'Ban alcohol in binge towns'
Drinking blackspots will be subjected to prohibition-style laws under a radical proposal by the country's top liver doctor. The aim is to block...
Archives for March 23, 2009
Tough at the top
Whenever managed pubco JD Wetherspoon announces its results you can bet your last beermat the group's founder and chairman Tim Martin will pop up...
Family focus: Annabel Karmel and Brakes keeping the kids happy.
Children's menus remain one of the biggest challenges for pubs looking to increase their family businessStriking a balance between featuring dishes...
Will the banks fall into line? And when will they start lending again?
The UK's banks have taken a lot of flak for the economic mess we're now finding ourselves in.Yes, there's a global dimension to the current...
Hamish Champ: Ironically, belligerent smokers are helping to close pubs
I read some of the comments appended to Pete Robinson's recent blog on minimum pricing and Chris Maclean's latest thoughts on the smoking ban with...
Heineken signs up to United Nations' water saving plan
Brewing giant Heineken announced today it had endorsed a major water conservancy initiative created by the United Nations (UN).The UN's CEO Water...
St Austell targets women for cask conversion
St Austell is to kick-off its Cask Ale week celebrations with a tasting session aimed at women. Head brewer Roger Ryman will host the event at the...
Cask brewers form new body to promote category
A new alliance of regional brewers has been formed with the long-term aim of funding a generic marketing campaign for cask beer.It is hoped that...
Boris Johnson dismisses minimum pricing
The Mayor of London has rejected calls for a minimum price per unit to tackle alcohol problems.Boris Johnson said improved education, as well as...
Campaigning licensee vows to fight on
Campaigning licensee Inez Ward has vowed to keep fighting on behalf of tied tenants and lessees despite having to close her pub.Inez, founder of...
Get a year's FREE Racing UK subscription with Champion Jockey A.P. McCoy
Champion Jockey A.P McCoy has a strong chance to win the John Smith's Grand National and to all those savvy Landlords this may be seen as a bet worth...
Adam Withrington: Can the BBPA properly represent both beer and pubs?
Since the debacle that was November's pre-Budget report there has been speculation that the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) would be...
UK first to get new spiced rum
The UK is the first market in the world to get a spiced variant of Lamb's Navy Rum.Lamb's Spiced Rum is the first brand extension to dark rum Lamb's...
Teapot just fails to win cup
John Smith's People's Darts champion Tim 'The Teapot' Jones made a stunning debut in his first professional event. Jones made it all the way to the...
Sacked Sam Smith's manager stands firm
A sacked pub manager is still holed up in the living quarters of York's Brown Cow today almost three weeks after a deadline imposed by brewer Sam...
Mark Daniels: Going for Growth (Part 2)
Yawning, I looked about me and wondered, not for the first time that morning, just what the hell I was doing. Sitting there in stationary traffic on...
High profile campaigner forced to close pub
High profile lessee rights campaigner Inez Ward has been forced to shut her pub after bailiffs cut off the electricity. Ward, Enterprise licensee at...
Now more supermarkets than pubs
The number of supermarkets in Britain has overtaken the number of pubs for the first time as cheap alcohol in the off-trade continues to take its toll.
Pub company Eat Your Heart Out liquidated
Eat Your Heart Out, the multiple lessee that was headed by Tony Carson, has gone into liquidation with creditors expected to be out-of-pocket to the...