'Enterprise shares rise after loan secured'
Shares in Enterprise Inns rose 14 per cent after the UK's second-biggest pub landlord said it had signed a new £625m borrowing facility and hinted...
Archives for May 11, 2010
New Government dampens tax hike fears
The new coalition Government has moved to dampen fears of imminent tax rises in the emergency Budget, due within 50 days. The "coalition agreement",...
New government could hit industry over alcohol health concerns
Trade chief Nick Bish has warned the biggest threat for pubs under the new government could come from the Department of Health. Bish, chief...
Punch's Georgel to join Admiral
Kevin Georgel, the highly-regarded operations director within Punch Taverns' leased arm, is to join Admiral Taverns as managing director. Georgel is to replace Lynne D'Arcy, who has decided to step down from Admiral.
Oldham's off-trade crackdown 'forgotten about'
A controversial council's hardline plans to crackdown on the way supermarkets sell alcohol hang in the balance - and face being ditched altogether....
BBPA chief urges trade to unite over threat of VAT hike from new government
A trade leader has called for the industry to unite against the threat of VAT being hiked in the new government's emergency Budget next month....
Cautious welcome for new Government
Trade chiefs have given a cautious early welcome to news of the new Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition Government. Details continue to emerge...
Tory pub fan to push for scrapping of duty escalator
A pub-supporting Conservative MP says he will be urging George Osborne to scrap the alcohol duty escalator and introduce a fairer tax system on cask...
James Wilmore: Can we trust Cameron and Clegg on pubs?
David Cameron and Nick Clegg are both 43, are both privately educated and both have young children. Similar backgrounds then, but the question for...
Fears for pub trade over VAT hike
Orchid boss Rufus Hall has said a potential VAT rise to 20% would be "really, really bad news" for the trade and analyst Douglas Jack also fears its impact.
Neo-prohibitionism - a blast from the past
The neo-prohibitionism campaign is misguided" and risks backfiring, says Paul Chase.