We are delighted to announce that Tally Ho! has won a Gold at the 2012/13 CAMRA London and South East Area Champion Beer of Britain competition.

Exciting proposals for the Three Cups building and surrounding site in Lyme Regis will be unveiled on Thursday 13 June. The plans include: conservation of the historic building fronting on to Broad Street and a landmark new restaurant with letting rooms in the old car park at the back of the site.

Palmers 200 beat more than 50 other beers to win a Silver award in the SIBA South West Region Beer Competition class for bottled bitters over 5%. The event, held in Newton Abbot, attracted 150 entries overall and is the highlight of the independent regional brewers’ calendar.

Palmers Brewery in Bridport is calling for applications to its new good causes fund. The Palmers Brewery Fund is now open for applications and has £10,000 in its first year to distribute within West Dorset. Local charities and initiatives can apply for cash and awards will be made twice a year.

Palmers Brewery has raised nearly £6,000 for the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance flying fund. The Bridport brewery donated 5p from each pint or bottle of its anniversary ale, Palmers 200, to the life-saving charity. During the five years Palmers has supported the Air Ambulance in this way it has raised nearly £30,000.

Palmers Brewery are launching a new fund to support good causes within a 10-mile range of Bridport. Local charities and community initiatives in Bridport, Lyme Regis, Beaminster and surrounding villages will be able to apply for cash and awards which will be made twice a year.