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British pub web business Useyourlocal.com reveals Newcastle expansion

Useyourlocal.com, a website dedicated to UK pub news, has expanded into new premises in Newcastle, fittingly overlooking the city’s old brewery.

Moving to the i6 Business Centre in Charlotte Square, the firm is also actively recruiting new employees in web development, customer services and digital marketing.

With people joining the site to be the first to hear about what is going on in British pubs, the site has grown to generate 400,000 visitors a month.

The firm has recently announced the appointment of Willie Crawshay as its Chairman. Crawshay’s entire career has been spent in the beer, pub & cider industry with Scottish & Newcastle plc and Heineken UK where he held numerous board level roles.

Stuart Mills, founder and Managing Director of Useyourlocal.com, said: “I am delighted that Willie has come on board as our Chairman to help guide us through this exciting period of growth.

“He brings a lifetime of experience in the UK pub business & we have worked successfully together many times before over the years.

“Willie is already helping us develop new strategic partnerships and we are in early stage conversations with new potential investors.”

Willie added: “I am fantastically excited to be joining Useyourlocal.com. The business has made huge progress already and has enormous potential which I am looking forward to help bring to fruition.

“It is fitting that the business looks out over the site of the old Newcastle brewery where we used to work as we look to the future to help pubs thrive in the digital age.”

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