Latest Pub News
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Councils can use new fund to increase rate relief
Councils have been urged to use £50m of new Government cash to increase rate relief for struggling small firms.
16 March 2010 | 12:28 pm
Enterprise Inns to auction off 11 NE pubs
Enterprise Inns hopes to raise £1.175m by auctioning off 11 freehold pubs with vacant possession in the North East.
16 March 2010 | 12:21 pm
Cask Ale Week teams up with The Independent
The Independent is to publish a 16-page supplement in support of Cask Ale Week with Good Beer Guide editor Roger Protz contributing.
16 March 2010 | 10:21 am
Mandatory alcohol code: room for improvement
There is “room for improvement” in the controversial mandatory alcohol retailing code, a Government minister has said.
16 March 2010 | 9:48 am
Lucky Voice plots pub karaoke roll-out
Karaoke specialists Lucky Voice are licensing their equipment for use in pubs — so far they have had interest from several pubcos.
16 March 2010 | 9:20 am
Admiral Taverns confirms sale of 150 pubs
Admiral Taverns has broken its long silence and confirmed that it is selling 150 pubs, spread across England and Wales.
16 March 2010 | 9:06 am
TV licensee aims to reduce pub tenants' debts
TV star licensee Jay Smith is hoping to convince pubcos to write off a group of tenants’ debts.
16 March 2010 | 9:01 am
Salisbury Pubs buys fifth site
Multiple operator Salisbury Pubs has bought its fifth pub — the Black Horse in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire.
16 March 2010 | 8:24 am
BBPA threatens GMB with legal injuction
Join the GMB's industrial action and risk losing your business — that's the stark message to tied tenants from the BBPA.
16 March 2010 | 8:06 am
Punch Taverns is 'one to watch'
Punch Taverns has been earmarked as “one to watch” by the Sunday Times’ Best 100 Companies to Work For survey.
16 March 2010 | 8:00 am
SBPA elects new president
Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) members have elected Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company’s Ken McGown as their new president.
16 March 2010 | 7:32 am
GMB: pub industrial action is last resort
It will only be fair top use industrial action as a "last resort", the GMB told tied tenant members and MPs at a Westminster meeting today.
16 March 2010 | 6:54 am
Pubs are 'Marmite' for investors
The pub and leisure sector is "Marmite" for private equity investors — they either love it or hate it, according to a new survey.
15 March 2010 | 11:04 am
BBPA warns Lords on mandatory alcohol code
The mandatory alcohol retailing code is “untargeted” and will place a “disproportionate burden” on the responsible majority, says BBPA.
15 March 2010 | 9:16 am
Two board members step down at Punch
Punch Taverns has announced that Fritz Ternofsky and Mike Foster are to retire from the board from 31 March.
15 March 2010 | 8:37 am
Mulholland named CAMRA's top campaigner
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has been crowned the Campaign for Real Ale's Parliamentary Campaigner of the Year.
15 March 2010 | 8:33 am
Pre-pack administration: Stay upbeat, despite the pain
Bar Group went through a pre-pack administration last month. Boss Paul Wigham reflects on the sometimes harrowing experience.
15 March 2010 | 8:27 am
Top managed pubs in growth for February
The UK eating and drinking-out market moved back into positive territory in February — or at least the country’s leading pub chains did.
15 March 2010 | 8:23 am
S&NPC puts 43 pubs on the market
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) is putting 43 pubs across England and Wales up for sale this week through Fleurets.
15 March 2010 | 8:12 am
Drink drive limit could be cut
The drink drive limit could be cut to less than a pint of beer or a glass of wine, according to reports.
15 March 2010 | 8:08 am
Mulholland praises BBPA for tourism week guide
Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland has praised the BBPA's guide on how pubs can get involved in British Tourism Week.
15 March 2010 | 8:01 am
Trade soars at Beds & Bars
Beds & Bars, the hostel and bar operator led by Keith Knowles, has reported a circa 30% rise in turnover in its most recent financial year.
15 March 2010 | 7:07 am
Drinkaware: Brits drink 50% too much in December
Britons exceeded drinking guidelines by 50% during December, according to new research by alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware.
15 March 2010 | 7:01 am
Mulholland to meet pubs minister
Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland is to meet the new pubs minister John Healey to discuss the problems facing the industry.
15 March 2010 | 6:39 am
Council 'jumping gun' on alcohol code
A London council has been accused of “jumping the gun” — and sending out confusing messages — in its new leaflet on the mandatory code.
15 March 2010 | 6:03 am
