'Neil Morrissey pledges support for Proud of Pubs Week in The Sun'
Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey is hoping to pull punters to pubs across Britain - with his own-brew bitter. The actor, 47, is one of dozens...
Archives for July 14, 2009
European rules must change to allow UK government to support pubs
CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has announced it is writing to MPs to urge them to support a new campaign to persuade the European Union to amend...
Punch boss: 'Make us work harder'
The man in charge of 1,600 Punch Taverns pubs in the North East of England has urged licensees to demand more from their relationship with the...
£1 meals still going strong
A year on from the launch of its £1 credit crunch meal deal the first pub to launch the offer is still serving 400 deal meals a day. Marston¹s...
Pete Robinson: Pete's Pub Newsround
CAMRA awards diluted by lack of pubs CAMRA can't find enough candidates for prizes as public houses close at record rate. For the first time in more...
Grand Union Group acquires ninth site
London-based company the Grand Union Group has acquired its ninth site with the purchase of the leasehold of Young's pub, the Queen's Arms in...
Tentative signs that banks are increasing lending to pubs
Banks are starting to increase the level of funding available to would-be pub buyers, according to specialist commercial mortgage broker, Christie...
Greg Mulholland: Planning for the future of the pub
Enterprise Inns decided the Woolpack was surplus to their requirements (they own no less than five others in the town!) and put it up for sale. At...
Government dashes pubs' hopes on live music
The government has rejected the idea of re-introducing the "two-in-a-bar" rule for pubs hosting live music, but claims it is committed to reducing...
Sharkey on the attack over government's live music fudge
Feargal Sharkey has hit out at the government for failing to accept MPs' recommendations to relax the licensing laws around live music in pubs....
Pubs turn to coin tossing promotion
Pubs and bars are offering to double customers' rounds if they win a coin toss. A number of venues have implemented a version of the promotion, it...
Wetherspoon bullish about future prospects
Managed pub group JD Wetherspoon said it was "optimistic" about the outlook for the next financial year, as it reported fourth quarter like-for-like...
Wetherspoon set for 39 pub openings
JD Wetherspoon is set to open 39 pubs by the end of its financial year in September - the highest number in years. It has already opened 33 and has...
Get fired up for business success with a Dragon's Advice
Licensees are being offered the opportunity to win business advice from Dragon's Dens' James Caan. For the month of September, Nectar Business, the...
Pub lunch under threat as consumers eat out less
The amount consumers spend on eating out of the home has fallen for the first time in 40 years, according to a new study commissioned by fast food...
Eating out spend falls
The recession has prompted the first decline in the eating-out market for 40 years. The report, Eating Out in the UK 2009, produced by industry...