CAMRA reveals 57 pubs are closing every month
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for a cut in beer tax after revealing that 57 pubs are closing permanently each month. A survey by the...
Archives for March 10, 2008
Pete Robinson: Binge Budgeting
Chancellors before him have traditionally sipped from a glass of whiskey. I'm betting he'll refrain - to drive home the evils of the demon drink he's...
Thwaites High Court case begins
Representatives from Thwaites appeared in the High Court today in a landmark case to overturn a magistrate's decision over pub opening hours.The...
Punch Taverns in M&B talks with private equity firms
Punch Taverns has refused to rule out teaming up with private equity groups to ensure its proposed merger with Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) goes...
The sad state of the local now
On a recent Sunday afternoon, driving across Derbyshire into Nottinghamshire through familiar towns and villages, a journey I had not made for a...
Budweiser resists off-trade discounting in drive for authenticity
Budweiser is putting a new focus on quality and authenticity in its UK marketing - and is pledging to resist pressure to discount the brand in the...
Hamish Champ: I'm All Shook Up
I witnessed at the weekend a quandry I expect many members of bar staff face on a regular basis; at what point do you throw out of your pub someone...
Camra: 57 pubs close each month
Camra says beer duty must be cut by 1p a pint to halt decline
Enterprise trials Bar Wrapid food solution
Enterprise Inns has joined forces with the Wrapid flatbread sandwich chain to trial a unique food solution at a "run-down pub"
Big Issue founder wants super-strength lager tax hike
Big Issue founder John Bird has echoed calls for a tax hike on super strength lager in this week's Budget. Bird, along with homelessness charity...
Former gin palace re-opens
One of Liverpool's original gin palaces and now a landmark city centre pub has re-opened following a major refurbishment. Despite the trend for pubs...
'Miller Brands defends S&N in price row'
Scottish & Newcastle's most upmarket competitor in Scotland, Miller Brands UK, has defended its rival's recently-announced decision to pass on...
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Budweiser launches new ad campaign
Budweiser is launching a major UK-only ad campaign to bring out the core values of the brand. True Dedication will focus on the care that goes into...
Pick of the pubs
A stone's throw from the beach, the Clockhouse in the residential town of East Preston, near Worthing, West Sussex is popular with both locals and...
A green solution
WASTE COOKING oil is being used to go green in a new initiative from Marston's Pub Company. Marston's has teamed up with Prosper De Mulder Limited to...