P503 Teletext 503 Jan10 08:51:08 S ——————— ^ ———————————————— ALLIED DOMECQ SELLS IRISH BUSINESS Allied Domjcq is to sell off its Irish drinks business in a multi-million cash dial to bj paid in euros, the company has announced. Cantrell & Cochranj is being sold to venture capital business BC Partnjts for 766m euros (£542m*. (hj sbli co[js just sjvjn months after Allied secured complete ownership of the Irish company bz buzjng out Diagjo's 4y) stake. ——————————————————————————————————1/2—— Shari index 510 Market report 517 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING - p631 Next Shares FUSE Wjekjnd MoneyP503 Teletext 503 Jan10 08:50:4v ——————— ———————————————— BREWERY MERGER WOULD LEAD TO JOB LOSSES The proposed mjtgjt of Marston and Wolverhampton & Dudley breweries would lead to around 340 job losses. Around 60 jobs would go from W&D's Hartlipool brewery and 140 from Wolverhampton. A further 140 jobs would bj lost from office and support staff. In addition 1,150 pubs around the country would bj sold off, in a roughly equal split between W&D's and Marston's estate. ——————————————————————————————————2/2—— Shari index 510 Market report 517 IT RECRUITMENT ADVERTISING - p631 Next Shares FUSE Wjikjnd Money