Latest Pub News
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Late licence objections 'not allowed'
Late objections to premises licence applications will no longer be considered, following a landmark ruling last week.
10 March 2010 | 1:09 pm
No date set for GMB pub strike ballot
No date has yet been set for the GMB’s ballot on industrial action by tied pub tenants as it prepares for its Westminster rally next week.
10 March 2010 | 12:34 pm
Budget set for 24 March
The Budget, including news on duty hikes, will take place on Wednesday 24 March, the Government has confirmed today.
10 March 2010 | 11:31 am
Bitter bother for Tory MP at Wetherspoons
A Tory MP had half a pint of bitter thrown over her during a constituency meeting held in a pub in North Yorkshire.
10 March 2010 | 9:48 am
No help to buy safer glass
The new safer glassware promoted by the Government will cost about the same as standard toughened glasses.
10 March 2010 | 9:16 am
Kirklees licensee forced to sack U-16 waitresses
A West Yorkshire licensee has been forced to sack a 15-year-old and two 16-year-old waitresses following a council request.
10 March 2010 | 8:53 am
Fallon takes non-exec role at Eclectic Clubs & Bars
Jim Fallon, the former financier at McQueen, has joined the board of Eclectic Clubs & Bars as a non-executive director.
10 March 2010 | 8:43 am
Smoke rebel Hogan is out of prison
Smoke ban rebel Nick Hogan has been released from prison after just 12 days following an online campaign.
10 March 2010 | 6:05 am
Lottery winner takes on Brains pub
A £13m lottery winner has ditched her leisurely lifestyle to take on a SA Brains tenancy in Llanelli, Wales.
9 March 2010 | 1:26 pm
Pubs urged to check rateable values now
Pubs should check the details of their rateable values now, before new bills come out at the start of April, warns the Valuation Office Agency.
9 March 2010 | 11:38 am
Ever So Sensible plans restaurant expansion
Ever So Sensible, the Nottingham-based pub and restaurant group, has launched a new Tiki-bar concept in the city.
9 March 2010 | 10:38 am
Orchid is 20th best big company to work for
The Orchid Group is the 20th best big company to work for, according to the Sunday Times guide.
9 March 2010 | 9:39 am
Fair Pint pub plans community buy-out
A Fair Pint founding member is hoping to buy the freehold of his pub via a community buy-out.
9 March 2010 | 8:35 am
Pub licensee joins MP race in Gosport
An Admiral Taverns tenant has been named as the Lib Dem candidate for Gosport at the next general election.
9 March 2010 | 8:03 am
Brighton pub policing scheme dismissed
Council proposals to force late-licence pubs and clubs in Brighton to pay for extra policing have been dismissed by the Government.
9 March 2010 | 8:02 am
KPMG replaces Ernst & Young as Punch auditors
Accountants Ernst & Young (E&Y) has resigned as auditor of Punch Taverns and will be replaced by KPMG.
9 March 2010 | 8:00 am
Tradeteam nets five-year M&B deal
Drinks logistics firm Tradeteam has signed a five-year extension to its deal with pub group Mitchells & Butlers.
9 March 2010 | 7:59 am
Mephedrone user barred from Hereford pub
A Hereford licensee was forced to throw out and bar a customer after he was caught using new “legal high” drug Mephedrone or “Meow”.
9 March 2010 | 4:01 am
Scores on the Doors: 86% would get 3-stars
A total of 86% of pubs, restaurants and take-away outlets would have been awarded three stars or more under the Scores in the Doors scheme.
8 March 2010 | 11:49 am
Punch Taverns targets graduates
Punch Taverns has launched a new recruitment scheme, where graduates and entrepreneurs can now take on a pub for as little as £5,000.
8 March 2010 | 10:04 am
FLVA calls for pub tenant liaison bodies
A licensees' association has called on all pubcos to establish tenant liaison bodies to ensure effective lines of communication remain in place.
8 March 2010 | 9:26 am
Hat-trick for Saltaire at SIBA awards
West Yorkshire brewery Saltaire scooped three awards at the Society of Independent Brewers National Beer Competition 2010.
8 March 2010 | 8:42 am
Luminar to lose 40 head office jobs
Luminar, Britain’s biggest nightclub company, is to cut around 40 head office positions as part of a cost reduction exercise.
8 March 2010 | 8:39 am
BBC show halts Punch pub housing plan
A bid by Punch Taverns to convert a community pub into 13 houses has been halted following a BBC investigation.
8 March 2010 | 8:36 am
Ember Inns asks What's Your Wine?
Pub group Ember Inns is launching a What’s Your Wine quiz alongside its new wine menu, to encourage customers to try a new tipple.
8 March 2010 | 8:02 am
