More time for grieving families
The second change in the new consultation regarding TENs is a long-standing problem, which I first wrote about at the time of the Act.
Archives for January 19, 2010
Molson Coors hikes prices by 7p a pint
Molson Coors has announced a wholesale price rise of 7p per pint on all package and draught products, which will take effect in March. This equates...
Trade savages "lop-sided" and "farcical" code
Trade leaders have attacked the final details of the government's mandatory code of practice, arguing it is "lop-sided" and "farcical". The code...
Compulsory ID checks in alcohol code
Licensees could face a six month jail sentence or a £20,000 fine if they fail to ask anyone who looks under-18 for ID under the Government's...
Alcohol code fines 'absolutely ludicrous'
Sending someone to jail for six months for failing to hand over a free glass of tap water in a pub is "absolutely ludicrous", say trade leaders.
M&B still keen on Piedmont compromise
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has reiterated that it is willing to reach a compromise with its largest investor Piedmont.
Brewing re-starts at Copper Dragon Brewery
Copper Dragon Brewery is back in business this week after the company was purchased from administrators by its former owner.
M&B offers compromise in board appointments row
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has offered disgruntled shareholders a compromise in its efforts to end to a damaging row which threatens the...
Rapid TENs to aid the trade
It must be the season. No less than three consultations were published by (DCMS) last month, just before our winter break.
Mark Daniels: Politicians v The Pub
When I was in my youth - and, for the purposes of this example, we'll say up to the age of 27 - I never considered myself to be a politically...
BBPA: alcohol code lop-sided in favour of supermarkets
The mandatory code on alcohol retailing is "lop-sided and unbalanced" because it does not target the cheap deals available in supermarkets, the...
'All-you-can-drink pub offers facing ban'
Pub and club promotions that encourage binge drinking will be banned within months in a government retreat from its policy of liberalising licensing...
Pub food: business boosters
Ideas for boosting food sales at your pub including a discounted wine offer and a giant fish and chips competition.