Campaign to save S&N brewery
Unite launches campaign to halt the closure of Reading brewery
Archives for April 3, 2008
Legal advice: Government mulls cigarette machine ban
Our contributions to The Publican have already covered the increase in the legal age for buying cigarettes to 18 and the threatened increase in fines...
Opposition MPs seize on MA Sutcliffe exclusive
Opposition MPs claim Government in disarray after MA's exclusive interview with Gerry Sutcliffe
Meet the marketing masters
To say it has been a difficult year for the trade is an understatement. The smoking ban was quickly followed by a poor summer, food and beer prices...
Legal advice: New noise regulations
Although some licensees are bemoaning the impact of the smoking ban on profits, it is clear to see that it serves a purpose for non-smoking bar staff...
Pub owner hit with £22,000 fine for illegal Sky
The owner of three pubs has been hit with a bill of nearly £22,000 for showing Sky without a commercial licence - the largest penalty ever issued...
Ask An Expert: Cask ale temperature
Some customers have complained that my cask beer is too warm. Surely it's meant to be that way?The rest of the world joke about the Brits' love of...
Anti-pubco petition for MPs launched
Tim Farron's Early Day Motion calls for Government action to curb pubco power
Lib Dems slam pubco conduct
Two Lib Dem MPs have joined the FFPA to call for an end to "excessive rents"
Jobs secure at Refresh - for now
Following yesterday's acquisition of Oxfordshire brewer Refresh, Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay pledged to continue operating the business...
Portsmouth targets proxy alcohol sales
Portsmouth Trading Standards has launched Proxywatch to catch adults buying booze for kids. Any adult caught buying alcohol for youngsters could be...
Thompson to stay in brewing industry
Rupert Thompson, chief executive of Refresh UK says he is to stay on in the industry following the sale of the business to Marston's...
New MPs' petition condemns duty hike
An MP has launched a petition condemning the "ill-judged" duty hike on alcohol that will lead to pub closures. Greg Mulholland's Early Day Motion...
Back to Basics: Are your prices right?
Duty rises in the latest Budget must have come as a terrific shock to many publicans - and posed an immediate dilemma - whether to absorb the...
Tadcaster offloads 30 pubs to S&NPE
Tadcaster Pub Company has nearly halved the size of its estate by selling 30 tenanted and leased pubs to Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises...