Ping pies 'on way out in rural pubs'
The editor of the new Alastair Sawday's Pubs & Inns guide 2009 claims "days are numbered for the microwaved steak & kidney pie" in country...
Archives for May 14, 2009
My best ever visit to a Great British pub
I had the perfect visit to a great British pub this week, says Stephen Crawley.
Campaigner hails trade summit as success
Anti-pubco campaigner Inez Ward hailed a high profile summit held this week as a stepping stone to trade unity.The founder of Justice for Licensees...
Code to cost pubs up to £246 each
Current plans to force pubs to abide by a mandatory alcohol retailing code are set to cost far less than originally expected. It would cost each pub...
Pub Food in Focus: How have they managed that?
Price changes in the top six pub dishesAverage price and price change Sep 08 - Jan 09Burger: £6.67 -12pPizza: £7.34 -3pChicken breast: £6.92...
City Diary — 14 May
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Pub trade's week of reckoning
Pubco power report, mandatory code on alcohol retailing and a review of the Licensing Act — it has been a truly momentous week.
Make your vote count
European elections take place on 4 June, so make the most of your chance to benefit brewers and licensees, says Roger Protz.
BII NITA overall winner crowned
Scottish independent retail chain CJ Lang has been crowned 2008 BII NITA Supreme Award winner.The retailer picked up the award at this week's BII...
Slow changes for the system
Changes to the licensing regime in regard to village halls have been slow to come around, says Peter Coulson.
BBPA bids to resolve Oldham Council crackdown
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is meeting with Oldham Council chiefs today to persuade them to abandon a plan to review every licence...
Yorks pub beats smoking ban
A South Yorkshire pub has come up with crafty way to get around the smoking ban — by designating itself as a smoking research centre.
Gerry Price blog: pubco report could cause years of turmoil
Gerry Price, Enterprise leaseholder, The Inn, West End, Surrey says the pubco power report could cause five years of turmoil. Oh sorry day! The...
'Minimum alcohol pricing would save thousands of lives: researchers'
Setting a minimum price per unit of alcohol at 50p would save 3,400 lives a year without hitting the moderate drinker, MPs heard. Gordon Brown has...
Tesco grilled by MPs over alcohol offers
Tesco has been forced by MPs to defend its policy on where it promotes alcohol in stores, but admitted it does sell some drink at below-cost. During...
Council stubs out Barnsley pub's smoking centre
Barnsley's smoking research centre at the Cutting Edge pub in Worsbrough, has closed, following a visit from council officials. Kerry Fenton, the...
Three banks deny anti-pub policy
Three major banks have written to the Morning Advertiser to stress that they don't have a blanket policy of denying loans to pubs. Lloyds TSB, HSBC...
Mulholland backs Fair Pint lobby day
Vociferous anti-pubco MP Greg Mulholland has given his backing to the Fair Pint lobby day on 20 May. Following the publication of the Business and...
Agents struggle to collect sale fees
Licensed agents are having difficulty collecting their fees from property sales, due to the economic crisis. Some agents attribute the problem to...
Damocles' sword threatens hosts
Various police forces and local authorities are taking their own ideas and just going ahead, says Peter Coulson.
Licensee's bid to foil smoking ban stubbed out
A licensee that set up a "smoking research" room to foil the smoking ban has been advised to stop by her landlord. Kerry Fenton of the Cutting Edge...
John Porter: Here for the beer? No chance.
OK, I understand that sometimes a particular beer runs out, or the crisp flavour you fancy is out of stock. Predicting the peaks and troughs of...