Pub prices and the valuation gap
When Punch Taverns revealed it would be prepared to consider selling pretty much each and every one of its 7,500-plus leased pubs to their incumbent...
Archives for March 2, 2009
'Pub licensee stung for £37,000 water bill'
Pub landlady Caroline Wells was shocked to receive her water bill - for £37,000. Now the 43 year-old she and her husband Shannon, who run the Red...
Diageo to roll out Sminoff Apple and Lime
Diageo is to roll out Smirnoff Apple and Smirnoff Lime across the on and off-trades following a successful six-month trial in Bristol bars and...
Seven out of 10 say no to beer tax hikes
Seven out of 10 people are opposed to government plans to increase beer tax in the forthcoming Budget, according to an opinion poll published...
Scots plan to introduce minimum price confirmed
The Scottish government plans to introduce a minimum price on alcohol, a ban on loss-leaders and cut-price promotions, it has been confirmed today....
Hamish Champ: Recession? What recession? (Part 307)
I know there is a recession going on. I read the papers, after all. And I know that while not the largest country in the world the UK is quite big...
Pub managers face fines for doorstaff error
Three pub managers who were found employing doorstaff without holding the correct licence themselves face fines of up to £5,000 or even jail. The...
Tied pubs eligible for government aid
Tied licensees can now apply for government support under a scheme to help small businesses struggling for financial help, licensing minister Gerry...
Pub licensees call for Prime Minister to resign
A group of licensees have launched a petition calling for Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling to resign for "ensuring the demise" of the British pub....
70% against beer tax increase
Over 70% of the UK population are opposed to plans to increase tax on beer in the Budget, according to a ComRes poll. The poll, carried out on behalf...
Tied pubs get loans lifeline
Licensees of tied pubs who can't secure bank loans may have been thrown a lifeline — ministers have agreed to include them in a Government guarantee scheme.
Punch Taverns freezes staff pay as recession bites deeper
Punch Taverns has confirmed it is freezing pay for all staff across the company, with the exception of its frontline bar teams.The move comes as the...
Pete Brown: Who really cares about the future of the pub?
Every week the pub trade press carries tirades from disgusted publicans about the plight of the pub. There's a fair chance that these missives will...
Scots confirm minimum price plans
The Scottish Government is to press ahead with plans for a minimum pricing to stop alcohol being sold for "pocket money prices". The Government today...
SWA: minimum pricing is illegal
A minimum price agreement on alcoholic drinks is likely to breach both EU and International Trade law, warns the Scotch Whisky Association.