe to say that the North dominated the top spots, and rightly so.
The top ten best cities for student nightlife in the UK are:
Danny Jones -
6th April 2023 
