Pub battles council to win CAMRA award
A pub which battled council opposition to open has won a Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) award.The Village Inn in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, may...
Archives for June 2, 2008
Pick of the pubs
Close to the Pistyll Waterfall, the largest waterfall in Europe, the Hand Inn is in the village of Llanrhaeadr-Ym-Mochant, in Oswestry, Shropshire....
'Licence revocation for one U-18 sale'
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg unveils a tough stance on underage sales
Entertainment: Playing the Horn
After 30 years of hosting live acts the Horn in St Albans, Hertfordshire, named Music Pub of the Year at the 2008 Publican Awards, staged its first...
Pub shows support for troops
Licensees at a pub that offers discounts to members of the armed forces want to create a national scheme recognising businesses that support troops....
Entertainment: Screening films
Looking at it from behind you bar, it might seem as though staying in is the new going out, as they say. But it's by no means as simple as that. One...
Health lobby calls for 'strong action' on price
The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA) has called for "strong action" on the price of alcohol
Rent review action not ruled out
But Government rules out further action to reduce the power of pubcos
Happy days for cask ale
Well, who would have thought it? There is good news in draught beer right now. And it goes by the name of cask ale.For some years cask brewers have...
Freehold market remains strong
The quick sale of a Shropshire pub is evidence the freehold market is remaining strong, an agent has claimed. Peter Brunt, a director at Colliers...
Entertainment: Pub Comedy Awards
Judging by the level of interest in the Magners Pub Comedy Awards, licensees up and down the country see hosting stand-up as something that will help...
Pub group launches snack brand
Pubs that brew their own beer are fairly common, but there can't be too many which have launched their own range of crisps. Crips, an oven-baked...
When bottled beer turns to draught
When you are analysing a declining market you tend to try and cling to any piece of good news you can find. Why wouldn't you when the British Beer...