Fair Pint: Rents are to blame for pub failures
The Fair Pint campaign hits back at claims that the pubco model has nothing to do with the current problems faced by community pubs.
Archives for July 6, 2008
Pubs to be 'encouraged' to serve healthier food
Pubs could be made to provide nutritional information about dishes on the menu to help customers identify 'healther' food.A new report into the UK...
Fair tips protest moves to Parliament
The union-backed fair tips campaign has been taken to Parliament, with waiting staff calling on the government to change the law to stop tips and...
'Soap star's pub goes into administration'
Coronation Street star Bev Callard has revealed that her real life pub the White Horse, in Eccles, Manchester, has gone into administration. Callard,...
Corrie star's pub in administration
Coronation Street star Bev Callard's pub operating company goes into administration as she reveals how tough the life of a licensee is.
What now for Regent Inns?
It would seem that 'crunch time' for Regent Inns and its 100-odd bars, restaurants and comedy clubs is fast approaching.Following the Jongleurs and...
Andrew Knight leaves Spirit Group
Punch Taverns has announced the departure of Spirit Group managing director Andrew Knight with immediate effect.Knight has been in the top job at...
Degrees in café culture
It doesn't sound difficult. Pouring milk in a straight line and at a consistent flow, from a jug into a cup partially filled with coffee is not a...
Hamish Champ: The smoking debate goes on. And on.
There's been a lot of debate swirling around my fellow blogger Pete Robinson's piece in the first anniversary of the smoking ban. I found myself on...
InBev seeks to remove entire Anheuser-Busch board
InBev is seeking to have each and every member of the Anheuser-Busch (A-B) board removed as part of its US$46bn (£23bn) takeover battle with the US...
Inspired Gaming Group confirms sale of pub games business
Inspired Gaming Group (IGG) has today confirmed the sale of its pub gaming business to a subsidiary of Danoptra, the group which owns Gamestec, a...
It's squeaky bum time
Much as I'm loathe to quote my least favourite football manager, Sir Alex Ferguson's description of the closing weeks of a Premiership football...
Scots licensees round on licensing reform
A Scottish Tory and licensee has gathered over 3,000 signatures on a petition against licensing reform. The new regulations are set to come into...
Fair Pint: 'Enterprise chief is wrong'
Campaigners have hit back at claims made by a pubco chief that the beer tie has nothing to do with the problems faced by pubs. Speaking at the...