Published: 08 January, 2026
Leading charity Drinkaware has welcomed a consultation from the Department for Transport (DfT) which proposes reducing the safe alcohol limit at which driving becomes an offence in England and Wales, as part of a broader strategy to improve road safety in the UK.
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Published: 21 October, 2025
A new report by Drinkaware published this week details that 49% of young adults are now choosing no and low-alcohol drinks to moderate their drinking.
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Published: 17 September, 2025
New research from Drinkaware and Anglia Ruskin University can reveal that approximately 2% of UK adults have been a victim of drink spiking in the past year.
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Published: 11 October, 2024
James Bayley finds the UK alcohol industry is, more than ever, taking the Portman Group’s guidelines on board when it comes to drinks labelling.
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Published: 12 September, 2024
A new review of alcohol labelling in the UK has shown almost universal compliance with the Portman Group’s voluntary health labelling guidelines.
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James Bayley assesses the duality of the effects of alcohol consumption.
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Published: 03 February, 2020
More than a quarter of UK drinkers (27%) cut their alcohol consumption entirely or in part during January, new research has revealed.
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Published: 02 September, 2019
Licensees and retailers are being urged to encourage midlife drinkers to cut their alcohol consumption as part of Drinkaware’s latest Drink Free Days campaign.
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Published: 22 August, 2019
Licensees have a big role to play in reducing pressure on consumers to drink more than they want to, alcohol education charity Drinkaware has said.
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Alcohol education charity Drinkaware has bolstered its senior team with two new hires.
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Published: 13 September, 2018
Adrian Chiles’ engaging documentary ‘Drinkers like Me’, broadcast on August 27th on BBC2, probably did more to encourage UK consumers to think about how much they are drinking, and why, than any number of initiatives by Drinkaware or the rigid strait jackets imposed by the Portman Group.
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