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Friends and family - not pubs - main source of alcohol for young people

25-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Underage drinkers are far more likely to buy alcohol from friends or relatives than at a pub or bar, a new survey by the Department of Health (DoH) has revealed.

Wanted: pubs for classic car rallies

25-Jul-2013 By Rob Willock

A classic car insurance company is looking for pubs with large car parks or adjacent fields to host rallies for enthusiasts.

Sheps reports satisfactory trading and restructures board

25-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Shepherd Neame has announced a reorganisation of its board as it has reached a 10-year logistics agreement with Kuehne + Nagel, in a move that will see the departure of production and distribution director Tom Falcon and is likely to result in a “limited...

Pubs welcome the new Prince

23-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Pubs all over the country are celebrating the arrival of the Royal baby with special drinks deals, Royal family look-a-likes and even new furniture.

BII chief Tim Hulme calls for hospitality to become an 'aspirational career'

19-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) chief executive Tim Hulme has called for more young people to train in hospitality and view working in pubs as an aspirational career path.

Top 10 pub jukebox tracks of 2013

18-Jul-2013 By Mike Berry

French electro-pop duo Daft Punk top the list of the most-played tracks on pub jukeboxes so far in 2013, according to digital music supplier Soundnet.

Latest PICA-Service licensees accuse process of being a 'tokenistic pantomine'

18-Jul-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The licensees in the latest Pubs Independent Conciliation & Arbitration Service (PICA-Service) case have decided to wave anonymity to accuse the process of being a “tokenistic pantomine”.

GMB joins Fair Deal for Your Local

18-Jul-2013 By Michelle Perrett

GMB, the union has become the latest organisation to formally back the national ‘Fair Deal for Your Local’ campaign calling for a fair deal for Britain’s tied licensees and pubs.

Justice for Licensees urges tenants to report fraud if 'conned' by pubco

18-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Justice for Licensees has called for tenants to report fraud if they have been “conned” by their pub company.

Pubs are not to blame for underage drinking, says PASS director

18-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The director of the National Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) has said pubs should not be held completely responsible for underage drinking.

Inventive Leisure to spend £6.6m to roll out evolved Revolution

12-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Inventive Leisure, the Alchemy Partners-backed bar operator, is to spend £6.6m rolling out an evolved version of Revolution to a further 26 sites after trials at eight venues, M&C Report has learnt.

Welsh pub has its 'busiest' day after being listed world's third best beach bar

12-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A Welsh pub has received roaring trade after being named one of the world’s best beach bars.

First pubs launch new projects with Pub is the Hub Community Services Fund

12-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Two village pubs in West Cornwall have launched projects for their local communities after being the first to receive grants from Pub is the Hub’s new Community Services Fund.

Community pubs minister claims pub trade can help revive the high street

11-Jul-2013 By Gurjit Degun and Ellie Bothwell

The community pubs minister has urged the pub trade to help spread the word that the night-time economy can help suffering high streets.

Blackpool wins best Pubwatch

11-Jul-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Blackpool scooped the top prize at an industry awards celebrating the best Pubwatch schemes in the country last night.

Star reveals pub disposal plans

10-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Star Pubs & Bars hopes to dispose of 50 sites this year and could look at significant acquisitions once the “uncertainty” around the proposed statutory code for the sector is lifted, trading director Chris Jowsey has said.

Ex-Sarumdale directors secure tenancies on two pubs

10-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Former directors of Sarumdale, the Sussex-based pub company placed in administration last summer, have returned to the industry by securing tenancies on two pubs under new ventures R&M Inns and J&A Taverns.

Keltek plans Cornish estate of 20 pubs

10-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Keltek Cornish Brewery, the Cornwall-based brewer, plans to build an estate of 20 tenanted pubs over the next 10 years after spending £1.6m buying and renovating four sites, founder Stuart Heath has told M&C Report.

Star Pubs & Bars 'won't repeat mistakes' that led to PICA-Service case

09-Jul-2013 By John Harrington

Upgrades to its processes and procedures means Star Pubs & Bars would not repeat its “mistake” that led to a ruling against it by the industry’s pubco/tenant conciliation service, trading director Chris Jowsey has told the Publican's Morning...

CAMRA hosts community workshop to help save pubs

09-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has hosted a workshop to help local communities in and around London save their pubs.

Compliance costs soar for small firms, says new study

08-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The cost of compliance has risen by 8.5% in the past two years for small firms, new research has shown.

The Big Interview: Elaine Hindal, Drinkaware

08-Jul-2013 By Phil Mellows

Soon after Elaine Hindal arrived at Drinkaware an independent audit earlier this year seemed to throw doubt on whether the industry-funded responsible drinking body was fit for purpose. Yet she remains undeterred, as Phil Mellows discovers.

Residents save Berkshire pub Tally Ho from change of use

08-Jul-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Local residents have saved a Berkshire pub from being turned into flats after managing to raise the cash to buy the freehold from property developers.

London Assembly member calls for legislation to stop pub conversions

05-Jul-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A Conservative member of the London Assembly is calling on the Government to introduce legislation to block community pubs being turned into supermarkets.

Embattled Shropshire licensee calls for pubs to unite behind VAT-cut campaign

04-Jul-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

A Shropshire license has made a rallying cry for the trade to get behind the VAT-cut campaign after saying his business is suffering.

Two Independent Pub Confederation members snub new Pubs Regulatory Body

04-Jul-2013 By Gurjit Degun

Two members of the Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) have refused to sit on a new self-regulatory board that will oversee the operation of the Pubs Independent Rent Review Scheme and the Pubs Independent Conciliation & Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).

Shepherd Neame announces Pub Award winners

03-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The King’s Head in Staplehurst, Kent, has been named Pub of the Year in the Shepherd Neame Pub Awards 2013.

Licensee turns to Facebook to help capture pub conman

03-Jul-2013 By Gurjit Degun

A licensee who helped capture a man fleecing pubs out of hundreds of pounds has set up a Facebook page to raise awareness of the criminal.

ALMR announces Late Night Awards winners

01-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Be At One, Beds and Bars and Novus Leisure were among the winners at the first Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) Late Night Awards.

Lancashire pub celebrates 62 years of custom from regular

01-Jul-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A Lancashire pub threw a surprise 80th birthday party for its longest serving regular who has been visiting the pub for 62 years.

Pub letting room market has 'untapped potential'

01-Jul-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

A report has revealed the untapped potential of the letting room market after two-thirds of pub owners said they expected their accommodation sales to grow in the next 12 months.

British pubs raise over £100m for charity

01-Jul-2013 By Gurjit Degun

British pubs raised £106m for different charities in the past year, according to a new study by CGA Strategy.

BBPA's 'Challenge 21' posters to include military ID guidance

28-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has updated its ‘Challenge 21’ poster to include military ID as an acceptable form of proof-of-age.

Hungry Horse brand 'could grow to 500 sites'

28-Jun-2013 By Mark Wingett

Hungry Horse, Greene King’s value pub restaurant brand, could eventually grow to 500 sites in the UK, after proving its flexibility across a number of different trading locations.

Hackney pub the first to introduce Bitcoin

27-Jun-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A Hackney landlord has started accepting Bitcoin, the first UK pub owner to introduce the digital currency.

Yorkshire pub earns £14,000 through talent show

26-Jun-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A Yorkshire pub has increased income by £14,000 through introducing a talent show.

Tenanted Pub Summit: Ted Tuppen unveils compensation paid to PICA-Service licensees

25-Jun-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Enterprise chief executive Ted Tuppen has revealed that the company paid compensation of between £5,000 to £6,000 on average in the two cases lost through the Pubs Independent Conciliation & Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).

Thwaites reports decline in full year sales

25-Jun-2013 By Mark Wingett

Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a decline in turnover and pre-tax profit for the year to 31 March 2013, which it said was due to the impact of the wettest summer for over 100 years and the consumer environment,...

Slug & Lettuce estate to double in size

25-Jun-2013 By Mark Wingett

Stonegate, the managed pub and bar operator, is looking to nearly double the size of its Slug & Lettuce estate and is believed to have earmarked a further 65 sites for the brand across the UK.

Southend landlady fears for business after attack over EDL meet

25-Jun-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A Southend landlady said she fears for her business after protestors attacked the venue for allowing English Defence League (EDL) members to meet in the pub.

The Big Interview: Mark Reynolds, Tom Peake, Nick Fox, Renaissance Pubs

24-Jun-2013

Tom Peake, Nick Fox and Mark Reynolds, founders of Renaissance Pubs, talk Lesley Foottit through the first decade of the south London group as they celebrate a special anniversary

Cains faces HMRC winding up order

24-Jun-2013 By Mark Wingett

Cains, the Liverpool brewery and pub operator led by the Dusanj family, has been issued with a winding up order from HMRC.

Tenanted Pub Summit: Trade urged to 'broaden' range of franchise concepts

24-Jun-2013 By John Harrington

The pub industry has been urged to “broaden” its range of franchise concepts to attract “high net worth individuals” to their companies.

Tenanted Pub Summit: Star Pubs & Bars targets minimum tenant income of £30K a year

24-Jun-2013 By John Harrington and Michelle Perrett

Star Pubs & Bars is targeting minimum tenant income of £30,000 a year within seven years.

Residents to raise £130k to save Fox and Goose pub in Hebden Bridge

24-Jun-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Hebden Bridge community have united in a bid to raise £130,000 to save a the Fox and Goose pub.

Marco Pierre White labelled 'dishonest idiot' over pub court battle

21-Jun-2013 By Mark Wingett

Marco Pierre White is facing a £500k legal bill after losing his court battle over the Yew Tree pub restaurant in Berkshire, with judge in the case describing him as a ‘dishonest idiot’.

Kingston Oceana survives licence review

20-Jun-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Luminar, the nightclub operator, will continue to trade its Kingston Oceana site after it agreed to a set of new licence conditions with the local council.

Licensees in Blackpool fear trade drop after Walkabout fire

20-Jun-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Licensees in Blackpool fear for trade after Walkabout fire closes major pub street

South London pub campaigners apply for asset of community value status

20-Jun-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

Campaigners who are fighting to save a south London pub closed for three years have applied for it to be listed as an asset of community value (ACV).

Tenanted Pub Summit: Admiral bemoans quality of some pubco BDMs

19-Jun-2013 By John Harrington

Many business development managers (BDMs) released by Admiral Taverns for not being good enough have gone to work for other pub companies, according to Admiral managing director Kevin Georgel.