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International award-winning brewer Evan-Evans is set to expand, with further development at the firm's Llandeilo brewery site. A planning application (first submitted more than a year ago) has been lodged with Carmarthenshire Council. The application is for two new buildings at Rhosmaen Street, Llandeilo - one to house a new down-stream process block and the other to take a new bottling hall. If the planning application is successful, six new jobs will be created. Simon Buckley, Chief Executive of the Evan-Evans brewery, said: "After almost a year of procrastination and wilful frustration by the planning department, it seems we are now somewhat closer to getting planning permission for these sheds. "A year ago, the council turned down the planning application on the grounds that the sheds had wrinkly tin roofs. Utter nonsense, particularly when the council's own school buildings have the same roof finish. "Once the sheds are built, we will create six new jobs...

It must be every man’s fantasy to be dragged to a brewery on their honeymoon. Beer Academy Sommelier Sophie Atherton didn’t let her recent wedding interfere with her passion for beer. Hearing the call for beer sommeliers to help promote cask ale week, she took time out from her honeymoon in New York to visit fellow Sommelier, Garret Oliver, at the Brooklyn Brewery to persuade him to film a clip to promote cask ale week. Recently married Sophie said “It was too good an opportunity to miss to get one of the world’s leading beer experts to give Cask Ale Week a plug. I was really chuffed that Garrett was so keen to help and he made the interesting point that the craft beer revolution in the US might not have happened if it wasn't for the cask ale brewed here in the UK. Yet another reason to be proud of our national drink. “Luckily, my new husband is also a beer lover and didn’t need too much persuading about this disruption to our honeymoon itinerary. Our first date was at ...