Guinness promotion appeals to rugby fans
Guinness is offering pub goers the chance to win a VIP trip to South Africa to see the final Lions test match.
Archives for June 1, 2009
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 4): How to get in on the act - sourcing the right band for your pub
In the penultimate instalment of our 'how to host live music in your pub' guide - in association with Red Stripe - we tackle the not insignificant...
Attack victim gives up justice fight
A licensee has "given up fighting for justice" after police failed to prosecute a yob who attacked her. Amanda Wilkinson formally complained to...
CAMRA to lodge beer tie "super complaint" by end of the month
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) will lodge a fast track "super complaint" with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) about the beer tie by the end of...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 3): In tune with the regulations
You've decided that you want to feature live music in your pub. You've sussed out that the size of your customer area can handle both musicians and...
New campaign against beer tie
Fair Pint and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have launched a campaign urging the Government to refer the beer tie to the Competition Commission.
'Darling's career hanging by a thread'
The career of the man responsible for imposing swingeing tax hikes on the industry was hanging by a thread last night after Gordon Brown appeared to...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 5): Making live music central to your offer
In this, our last look at putting on live music in pubs, we cast our eye back over what you need to make your hostelry the perfect spot to see live...
Thwaites considers offers on London hotel
Daniel Thwaites has responded to reports that it has put its five star central London hotel, the Stafford on the market for £80m by confirming it...
Curry houses, not pubs, priority for new Cobra owners
Molson Coors has suggested that it sees the priority for its newly-acquired Cobra beer brand as being consolidating distribution in curry houses,...
Love it or hate it — Marston's Ashes Marmite
Marston's has fired the first salvo in the battle for the Ashes this year with news of a tie up with Marmite. The brewer has launched Pedigree...
Energy brokers targeting "vulnerable" licensees
New tenants have been warned to be on guard against energy brokers targeting them with 'special offers' on their first days in the job. According to...
Profile: New design, old values
"I was very clear, all along, that what I wanted to build was a pub," insists Peter Borg-Neal. We're sitting enjoying a beer and admiring the Akeman,...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 2): Preparing your premises
Have you considered staging live music events in your pub, but don't know how to get started? In the second of our features in association with Red...
Welcome Taverns takes on fourth pub
Welcome Taverns has acquired its fourth pub and announced plans to grow its estate to in excess of 20 pubs over the next five years.The Bolton-based...
Red Stripe Guide to Live Music (Part 1): Intro - get serious about music
As any discerning music lover knows, Red Stripe lager has a long and illustrious connection with cutting edge acts over the years. From the reggae...
Royal Oak chef wins Craft Guild award
Dominic Chapman, head chef at the Royal Oak in Maidenhead, has been named Pub Chef of the Year.The accolade was announced at the Craft Guild of Chefs...
Police "reviewing" controversial live music form
The Metropolitan Police is carrying out a "review" of its controversial risk assessment document for live music pubs and clubs, Form 696, following...
Fair Pint and FSB join forces on beer tie campaign
Fair Pint and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have joined forces to put pressure on the government to refer the beer tie to the Competition...