Enterprise Inns to auction off 11 NE pubs
Enterprise Inns hopes to raise £1.175m by auctioning off 11 freehold pubs with vacant possession in the North East.
Archives for March 16, 2010
BBPA threatens GMB with legal action
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has threatened the GMB with legal action if it does not abandon the allegedly "misleading" advice it is...
Last-ditch opposition to mandatory code dismissed
A peer's last-ditch attempt to convince the government its "draconian" mandatory code of practice is unnecessary failed in Parliament yesterday....
'Youth panel calls for booze ad ban'
A youth panel is to call on the Government to ban alcohol advertisements from public places in a bid to "change Scotland's culture of alcohol...
BBPA threatens GMB with legal injunction
Join the GMB's industrial action and risk losing your business — that's the stark message to tied tenants from the BBPA.
Councils can use new fund to increase rate relief
Councils have been urged to use £50m of new Government cash to increase rate relief for struggling small firms. The money comes from the...
Mandatory alcohol code: room for improvement
There is "room for improvement" in the controversial mandatory alcohol retailing code, a Government minister has said. Lord Brett gave his view as...
Admiral Taverns confirms pub sell-off
Christie + Co, the property agent, has confirmed it is to sell 150 freehold pubs on behalf of Admiral Taverns. Prices for pub sell off - which was...
Health and Safety: What to expect when the EHO comes to give you your Score on the Door
A shiver of apprehension runs through most establishments when a visit from an environmental health officer (EHO) is on the cards. Yet the visits are...
Salisbury Pubs buys fifth site
Multiple operator Salisbury Pubs has bought its fifth pub — the Black Horse in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire. David and Becky Salisbury have taken on...
Admiral Taverns confirms sale of 150 pubs
Admiral Taverns has broken its long silence and confirmed that it is selling 150 pubs, spread across England and Wales. The pubs are almost all...
Marston's unveils cask revolution
A revolutionary new method of storing cask beer in pub cellars could see real ale reaching out to a new audience of drinkers. Marston's will launch...
GMB hits back at BBPA over legal action threat
The GMB has branded the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA's) threat of legal action as "bullying" and a "crude attempt" to stop the union...
Marston's unveils 'revolutionary' new Fast Cask ale technology
Midlands brewery Marston's has today unveiled its 'Fast Cask' concept - which it claims will make it far easier for publicans to store and serve top...
MPs told about 'dangerous' pubcos
Angry licensee and trade union the GMB have upped their fight with pubcos over rent levels and beer prices, but have refused to name a date for...
Lucky Voice plots pub karaoke roll-out
Karaoke specialists Lucky Voice are licensing their equipment for use in pubs — so far they have had interest from several pubcos. Lucky Voice,...
TV licensee aims to reduce pub tenants' debts
TV star licensee Jay Smith is hoping to convince pubcos to write off a group of tenants' debts. The star of UKTV Blighty's Save our Boozer series,...