Pubs should get police help if needed
There is no offence of permitting drunkenness, but there is of allowing disorderly conduct in a pub, so call the police, says Peter Coulson.
Archives for May 24, 2010
Footy Pubs 2010 - World Cup app helps pull in the punters
A mobile phone application has been launched to ensure pubs can get football-mad customers through their doors during the World Cup. The Drinksin...
Old Speckled Hen updates idents for Prime Time on Dave
Over twenty new advertisements have been created to help to drive awareness of Old Speckled Hen. Old Speckled Hen's fox takes centre stage with the...
Striker ale for Hook Norton
Hook Norton is kicking off its summer seasonal selection with Striker, an ale to cheer on the England football squad. The 4.4% ABV ale is described...
Special relationship: the trials of family-run pubs
Phil Mellows talks to some successful family-run pubs about the trials of living and working together.
Sky's rugby union coverage goes 3D
Sky is to screen two rugby union games in 3D at pubs this weekend — the Premiership final and England v Barbarians.
'Police: England football shirt pub ban is a myth'
Football fans can breathe a sigh of relief after police quashed rumours of a possible ban on wearing England shirts in pubs during the World Cup....
Queen's Speech: Ban on below-cost sales within next 18 months
The coalition government plans to introduce a law banning below-cost sales of alcohol within the next 18 months, it was confirmed in the Queen's...
Aspall font to appear in Vintage Inns
Aspall has brought out a bespoke font for Vintage Inns as part of the £1m spend on the brand this year. The brass font, which features a classic...
Tim Clarke joins Hall & Woodhouse
Former Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Tim Clarke has been appointed as a non-executive director at Hall & Woodhouse. The Dorset-based...
WHO urges minimum price on alcohol
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the latest organisation to call for a minimum price on alcohol.
Magners still finding pub market tough
Magners continues to have a tough time in the on-trade in Great Britain — recording a 14% volume drop against flat sector growth. However, the...
Chris Maclean: Hogsheads, firkins and kilderkins - does the future of cask lie in the pin?
I have an old eighteenth century school maths book. In it is the following problem; "If in a family consisting of seven persons there are drank out...
C&C hopes UK ad campaigns will revitalise Magners
C&C Group hopes a series of new ad campaigns will help grow its Magners cider in the UK to levels more in line with the performance of the...
Torbay pub ordered to shut for World Cup
A Devon pub has been closed for a month over the World Cup following complaints about anti-social behaviour. Torbay councillors ruled the George Inn...
Duty rises and price freezes hit Magners producer
Duty rises and price freezes will hit C&C Group's comparative trading performance in the coming year. The Irish drinks group, which numbers...
Punch Taverns clarifies its use of the word 'partnership'
Roger Whiteside, managing director of Punch Taverns' leased and tenanted pub operation, has clarified what the pubco means when it refers to a...