Pete Brown: Soft drinks - 30p? Or £3.40? Your guess is as good as mine…
Sadly man cannot live by beer alone. We're all aware of beer's manifold health benefits, but when beer drinking is both a personal vocation and a...
Archives for April 2, 2009
Landmark legal victory for premises licence holders
Judges have ruled that a brewery can not be held responsible and prosecuted for the actions of its tenant — even if it holds the premises licence...
Green light for BII rent adjudication system
The BII aims to make its low-cost rent adjudication system a pan-industry initiative. The BII Council last night gave support to the Independent...
A return for 'fit and proper'?
MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers whether police should be able to object to a licence on health grounds.
Pub bitch: Skinny Blonde bares all Down Under
Whitbread push's for grammer Three hearty cheers to Whitbread for launching its apprenticeship programme, which will give more than 3,000 of its...
Breaking the tie not the answer, says experienced host
A senior licensee and trade representative believes removing the tie will seal the fate of hundreds of community pubs. Dennis Griffiths, Enterprise...
Pub tenant campaigner faces eviction
High profile tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward faces eviction from her pub after breaching the terms of her lease by closing. But Ward, who runs the...
Minimum price "essential" to stop "ridiculous" prices, says top doctor
Senior Scottish doctors have backed government plans for a minimum price, with one saying it is "essential" to stop shops selling alcohol at...
Food hygiene not a 'regulatory burden'
Organisers of the national Scores on the Doors food hygiene scheme have defended it against accusations that it's a massive regulatory burden. The...
Aussie ale: out of the shadows
It's not all about super cold — there's a great variety of beers Down Under
'NUS wants end to cheap student beer'
The National Union of Students (NUS) has decided to campaign for alcohol prices to be raised because of concerns about binge drinking. At its annual...
Pubs must be given a sporting chance
As the summer fast approaches the temperature in the simmering debate about televised sport in pubs is about to rise, says John Grogan.
Compliance battle drags on
MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers the one-size-fits-all approach to licensing.
AAK imports first supplies of sustainable palm oil
AAK has become the first European company to supply sustainably produced palm oil into the UK. The speciality oils and fats manufacturer, which...
Robert Sayles: Whose fault is it anyway?
And yet it was so very different not that long ago. Think back to the early years of this decade. Smoke filled pubs, full of people flush with cash,...
Scots docs: minimum pricing essential
Top Scots docs believe the introduction of a minimum price on alcohol is "essential" to combating alcohol problems north of the border.
ALMR: pub industry must stop squabbling
The industry needs to start working together and stop squabbling over pub closure statistics, says the ALMR.