Labour resists radical live music reform
Labour plans to push ahead with granting live music licence exemptions for sub-100 capacity venues post-election - resisting calls to extend it to...
Archives for April 5, 2010
The Fridge nightclub is sold
The Fridge, an independently owned nightclub in Brixton, South London, has been sold to Kingdom Entertainment Group. Kingdom Entertainment Group...
Alcohol code guidance lacks clarity
New guidance on the mandatory alcohol code does not solve the confusion surrounding the controversial measures, trade leaders say. The Home Office...
Supermarkets will be real World Cup winners, survey shows
Pubs will receive a huge boost from the World Cup this summer but the real winners will be supermarkets, according to new research. A poll of more...
Home Office defines 'irresponsible promotions'
Licensees who still want to run drinks promotions are being urged to check with their council or police first that it does not fall foul of the new...
Pub Bitch: New beer for the mature drinker
One for the mature drinker Perusing my copy of German newspaper Der Spiegel the other day over breakfast I rather bemusedly read about a local brewer...
Coors Light launches on-trade promotion
Coors Light is launching an initiative which will allow pubs to introduce the beer brand at a trial price, as well as offering free kegs and staff...
Batemans buys pub at auction
Batemans, the independent family-run Brewery based in Lincolnshire, has bought the Cross Roads Inn pub, East Barkwith, at auction.
Pub chefs competing in BBC's Great British Menu
Three pub chefs are competing in the fifth series of Great British Menu, which starts tonight on BBC Two. The pub chefs are among 24 chefs from...
Chris Maclean: Beware of the rattling can
Today two charity collectors, dressed in Superman outfits, called in to collect money for children with cerebral palsy. Armed with scratch cards and...
Licensees urged to avoid rates cowboys
Licensees have been urged to take professional advice to avoid cowboy operators who promise to reduce their business rates bill. Michael Yass, an...