The claims have been denied by the Valuation Office Agency, which says it is in close contact with the trade it's easy to seek reductions in rateable value
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has become the latest group to back The Publican's Make it The Minimum campaign. At a SIBA council meeting...
Midlands brewer Marston's has increased its full year dividend to shareholders despite announcing a 13 per cent fall in annual profits.The group said...
On-trade drink sales have continued their depressing decline with a drop in volumes of 8% for the year to the end of September, according to Nielsen....
Will 2009 be the year that pubs at last gain a place at the centre of the political agenda like that other great British institution, the post office, asks John Grogan.
A group of woman were barred from a city centre pub after door staff decided they were "too old". The 15-strong group, a mixture of middle-aged women...
An entrepreneurial licensee has launched the ultimate pub quiz - offering the lease to his sixteenth century inn as the grand prize.The winner of the...
Greene King is fighting hard for its share of the mid-market pub food sales by expanding the value-for-money proposition across its estate.Announcing...
Despite a 15 per cent fall in first half profits, Suffolk brewer Greene King has maintained its dividend payment to shareholders.The brewer said that...
Think you know about beer, and beer sales in your pub? You might do - but if you're given the chance to run your beer output through Brulines' brand...
London pub group Capital Pub Company (CPC) is the latest operator to declare it is suspending dividend payments to shareholders in order to shore up...
The licensed trade's reaction to last week's move by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to cut VAT but claw back the lost tax revenue with another hike...
When I heard Alistair Darling deliver his pre-Budget Report last week I recalled the less-than-subtle catchphrase of 'Cockney Gran', the foul-mouthed...
There was something about the entry from the Inn @ West End that immediately impressed the judges - the individual photographs of each member of the...
An amazing commitment to front-of-house service and the team that provides it has brought the Whitmore Arms in Orsett, Essex the deserved accolade of...
if the Great British Pub does not re-invent itself and evolve out of the current climate to offer great value to the citizens and tourists of Britain, I'll eat my hat, says Stephen Crawley.
Darling and his pals have turned the licensed trade into a cash cow of monstrous proportions. Now, more than ever, is the time to challenge that anti-pub ethos, says Andrew Pring.
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) and the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) today joined forces to launch the 'Axe the Beer Tax - Save the Pub'...
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has suspended dividend payments to shareholders in a bid to reduce its levels of unsecured medium term debt.
Football has witnessed some classic European encounters over the years. Manchester United's penalty shoot-out victory against Chelsea in this year's...
