Archives for June 9, 2008

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Snuff and cider on offer at pub festival

Summertime was welcomed in style when a Somerset pub played host to a cider and tobacco festival at the weekend.Licensee Lucy Davies-Coward who runs...

Top MP to meet licensee campaign group

A pub campaign group has been granted an audience with shadow licensing minister Tobias Ellwood to discuss its concerns over issues affecting the...

Lancashire licensee warns of new scam

By Ewan Turney

A Lancashire licensee has warned his fellow hosts to be on the alert for a new scam hitting the trade. Michael Baines of the Eagle pub in Child...

48-hour working week saved

By John Harrington

Pub staff have been granted a permanent right to work more than 48 hours a week. This came after a compromise from the UK, when it agreed plans to...

Lawrence Dallaglio signs for Greene King

By Ewan Turney

Rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio is the new face of Greene King IPA. He has signed a two-year deal to be ambassador of IPA, the official beer of...

SIBA launches annual awards

Independent brewers should start readying themselves for a fierce competition as the Society of Independent Brewers launches its third annual brewing...