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'Promising talks' go on over museum

by KEITH BULL

TALKS between Coors and commercial operators interested in investing in Burton's brewing museum are progressing 'promisingly'. ... (29/09/2008)

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Dithering begins on museum funding

by KEITH BULL

GOVERNMENT funding will be available to back Burton's brewing museum - but only once a viable business plan has been drawn up. ... (22/11/2008)

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NO MONEY ... NO MUSEUM

by KEITH BULL

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Burton's brewing museum will have their hopes dashed if national funding is not found. ... (22/11/2008)

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A three-horse race to invest in museum

by KEITH BULL

COORS bosses are locked in talks with commercial operators interested in investing in Burton's brewing museum. ... (22/11/2008)

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MINISTER GIVES MUSEUM HOPE

by KEITH BULL

A GOVERNMENT minister has sounded the most optimistic note yet that Burton's brewing museum could be saved. ... (22/11/2008)

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Museums in battle for heritage award

TWO museums near Ashby will go up against six other community projects in a bid to win a heritage award. ... (22/11/2008)

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Could Brewhouse be on the move to museum site?

by KEITH BULL

RELOCATING Burton's Brewhouse arts centre to the Coors Visitor Centre is among options being considered by councillors. ... (22/11/2008)

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Coors closes museum doors

by KEITH BULL

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Adrian Wedgwood, former director of Bass Museum; Nik Antona of CAMRA; John Arguile, CAMRA-Coors representative and May Arthur of CAMRA

THE FIGHT to save Burton's brewing museum has truly begun after it closed its doors to the public. ...

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Time called on brewing museum

BURTON'S brewing museum will close its doors today - but hopefully not for the last time.
The Horninglow Street attraction will ...

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Minister backs museum plan

by KEITH BULL

THE FIGHT to save Burton's brewing museum has won the backing of the Government.
Minister for Culture Margaret Hodge ... (22/11/2008)

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Hopes raised for museum

by ADRIAN JENKINS

BURTON MP Janet Dean says she is optimistic that culture minister Margaret Hodge will back The Mail's campaign to save the Coors ... (22/11/2008)

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Final visit: the end of an era

by TIM FLETCHER

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Coors Visitor Centre - final school visit

COORS Visitor Centre has reached another poignant milestone with the last scheduled school visit to the museum. ... (20/08/2008)

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Four-point plan to save museum

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

THE OPTION of closing down the Coors Visitor Centre for good has been ruled out by a steering group created to secure its future. ... (22/11/2008)

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Taking fight to the top

by KEITH BULL

A CAMPAIGNING Burtonian has written to 10 Downing Street as part of a bid to keep the town's brewing museum open. ... (22/11/2008)

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Museum petition is handed to MP

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

A 20,000-NAME petition has been handed over to Burton MP Janet Dean in a bid to save the town's much-loved Coors ... (22/11/2008)

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Museum business plan a step nearer

by KEITH BULL

WORK is set to start soon on a vital business plan which will determine whether there is a viable future for Burton's closure-threatened ... (22/11/2008)

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Bid to save visitor centre set to begin

by KEITH BULL

THE INTERVIEW process has begun to employ consultants who could have a big hand in the future of Burton's brewing museum. ... (18/11/2008)

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Animal charity in offer for Shires

by HELEN KREFT

BURTON'S famous shire horses could be given a new home in Rolleston if the Coors Visitor Centre is closed. ... (18/11/2008)

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Two great causes to support, by George

by HELEN KREFT

A BURTON pub has given a boost to the Mail's Save Our Heritage campaign - as well as raising more than £400 for charity through ... (18/11/2008)

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Business bosses back our campaign

by HELEN KREFT

THE STAFFORDSHIRE Chamber of Commerce has thrown its support behind the Burton Mail-backed campaign to save the town's heritage. ... (18/11/2008)

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It wouldn't be horse sense to lose shires

by HELEN KREFT

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Shire horses at Coors Visitor Centre

EQUINE enthusiasts have told of their sadness that the 'gentle giants' of Coors may disappear following the possible ... (18/11/2008)

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Concern for future of tourism centre

by HELEN KREFT

CONCERN is mounting over the future of Burton's Tourist Information centre if the Coors Visitor Centre shuts. ... (18/11/2008)

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Russell steams in to back campaign

by HELEN KREFT

Save Our Heritage Campaign - John Spencer gives the Bottle Car a polish

A VOLUNTEER at Burton's threatened Coors Visitor Centre who has collected thousands of signatures for The Mail's Save Our Heritage campaign ... (18/11/2008)

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Youngsters support museum campaign

by KEITH BULL

PUPIL power is the latest weapon unveiled in the battle to save Burton's museum of brewing from closure. ... (18/11/2008)

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Museum 'must be saved to aid tourism'

by KEITH BULL

SAVING Burton's brewing museum is imperative to help safeguard the future of tourism in the town, it has been claimed. ... (18/11/2008)

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Rival brewer backs town heritage bid

by KEITH BULL

BURTON-BASED Marston's has belatedly responded to calls to join in a debate over the future of the town's brewing heritage. ... (18/11/2008)

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Burton exile makes an offer to museum

by HELEN KREFT

A FORMER Burtonian has offered to provide a new home for the artefacts contained in the former Bass Museum - in Hampshire. ... (18/11/2008)

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A royal appointment if museum is saved?

by HELEN KREFT

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Princess Anne

PRINCESS Anne has given a massive boost to the Mail's campaign to save Burton's National Museum of Brewing from closure. ... (18/11/2008)

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Museum support all way from Canada

by HELEN KREFT

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Coors Visitor Centre

SUPPORT for the Coors Visitor Centre to remain open is now arriving from as far away as Canada thanks to a Burton-born resident. ... (18/11/2008)

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War years remembered in words and music

by JENNY MOODY

FUND-RAISERS are planning to take people back in time to the 1940s for what could be the last time due to the event's regular venue ... (18/11/2008)

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Tourists love the museum

by HELEN KREFT

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Ruth Cookson from Zimbabwe, at Coors Visitor Centre

AS THE fight to keep the Coors Visitor Centre open rages on, tourists are flocking to the famous brewing institution for a taste of Burton after hearing about its possible ... (18/11/2008)

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Major boost for museum

by KEITH BULL

THE MAIL'S campaign to save Burton's museum of brewing is expected to receive a massive boost at the weekend. ... (18/11/2008)

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The battle is not over yet

by KEITH BULL

SUPPORTERS of Burton's museum of brewing have been warned there is still 'a long way to go' until the attraction is ... (18/11/2008)

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COORS OFFERS MUSEUM HOPE

by KEITH BULL

'PEOPLE power' has forced Coors to throw a lifeline to Burton's museum of brewing.
Following the Mail's Save Our Heritage ... (18/11/2008)

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Optimism running high as meeting discusses future

by KEITH BULL

HOPE and optimism were mounting in Burton today with crunch talks set to go ahead on the future of the town's brewing museum. ... (18/11/2008)

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Drinkers not boycotting Coors products

by KEITH BULL

LANDLORDS across Burton have denied reports that drinkers are boycotting Coors brands after the brewer decided to close its visitor centre. ... (18/11/2008)

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Museum campaign hits the airwaves

by HELEN KREFT and TIM FLETCHER

THE FIGHT to save the Coors Visitor Centre from closure has turned national after campaigners had their plight heard across the airwaves ... (18/11/2008)

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CRUNCH TALKS OVER MUSEUM

by KEITH BULL

'HUGELY important' talks are to be held next week to discuss how Burton's brewing museum can be saved. ... (18/11/2008)

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LOTS OF INTEREST IN SHIRES

by KEITH BULL

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Coors shire horses

BURTON'S much-loved shire horses stay in the town until a decision on the future of the brewing museum is made. ... (18/11/2008)

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Museum attracting record numbers

by KEITH BULL

BURTON'S doomed museum of brewing is attracting record numbers of young visitors this year, The Mail can reveal. ... (18/11/2008)

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Hundreds say no to closure

by KEITH BULL

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Save our Heritage march

HUNDREDS of protesters have taken to the streets of Burton to defiantly tell Coors bosses: Save Our Heritage. ... (07/10/2008)

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HANDS OFF OUR HERITAGE

by KEITH BULL

PROTESTERS vented their spleen at Coors during a protest march yesterday - but remain optimistic that the museum can be saved. ... (07/10/2008)

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MUSEUM PROTEST TAKES TO STREET

HUNDREDS of people have taken to the streets of Burton to defiantly tell Coors bosses: Save Our Heritage. ... (07/10/2008)

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THOUSANDS SIGN UP TO SAVE MUSEUM

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

MORE than 5,500 people so far have signed the Burton Mail's campaign to Save Our Heritage, it has emerged. ... (07/10/2008)

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Protest march: hopes for a good turn-out

by KEITH BULL

CAMPAIGNERS hoping to keep open the Coors Visitor Centre and Museum of Brewing are being urged to turn out for a protest march today. ... (07/10/2008)

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BEER PEER JOINS MUSEUM BATTLE

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

THE LANDED gentry has joined the call for the Coors Visitor Centre to be saved - after Lord Burton wrote to the Mail offering his ... (07/10/2008)

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Coors pumps cash into its US site

by KEITH BULL

COORS has come under renewed fire - for pumping extra funds into tourism at its American brewery instead of the doomed visitor centre ... (07/10/2008)

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Grossman backs museum battle

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

THE BATTLE to save Coors Visitor Centre has received celebrity support - after Masterchef host Loyd Grossman gave his backing ... (07/10/2008)

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All clear is given for protest march

POLICE have given the go ahead for a protest march to take place in Burton in a bid to protect the town's heritage. ... (07/10/2008)

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Museum should have gone for charitable status

by ADRIAN WEDGWOOD

THE campaign to save Burton's brewing hereitage is now receiving global support, with beer-lovers from around the world joining ... (07/10/2008)

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Why our museum should not close without a fight

by TIM HAMPSON

THE CAMPAIGN to save Burton's brewing past is now receiving global support, with beer-lovers from around the world joining the call ... (29/09/2008)

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Campaign reaches a global audience

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

THE MAIL'S campaign to Save Our Heritage has gone global - with people from around the world signing our online petition and ... (29/09/2008)

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Why it is so vital to save Burton's brewing museum

by ROGER PROTZ

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Roger Protz, editor of the Good Beer Guide

THE CZECH Republic has two, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands one each. But Britain, still a major brewing country, stands to lose ... (29/09/2008)

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Save our history

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

Save Our Heritage Campaign - Coors Visitor Centre - closure meeting

BURTON is the capital of brewing in this country and it would be nothing less than a tragedy to lose this museum," says Roger Protz, editor of the Good Beer ... (29/09/2008)

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MUSEUM NOT A LOST COORS

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

BURTON brewing giant Coors has been asked to consider a stay of execution for its doomed visitor centre. ... (29/09/2008)

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Call for stay of execution on doomed museum

BURTON brewing giant Coors has been asked to consider a stay of execution for its doomed visitor centre. ... (29/09/2008)

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MARCHING TO SAVE MUSEUM

by KEITH BULL

THE people of Burton and South Derbyshire are being asked to take to the streets to protest at the planned closure of the Coors Visitor ... (29/09/2008)

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Give your bonuses to museum, Coors' bosses urged

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

'FAT Cat' Coors bosses should donate their bonuses to the former Bass Museum to 'throw campaigners a financial lifeline'. ... (29/09/2008)

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They just don't care

by ADRIAN JENKINS

BURTON'S leading Labour councillor has joined the chorus of disapproval over Coors plans to axe its museum and visitor centre. ... (29/09/2008)

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Founding fathers' museum plea

by ANDY DONE-JOHNSON

"THIS has come as a huge shock - I was only there a couple of weeks ago and nobody mentioned it to me. I'm almost 90 years old and this ... (29/09/2008)