Minimum wage threatens small pub companies
The minimum wage is in danger of spiralling out of control and threatening the viability of many small pub companies. Half of all pubs have already...
Archives for September 24, 2006
'Ban smoking in pub gardens' says councillor
A Scottish councillor will go to Parliament this week in a bid to have the smoking ban extended to open-air pub gardens. Angus councillor Peter Neild...
New brewer Wells & Young's aiming high
The new Wells & Young's Brewing Company starts trading next Monday with plans to increase combined barrelage by 20,000 to well over 500,000...
Forever Young's
The death of John Young from cancer at the age of 85 has robbed the UK brewing industry of one of its greatest champions. Young was the oldest and...
The end of the road?
A fortnight ago The Publican was alerted to the fact that things were not quite right at London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES). Insiders...
City Comment: Hamish Champ
Was Alan Bowes, executive chairman of the now collapsed London & Edinburgh Inns, the master of spin or merely an industry figure just doing his...