Tough pub market hits Brulines' installs
Cash-strapped pub operators have been holding off ordering beer flow monitoring equipment from Brulines, the group admitted today. Revealing its...
Archives for June 8, 2010
Everards & Amber Ales open Project William pub
Everards has opened its 18th Project William pub in conjunction with Derbyshire microbrewer Amber Ales.
Scots health lobby urge MSPs to back minimum pricing
Health campaigners in Scotland are urging MSPs to "put party differences aside" and back a minimum price on alcohol to stop supermarkets selling it...
Industry groups unite over call for Budget duty concession
Three industry groups are sending a joint letter to Chancellor George Osborne urging him to consider a "compensatory" cut in beer duty if VAT is...
Here to entertain you
Sonya Hook investigates surefire ways of pulling in customers by providing entertaining events — the only limit is your imagination. Quizzes and...
Pub told to remove flag - after England win World Cup
A football-crazy licensee has been ordered to remove the huge St George's cross he painted on his listed pub - but not until after England win the...
Shot Cumbria licensee is 'improving'
A Cumbria licensee shot by crazed gunman Derrick Bird is improving but remains in hospital. Harry Berger, host at the Woolpack in Eskdale, was shot...
Police issue pub World Cup contracts
West Midlands Police are threatening to take action against any pub that does not sign a draconian World Cup contract dictating that drinks must be...
Fun Fair Brewery expands to site of new pub
Fun Fair Brewery has bought a freehold pub near Nottingham, and plans to relocate and expand its microbrewery to the site. Last week the firm, owned...
Tenanted Pub Company Summit: a tenant's view
Enterprise licensee Gerry Price attended yesterday's Tenanted Pub Company Summit, he gives a tenant's view.
PPL chief warns refunds ruling is 'unfinished business'
PPL boss Fran Nevrkla has warned that he regards a ruling force the firm to pay £20m of refunds to pubs as "unfinished business". Speaking at the...
'Smoking ban smashes toll of heart attacks'
The number of heart attacks has fallen dramatically since the smoking ban came in, figures reveal. At least 1,200 heart attacks were prevented in...
Pete Brown: When is a pub not a pub? When it's a licensed catering outlet...
It caused a titter a few months ago during a conference call with the City when John Lovering, new chairman of Mitchell & Butlers (M&B)...
Mulholland criticises pubco progress
Liberal Democrat pub campaigner Greg Mulholland, MP, has criticised tenanted pub companies for making insufficient progress in responding to the...
Brulines seeks 'some form of approval'
Beer flow monitoring company Brulines wants to establish "some form of approval" for its equipment regardless of whether its services fall under the...
Proud of Pubs: Get in on the charity act
Did you know that the average community pub raises more than £3,000 for charity every year? Whether it is via collection tins on the bar or a range...
Caroline Nodder: Licensees are not policemen or social workers
Now that the Cameron/Clegg love-in has given way to some more testing times for the new government I think we as an industry are on the cusp of...
PPL adds late payment charge
Music licensing body PPL is to add a 50% late payment surcharge for pubs during 2010, following a surge in delayed payments.