A pint with Terry Jones
After Welsh actor and writer Terry Jones' agent revealed that the Monty Python star died on 22 January at the age of 77, MA looks back at a conversation from 2008 encapsulating CAMRA member Jones' love of beer and brewing.
Archives for September 10, 2008
Backs against the wall: Time to fight
The Government has done nothing to help pubs, so it's time the trade went on the offensive and showed just how tough it can be.
Portman Group attacks minimum pricing plan
The Portman Group has spoken out against the Scottish government's proposals to introduce minimum pricing and ban off-sales to under 21s.The...
Credit crunch hurting majority of pubs
More than half of licensees have seen a downturn in their business because of the credit crunch. Research by CGA Strategy found that 58 per cent of...
Pub caught up in BNP furore
An award-winning licensee was forced to call in the police when her pub became the target of a showdown between British National Party (BNP)...
Coping with kids at functions
MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers the question of whether children are allowed at functions.
Value is the driver
Value offers are making a difference to the performance of managed operators, says The PMA Team.
On a Mission
Three of the pubs involved in Sell More, Save More this year have entered a new dimension - with the addition of their own EPoS system.Installed by...
Camra names best 16 real ale pubs
Camra has launched the 36th edition of the Good Beer Guide featuring 1,227 new pubs and 73 new breweries.
City Diary — 11 September
Al the latest gossip and rumours from the City.
'Pub lorry gives the Queen 2,000 lagers'
Twelve barrels of lager were mistakenly delivered to the Queen instead of a pub called Windsor Castle, five miles away in Maidenhead. Royal staff...
Micros under the microscope
Demand is high for the training courses run by the Brewers' Laboratory.
Pubcos offer £18m cash lifeline for hosts
Thousands of tenanted pubs are receiving special help as they struggle with "the biggest test" for the industry in living memory, according to an MA survey of four major quoted pubcos.
Camra: We need minimum pricing
The Government must introduce a minimum price on alcohol to stop from the relentless supermarket onslaught of cut price booze from killing pubs —...
Asda to stop selling 'extra free' beers and ciders
Asda will stop selling any beers or cider that offer "extra free" in Scotland from 30 September. The supermarket giant has taken the step to remove...
Keep on moving
Keep moving your business forward - by introducing new products, by keeping the décor looking fresh and by constantly innovating and surprising your...
CAMRA calls for minimum pricing
Minimum pricing should be introduced to reduce the gap between supermarket and pub prices, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The...
Sixty beer awards for CaskForce pubs
The Black Horse in Nuthurst, West Sussex, has become the 60th pub to receive a Beautiful Beer Gold Award through the Marston's CaskForce initiative....
Europe's new beer order is emerging
In Europe, brew masters in traditional breweries are regarded with an awe bordering on reverence. An almost papal authority is attached to their...