City Diary: 30 October
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Archives for October 31, 2008
ALMR chief rejects calls for minimum pricing
Trade leader Nick Bish has claimed that a ban on below-cost selling, rather than minimum pricing, would be the most effective way to tackle...
James Wilmore: Noel Gallagher - we need you!
I'd love to know Noel Gallagher's thoughts on pubs. The mono-browed Mancunian songwriter seems to have strong opinions on most things. His latest...
Court overturns suspended licence
Magistrates have overturned a pub's licence suspension — saying it amounted to a punishment and had nothing to do with protecting the public....
Licence review applications up by a third
Applications for licence reviews rose by around a third last year, according to new statistics released by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport — and cumulative impact areas saw a 63% rise.
Rise in 24-hour licences - but majority still hotels and supermarkets
Supermarkets and hotels - not pubs - still hold the vast majority of 24-hour licences under the Licensing Act, new government figures revealed today....
'Banks urged to lend small firms EU cash'
Chancellor Alistair Darling has called on British banks to take advantage of up to £4 billion worth of new European cash to give small businesses...
Bank trio lead way on loans for small firms
Three major banks have promised to offer "competitively priced" lending to small businesses "at 2007 levels". The pledge was made as a condition of...
Lager's new cold war
Modern techniques mean that true lagering is in danger of disappearing, says Roger Protz.
Mark Daniels: ¿qué? What's all the fuss about?
That's the question on this website's poll this week and, unsurprisingly, the majority of us would. I'd certainly serve them, but then I must also be...
Vendetta against the trade
The whole tone of the latest Home Office red card plan is one of retribution for perceived wrongdoing, says Peter Coulson.
Kid gloves off, iron fist out
The Government's damagingly absolutist guidance ironically undermines the Community Pubs Inquiry's sensible suggestions to help ailing pubs, says The PMA Team.
We're the best people to save ourselves
A visit to a pub is going to be a rarer event, says Tony Jennings.
Pub-goers choosing cheaper wine
Pub-goers are choosing cheaper wines in the economic downturn, according to new research from the Wines and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).The Wine...