Licensing Act: is it a review or a revamp?
Peter Coulson asks whether the proposed review of the Licensing Act is actually a complete revamp.
Archives for May 31, 2010
Greene King nets Forest deal
Greene King IPA has signed a three-year deal to become the Official Beer of Nottingham Forest. The deal will see the Suffolk brewer have pouring...
Cougar Leisure to sell 11 pubs and bars
Brannigans owner Cougar Leisure is selling off 11 of its 14 pubs and bars for a combined total of £5.7m.
Tesco caught out on cheap alcohol
Tesco is the only supermarket to sell alcohol below duty plus VAT, the definition of cost-price favoured by many in the off-trade — including the...
What's in a word?
Last week I emailed Roger Whiteside to ask him what Punch Taverns, whose tenanted and leased pub operation he runs, means when it uses the word...
Mark Daniels: It's all about the experience...
On Thursday, I had a tiny car crash. This resulted in me sitting around for a while waiting for a recovery truck to turn up and cart my broken bits...
'Minimum price for alcohol to be backed by Nice'
Setting a minimum price for a unit of alcohol would help tackle Britain's drink problem, health advisers are expected to recommend. The National...
New doorstaff qualification in today
All new doorstaff will receive extra training and practical assessments on how to safely restrain rowdy drinkers from today. The updated training...
Cougar Leisure looks to sell off 11 sites
Cougar Leisure, the bar operator created when Herald Inns & Bars went into administration in 2008, is selling 11 of its properties for a total of...
The lowdown on low ABV lagers
Improvements in technology and demand for low-alcohol drinks means some pubs are leaving more fridge space for low strength beers.