National Pubwatch Conference 2010: Tackling the troublemakers
One of the major recent achievements of National Pubwatch has been to start a debate about how thugs are getting away with physically attacking...
Archives for February 10, 2010
New £85m gaming tax hits pubs
Government plans to change the taxation of popular quiz and games machines lwill cost the pub trade £85m — or £2,500 per pub.
Enterprise Inns sells seven pubs in latest sale & leaseback deal
Enterprise Inns today sold seven more of its London pubs via a sale and leaseback arrangement, grossing at least £10.15m in the process. Six of the...
BBPA warns of £85m cost of SWP tax
Government plans to change the taxation of popular quiz and games machines like Clued and Monopoly, will cost the industry £85m, the British Beer...
John Healey MP: the pub saviour?
Trade chiefs speak highly of the man appointed as the first pubs minister, but what impact can John Healey really have? Ewan Turney and John...
Enterprise Inns raises £12m at pub auction
Enterprise Inns has sold seven London freehold pubs at an Allsops auction for around £12m.
Imperial Tobacco in vending machine ban challenge
Imperial Tobacco is to launch a legal appeal against Government plans to ban cigarette vending machines in pubs. The ban on vending machines will...
Pubs go for value on Valentine's Day
Pub operators are offering a range of value-driven promotions to attract customers this Valentine's weekend. Many operators are offering deals from...
Police involvement could threaten Pubwatch bans
Pubwatches could face legal problems defending banning orders if police are found to have exercised undue influence on decision-making.
Pub industry welcomes new training body
The trade has broadly welcomed the NLTA, fronted by Helen Newlove, but the BII has warned there is a risk of duplication of effort.
Community acts to leash the Greyhound
A community group that stepped in to save a pub from closure is now battling to raise enough funds to buy the place. The Greyhound Inn in Grizebeck,...
TV co-op gears up to buy leased pub
A year ago one Cumbrian pub was on the verge of closure, but following a TV intervention, the local community is gearing up to buy it.
CGA launches improved alcohol brands measurement scheme
Pub trade analysts CGA Strategy has launched an improved version of its alcohol brands measurement programme. CGA claims the new Brand Index 2.0...
Police using powers 'robustly' on alcohol disorder
The Government says it is encouraging police to use their powers "pretty robustly" to combat alcohol related crime in priority areas across the UK....
Inez Ward: United we stand, divided we fall
There are many aspects that are detrimentally affecting the Great British Pub, from supermarket pricing, to government legislation and red tape, to...
Job swap vicar boosts pub takings
A vicar fulfilled her part of a job swap with a licensee when she pulled pints for an evening - and boosted bar takings by 35 per cent! The Reverend...
'Ex-Royal Marine in deal to bring cigarettes back to pubs'
JD Wetherspoon, the pub operator, is in advanced talks over a £500 million debt refinancing that would put it in a position to restore the dividend...