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.

A flood-hit village pub in Dorset has closed its doors so that Palmers Brewery can repair damage caused by months of torrential rain. The New Inn at Cerne Abbas had to close for 2 months whilst extensive structural work is carried out.

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.