Neame: 25% of pubs could close
Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame has warned that 25% of all Britain's pubs could close for good unless duty on beer is cut. Speaking at a...
Archives for February 25, 2009
Bonrose lets Twickers bar
Twickenham bar the Ranch has been sublet to Bonrose Enterprise, a pub operator with a three-strong portfolio in the south-west area of London....
Church in bid to take over closed brewing museum
A church is in talks with Coors about taking over the running of its closed brewing museum.The Coors visitor centre in Burton, which houses the...
Tories plan to end 24-hour licensing
The Conservatives want to end 24-hour licensing, claiming it has failed to create a café culture. Tory home affairs spokesman Chris Grayling said...
'Punch case thrown out of court'
The pub company, Punch Taverns, has fought off an application by a disgruntled supplier to have it wound up after a judge threw out the case,...
Belgian-themed bar opens in north London
Christie Finance has facilitated the opening of a new Belgian-themed bar in north London.
Top Tory argues for end to "24-hour drinking regime
A senior Conservative has hit out at the current licensing laws, arguing there is a "strong case" to end "Labour's 24-hour drinking regime". Shadow...
When is a wine drinker not a wine drinker?
Irregular wine drinkers in the UK choose wine mainly from Australia, but France, Spain and Italy are the countries of origin that more regular...
Kopparberg launches elderflower and lime cider
We've had pear cider, strawberry cider, iced draught cider… and now the latest attempt to breathe new life into the cider category is an...
Pub closure rate has not peaked, warns Neame
Calls for the government to ditch the duty escalator and bring in fairer taxation on draught beer reached fever pitch today at a lively meeting in...
Marc Allinson: Supermarkets rule the world, but only due to our apathy
If you were to go back only 30 years, before the supermarkets grew to the colossal size that they are now, if you wanted groceries, you would go down...
Barman cooks up trouble after leaving £1k in oven
A barman came under fire from staff and customers after he accidentally burnt £1,000 in the oven.Martin Talbot, licensee of the Jolly Farmer in...
Pubs anger at 'heavy-handed' Glasgow cops
A police chief has denied trade claims that heavy-handed and obnoxious officers have made Glasgow "a police state".A summit meeting was held between...