Hydes bounces back from weak 2008
Manchester-based brewer and retailer Hydes has reported a strong first quarter helped by warm weather after a weak trading performance in its most...
Archives for July 27, 2009
Marc Allinson: Big Brother is watching YOU
Every little rule and law that the government brings in, in itself, seems to be of little concern, such as the newly-proposed national database of...
Bay Restaurants in debt-for-equity swap
Bay Restaurants, the owner of La Tasca and Slug & Lettuce, has undergone a financial restructure that provides a new £150m debt facility until...
Scottish pubs open doors for STD tests
A sexual health charity is sending volunteers into Scottish pubs to pilot the voluntary testing of young men for diseases such as Chlamydia. The...
Darling challenges banks over lending to small firms
Hopes that banks will change their attitude over lending to licensees were raised yesterday after Alistair Darling met with banks urging them to make...
'Coroner blames cut-price alcohol for soaring number of drink deaths'
A coroner has hit out at Britain's binge-drinking culture after presiding over a run of inquests into alcohol-linked deaths. William Armstrong,...
'Pub tenants need an independent champion'
Anti-pubco brigade Fair Pint has called for a genuine independent representative body for tenants. Fair Pint believes Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen's...
Retailers appoint consultant to help beat underage sales
The Retail of Alcohol Standards Group (RASG) has appointed a consultant to help local authorities tackle underage drinking.
BBPA urges government re-think on "ill-conceived" mandatory code
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has officially asked the government to re-think its plan for a mandatory code of practice - claiming it...
Q&A: Gerry Sutcliffe on licensing improvements
Licensing minister Gerry Sutcliffe answers questions on the future of the pub trade.