What the papers say

By Iain O'Neil

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pile of newspapers
pile of newspapers
Iain O'Neil takes a regular Monday morning look at how the weekend's papers reported the licensed trade.

The Times

Saturday's Times reports that Stella McCartney has attacked a London pub menu for serving 'medieval' dishes.

The fashion designer, and daughter of celebrated animal activists Linda and Sir Paul, criticised the menu on offer at the Grand Union pub in Westbourne Park.

The pub has made a name for itself offering diners delicacies that include Camel​ pie and Zebra​ with vegetables.

The Observer

Sunday's Observer reports pubs and bars in Norway's capital Oslo are charging punters as much as £7​ for a pint of beer.

It's not just the beer though as the home of fjords is now the world's most expensive city.

The Times

The Sunday Times says pubs and clubs are turning to women 'bouncers' to combat growing female violence.

It says figures from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) show the number of women employed in clubs has climbed to one in three in some venues while, nationally, the proportion of women bouncers has risen from 2% to 11% in the past two to three years.

Research by Durham University lecturer Kate O'Brien found pubs and clubs are concerned it is not always appropriate for men to deal with altercations among females while male security staff are wary about physically handling women customers.

The Financial Times

The Financial Times reports photo booth operator Photo Me International is to buy pub games operator Deith.

Photo-Me is paying £1.23m in cash and shares for a 60% stake in the distributor of fruit machines and arcade-to-pub video games.

The FT says Photo Me will also pay up to £950,000 in loan notes, dependent on performance.

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