Palmers Wine Store in Bridport has been named as one of the country’s best merchants of South American wines. The wine store, owned and run by Palmers Brewery in Bridport, is one of five winners in the third Wines of Chile Independent Wine Merchant Awards.

Team GB’s 49er sailing duo took time out from training to receive over £7,000 from Palmers Brewery to help young or disabled people enjoy the thrill of sailing with the Chesil Trust.

The Claret Free House in Croydon has celebrated selling 1 million pints of Palmers Best Bitter. The Dorset fine ale first went on the bar in 1986 as a guest beer and was an immediate success with customers.

The Lamb and Flag in Oxford is celebrating selling one third of a million pints of fine ale from Palmers Brewery in Dorset over the last 12 years. Pub profits have gone towards scholarships for students at St John’s College, owner of the historic tavern.

Palmers Brewery hosted an asbestos awareness training course in partnership with Bruton Knowles property agents from Taunton. Everyone working in the construction industry now has to undertake asbestos awareness training. Palmers work with a number of local building contractors and consultants and organised the course on their behalf.

Annie McDonnell has celebrated 25 years as landlady of the Oddfellows Arms in North Allington, Bridport, making her the longest serving single licensee of a Palmers’ pub. Described by Annie as a ‘poser-free zone’ the pub is an outpost of traditional values.