Gov will consider live music exemptions
The Government would consider extending exemptions for live music to venues with a capacity up to 200 if there was "overwhelming" support.
Archives for October 21, 2009
Mediation: a cathartic process for all involved
Pubs need the freedom to succeed — ALMR chairman Nick Bish looks at the pub world post-mediation. A lot of water has gone under the bridge in the...
Pub mediation achieved a lot
Mediation achieved more than you might think. Here's the view of Alistair Darby, managing director of Marston's Pub Company. Fair Pint, the ALMR,...
OFT: no systematic failure in pubco model
The OFT has recognised there may be some individual examples of poor behaviour by pubcos and tenants but there is no "systematic failure".
Nine ex-Regent Inns leases up for grabs
Christie + Co is looking for takers on nine ex-Regent Inns sites the bar operator relinquished as part of its pre-pack administration deal announced...
Jameson whiskey hits the movies
Jameson whiskey is ramping up its presence in front of consumers with a major advertising campaign running until the end of the year. Taking the...
Pubs due refunds on PPL licence fees
Pubs can claim millions of pounds in refunds after the trade won a major legal victory against PPL over background music played in pubs.
The Nightingale sings again in Guinness contest
Arthur's Day, which took place on September 24, was a celebration of 250 years of Guinness. But it was also a celebration of the pubs that have...
'Government to backtrack on controversial live music laws'
The government is proposing that small venues such as pubs and wine bars be free to put on live music without a licence, in response to criticism...
CAMRA: OFT has failed consumers
CAMRA has slammed the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for "failing to protect consumers" by taking no further action over the consumer group's...
Camra: Government must overrule OFT
The Campaign for Real Ale says the Government must overrule the Office of Fair Trading's decision to take no further action on the beer tie.
ALMR and MP Mulholland hit out at OFT decision
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has said it is "very disappointed" that the OFT will take no further action on CAMRA's...
Neil Morrissey gives up the Punch Bowl
Celebrity publicans and brewers Neil Morrissey and Richard Fox have given up the pub made famous in their Channel 4 TV series last year. The lease on...
City Diary — 22 October
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Enterprise: we'll avoid complacency despite OFT clearance
Enterprise Inns has vowed to avoid complacency, despite the pubco model being given a clean bill of health by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The...
Rents, not the tie, the main issue for tenants, says leading accountant
In the wake of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) report on the pub industry a leading accountant has said it was unsustainable rents rather than the...
Pub Golf Societies: Join the club
Love it or hate it, golf is hugely popular in the UK. According to Sport England's Active People 2 Survey 2007/08, almost a million people in...
Campaigners target cheap off-trade booze
Cheap supermarket booze has been blamed for causing health problems and hurting community pubs by campaigners in the North West. Mystery shoppers...
OFT will take no further action on pubcos
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will take no further action following the Campaign for Real Ale's super-complaint over pubcos and the beer tie. It found that the beer tie is not having an adverse impact on consumers.
Luff to re-convene pub inquiry committee
The Business and Enterprise Committee will re-convene to consider proposals put forward to provide a better deal for tenants.
Darby: let's get back to business
Now is the time to draw a line under the pubco-tenant divide and work together to improve the trade, says Marston's Alastair Darby.
Enterprise: the "vast majority" of licensees support the tie
Enterprise Inns has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) rejection of CAMRA's super-complaint saying the "vast majority" of its licensees...
Mulholland: OFT does not care about pub tenants
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has slammed the Office of Fair Trading for its "phenomenally poor" decision to take no further action on the beer tie....
Brains picks its chef of the year
Welsh pub company S. A. Brain has named its chef of the year 2009 after a hotly fought contest between six of the best chefs from its managed estate....
PPL forced to pay back up to £20m to pubs - and current fees to be cut in half
Pubs that play recorded music are in line for a share of refunds totalling up to £20m from royalties collection firm PPL after a ruling from the...