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Woman bought Buckfast for 12-year-old
A woman has been sentenced to an 18-month Community Payback Order, and a total of 270 hours’ unpaid work, after she bought alcohol for a child. Emma Elliot, 24, of Princes Street, admitted buying a...
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Buckfast donation to children’s team sparks concern
Buckfast have come under fire for donating money to a kids’ football team. J Chandler and Co, who distribute the tonic wine, have given £1000 to Hamilton based Mill United 2007s – a team of children...
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Woman who stabbed neighbour to death while high on Buckfast and Valium is...
A woman who was like a wild animal when she brutally murdered a mother-of-two after a silly row has been caged for life. A trial heard how Lorraine Foy’s terrified teenage daughters saw their...
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Kirk moderator says ‘blame society, not Buckfast’
A holy war has erupted over Buckfast, the controversial fortified wine, after the moderator of the Church of Scotland [sic] defended the brand against criticism from the Scottish Labour party. A string...
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New School of Evangelisation at home of The Bucky
A new Centre of Formation for the New Evangelisation has been established in the grounds of Buckfast Abbey in Devon by Dr Petroc Willey, Dr Andrew Beards, Dr Caroline Farey and others. The School of...
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Buckfast set to be sold in cans for first time as monks claim they’ll be a...
It may be the moment thousands of al fresco tipplers have been waiting for…Buckfast in cans. The firm behind the controversial tonic wine – which has been blamed for fuelling anti-social behaviour and...
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Buckfast cans will not be sold in Ireland
Buckfast in cans isn’t happening in Ireland any time soon. The news emerged at the weekend that the famous tonic wine is being made available in 25cl cans in the UK. However, a spokesperson for...
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Youth blames Buckfast for attack on woman in Fife
A man who hit a woman in the face with a piece of wood in an unprovoked assault in Fife has blamed drinking Buckfast for the attack. Lewis Anderson, 18, a prisoner in Polmont, pleaded guilty to...
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Buckfast: a drink with almost supernatural powers of destruction
Mixing alcohol with caffeine has thrown up some illustrious drinks over the years: the Cuba Libre, the caffe corretto and the vodka Red Bull, writes Henry Jeffreys. No combination of alcohol and...
View ArticleBuckfast sales hit record high with monks raking in £43million from the tonic...
Monks who make Buckfast tonic wine have raked in more than £43 million in the past year, new figures have revealed. Sales of the caffeine-fuelled wine rose three per cent, from £41.9million to a record...
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