Cigarette machine ban moves closer
The removal of cigarette vending machines from pubs moved a step closer after the House of Lords rejected a bid to stop the plans. In a vote...
Archives for November 10, 2009
Oyster card style payments in pubs
Pub customers will soon be able to pay for a pint with Oyster style credit or debit cards without the fuss of entering a pin number. Compufix, whose...
'Publish code in next 24hrs or we will'
Publish your new code of practice in the next 24 hours or we will — that's the challenge to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) laid down...
Children learn about industry - in the pub
Brewer Wadworth has been introducing youngsters to a local licensee as part of a course in alcohol awareness. The company has teamed up with...
Star Inn re-opens after norovirus outbreak
The Michelin-starred Star Inn at Harome, near Helmsley, in North Yorkshire, has re-opened following an outbreak of the norovirus. The Star Inn, run...
BrewDog lodges complaint... about its own beer
Controversial Scottish microbrewer BrewDog has revealed it has lodged a complaint with drinks watchdog the Portman Group about one of its own beers -...
IPC: we are true voice of pub trade
The newly formed Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) told MPs it represented the true voice of the pub trade at a meeting last night.
Sharp's beer glasses list ingredients
Sharp's is claiming an industry first by listing the ingredients of its new range of seasonal beers on the side of branded pint glasses. The...
Marc Allinson: The media's vendetta against the on-trade
We have brought people together, allowed our premises to be used for business meetings and private parties, we've created communities and raised vast...
BII: sponsor of Freehouse 500
BII is the professional body for the licensed retail sector and we reflect the views of around 14,000 members.
MP slams BBPA over pub code debate refusal
A pro-pub tenant MP has slammed the British Beer and Pub Association for refusing to debate its new industry code of practice in public.
Mulholland slams BBPA over pub industry debate
Greg Mulholland, the Lib Dem MP who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, has slammed the sector's leading trade body for refusing...
Carlsberg: sponsor of Freehouse 500
More than 45,000 people work for the Carlsberg Group, and their products are sold in more than 150 markets. In 2008 they sold more than 120 million...
Enterprise to raise £10m more at auction
Enterprise Inns is hoping to raise a further £10m by selling the freeholds of seven pubs at an Allsops auction planned for 3 December. The company...
Pubwatch welcomes cautions review
National Pubwatch urges Government to ensure its review of the use of cautions for violence will mean proper justice for attacked licensees.
Lords vote for pub cigarette machine ban
A total ban on cigarette vending machines looks almost inevitable after Lords rejected an attempt to stop it. Last night an amendment by Lord Howe...
Industry row erupts over BBPA's plans
The Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) claims the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has "forfeited the right" to be the voice of licensees...
'Drink watchdog set to call time on strongest beer ever brewed in UK'
The strongest beer ever produced in Britain is set to be banned - weeks after a Scottish brewery launched the brew as a "cure" for binge drinking....