Other operators

MA campaign: #RobbieForRedLion

Nine things Robbie Williams could do with the Red Lion pub if he saves it

09-Jan-2017 By The MA team

Robbie Williams fans have come out in strong support of The Morning Advertiser’s (MA) campaign to get the popstar to save the Red Lion pub he grew up in to ensure it reopens and doesn’t end up Loving Angels instead of drinkers.

MA campaign: #RobbieForRedLion

Get Robbie Williams to save the Red Lion pub

06-Jan-2017 By The MA team

Fans of pop sensation Robbie Williams are urging the singer to buy his former pub home the Red Lion, which The Morning Advertiser (MA) is backing with its #RobbieForRedLion campaign.

Beer

Craft Beer Co to expand in London after reporting double-digit growth

06-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein

The Craft Beer Co hopes to open more sites across London over the next year after reporting a rise in like-for-like sales of 11.3% in 2016.

Licensing

No ‘pleasure or relief’ at Fabric’s reopening tonight, says boss

06-Jan-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Legendary London nightclub Fabric’s reopening has not made director Cameron Leslie feel either pleased or relieved.

Licensee news

"It has been the most incredible adventure": Grafton owners bid goodbye to GBPA-winning pub

05-Jan-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

The owners of the London pub named Great British Pub of the Year 2014 have announced they are to leave their acclaimed site.

Property

Pub to be converted into flats to help tackle ‘chronic shortage’ of affordable housing

05-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein

A pub in in South Oxhey, near Watford, Hertfordshire, risks being demolished and transformed into new flats, if a planning application is approved.

Property

Pop sensation Robbie Williams' pub home for sale

05-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein

Robbie Williams's former pub home is up for sale with a guide price of £150,000, but could be turned into flats if no buyers step forward.

My Pub

My Pub: GBPA Winner The Bull, Ditchling, East Sussex

04-Jan-2017 By Ed Bedington and Sara Hussein

Set in the heart of East Sussex, the Bull has come a long way in the past 14 years. Now crowned Great British Pub of the Year 2016, this historic pub is, according to owner Dominic Worrall, ready to take on new challenges in this charming little village.

2017 Predictions

2017 Predictions: Innovation and responding to changing trends is the key to 2017 success says Wadworth’s CEO

03-Jan-2017 By Nikkie Sutton

Wadworth CEO Chris Welham claims the key to success for the trade this year will be innovation and responding to changing trends.

Beer

‘I always believed in the great British pub’: Titanic Brewery’s Keith Bott to be awarded MBE

03-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein

Titanic Brewery director Keith Bott is to receive an MBE for his dedication to the brewing industry.

Property

‘We couldn’t see another pub go to waste’: Brighton brewery to save 200-year-old pub

03-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein

A Brighton brewery has announced today (Tuesday 3 January) plans to save a 200-year-old pub from closing.

Property

TV daredevil Guy Martin saves Batemans Brewery pub

03-Jan-2017 By Nicholas Robinson

Daredevil Guy Martin has saved the local Lincolnshire pub of his youth, Kirmington village’s Batemans Brewery-owned Marrowbone & Cleaver, and spent a considerable amount renovating it.

2017 predictions

Mulholland calls for unity to fight business rates

22-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

The chair of the British Pub Confederation has predicted that the pub industry will be united on at least one thing in the new year.

LEGAL

Home Office urges young people not to use passports as ID

22-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Home Office has urged students and young people not to use a passport to verify their age in pubs and clubs.

2017 predictions

2017 predictions: Fleurets forecasts one more pubco exit from tied lease model

21-Dec-2016 By Liam Coleman

Fleurets has predicted that at least one tenanted pub company will exit the tied lease operating model in 2017.

Beer

Castle Rock brewery to use green-energy brewing process

21-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Castle Rock Brewery has launched a new year-long renewable energy scheme to make its brewing process more environmentally-friendly.

2017 Predictions

2017 Predictions: BII says there is no doubt the year ahead will be tough

20-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) CEO Mike Clist has told The Morning Advertiser there is no doubt 2017 will be a tough year for the sector.

Christmas Safety Campaign

‘Better for businesses’: licensee launches Christmas safety campaign

20-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

A licensee has launched a campaign to make sure people stay safe when partying during the festive season.

Historic Pub

Historic pub named among 21 'most fascinating' places to visit in England

20-Dec-2016 By Helen Gilbert

A Grade II-listed pub is among 21 of the ‘most fascinating’ places to visit in country, according to a Historic England guide.

2017 Predictions

2017 predictions: ALMR to focus on ‘employment challenges’ in hospitality sector

20-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has claimed it will tackle “employment challenges” next year as further Brexit negotiations take place.

Charity

PubAid urges pubs to join World’s Biggest Pub Quiz

19-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

PubAid is urging operators to take part in the World’s Biggest Pub Quiz after announcing a collaboration with Prostate Cancer UK last week.

2017 Predictions

2017 Predictions: Mountstevens outlines key forecasts for next year

19-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Star Pubs & Bars managing director Lawson Mountstevens predicts 2017 will be about “experimentation, premiumisation, unusual mixers, flavoured spirits and authentic artisan food”.

ALMR

ALMR announces major initiatives to boost jobs in post-Brexit climate

15-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has announced two major initiatives to boost jobs in the hospitality sector.

Pubs

Wet-led sites fall by 2.1% in the last year

15-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The number of wet-led sites has fallen by 2.1% in the past 12 months compared to the more marginal decrease in the number of food-led premises (0.4%) latest research has revealed.

Legislation

‘Targeted by supermarkets’: Save the Pub Group could protect pubs under amended planning law

13-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The Parliamentary Save the Pub Group has put forward an amendment to planning proposals that would give more protection to pubs.

APPBG

‘We can’t be complacent’: Graham Evans urges Government to help British pubs

13-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

The industry must unite in pressuring the Government to further reduce the level of beer duty, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) chairman Graham Evans has urged.

CAMRA

2017 Predictions: CAMRA concerned at pub’s ‘high taxation’ levels

13-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Colin Valentine has expressed his concern over high taxation differentials between pubs and supermarkets.

Festive pub

Britain’s 'most festive' pubs sees spike in trade

12-Dec-2016 By Helen Gilbert

A West London pub dubbed ‘Britain’s most festive’ has seen trade almost double in one weekend after unveiling its most extravagant Christmas display to date

BBPA

2017 Predictions: Simmonds says next year to be dominated by Brexit

12-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The British Beer & Pub Association chief executive Brigid Simmonds has said Brexit and its consequences will be the challenge for the sector next year.

Closures

Craft beer and food to thank for fall in pub company closures

09-Dec-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Focusing on current trends such as craft beer and better food have led to a significant fall in the number of pub and bar companies going insolvent, new research claims.

NOISE COMPLAINTS

Pub slams 'ridiculous Grinch w*****' over Christmas noise complaints

09-Dec-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A pub took to social media with a witty tirade after a neighbour complained to the council about noise from its community Christmas market.

Charity

‘We're going to take X Factor on and be Christmas no 1’: pub takes on challenge with festive video

08-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

A pub that made a Christmas music video featuring its ‘oldest’ regular customer is hoping to reach Christmas no.1 this year.

MA500

Bitters N' Twisted's Matt Scriven: 'I wanted to put Birmingham on the map'

08-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Ahead of the next MA500 club meeting in Birmingham, The Morning Advertiser gets top tips from an existing licensee. After opening its first site in 2006, Bitters N’ Twisted now consists of multiple sites punctuated across Birmingham and beyond.

St Austell Brewery

St Austell purchases ‘historic’ hotel to expand portfolio

07-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

St Austell Brewery added the Pier House Hotel to its managed house estate yesterday (Tuesday 6 December) after purchasing the family-owned business.

Charity

JDW raises £13m for young cancer victims

07-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

JD Wetherspoon has raised a total of £13m for young cancer victim charity CLIC Sargent since their partnership was formed 14 years ago.

Charity

Fulller’s launches Wise Men beer to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK

07-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Fuller’s launched a beer yesterday (Tuesday 6 December) to raise money for Prostate Cancer UK.

Stonegate

Stonegate acquires Walkabout brand owner

06-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Stonegate Pub Company is set to acquire Walkabout brand owner Intertain for an undisclosed sum.

AB InBev

AB InBev to open first food-led managed pub in London

05-Dec-2016 By Sara Hussein

Global brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev is set to open its first food-led pub chain in London under the American brand Goose Island Beer Co (GI).

Other Operators

Operator celebrates 50 ‘remarkable years’ in pub

24-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

An operator has celebrated 50 ‘remarkable’ years at his pub by charging customers 10p for a pint of beer — the price of a pint in 1966 when the site was first purchased.

Weather damage

Pubs begin Storm Angus clean-up operation

24-Nov-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Pubs across the country are cleaning up and reopening in the aftermath of Storm Angus and bad weather that has battered the UK.

Property

Upham introduces station pub to portfolio

24-Nov-2016 By Helen Gilbert

Upham Pub Company has added a Surrey pub to its portfolio bringing the total number of sites to 15.

Best Bar None

Stonegate Pub Company gives cash backing to Best Bar None

22-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

Responsible retailing in the on-trade has been given a £10,000 boost from the Stonegate Pub Company.

TOILET

'Wee jobby' pub sign is 'just a joke'

21-Nov-2016 By Helen Gilbert

A manager of a Scottish pub has declared that he has no issue with people using the toilet in his pub after a sign he wrote as a ‘joke’ went viral.

Pub bombings

Birmingham pub bombings: victims to be given Freedom of the City

21-Nov-2016 By Sara Hussein

Birmingham councillors have approved giving a posthumous Freedom of the City to the 21 victims of the city's 1974 pub bombings.

FABRIC CLOSURE

Fabric “could re-open” after drug-deaths closure

18-Nov-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Talks are underway to re-open iconic London nightclub Fabric, which closed earlier this year following the drug-fuelled deaths of two teenagers, The Morning Advertiser (MA) understands.

Awards

Star Pubs & Bars announces award-winning licensees

18-Nov-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The winners of Star Pubs & Bars Star Awards were unveiled last night (17 November) at a glittering awards ceremony, hosted by footballing icon Chris Kamara in Liverpool.

Sales figures

Managed pub sales drop for first time since EU referendum

18-Nov-2016 By Liam Coleman

Sales for managed pub groups slipped in October for the first time since June's EU referendum, according to the Coffer Peach Business Tracker.

Results

Fuller's reports tough times for tenanted division

18-Nov-2016 By Ma Freelance

Fuller’s chief executive Simon Emeny has told The Morning Advertiser’s sister title MCA that the group is focused on boosting profits in its tenanted division through a mixture of disposals and a greater focus on food.