Wetherspoon scores a '0-0 draw' in World Cup trading
JD Wetherspoon, the managed pub operator, scored a 0-0 draw trading-wise during the recent World Cup, according to the group's finance chief. Keith...
Archives for July 13, 2010
Rosie Jones is the new BigD Babe - and she's a brunette
BigD has finally crowned its new Babe. Rosie Jones from Sunbury in Middlesex beat thousands of contestants to win the modelling prize. Last Thursday,...
A consummate pro, with time for all of us
Licensee Trish McManus remembers how a fellow licensee turned around the well-known Hoste Arms in Norfolk.
Wadworth signs sponsorship deal with Bath Rugby
West Country brewer Wadworth has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Bath Rugby Club - the company's first major sports link-up. As part of...
LFLs up 1.0% at Wetherspoons
Wetherspoons has unveiled like-for-like sales growth of 1.0% in the 11 weeks to 11 July 2010 and reported that its latest openings were "encouraging".
Pub left mystified over licence review
A Bristol publican has been left angry and confused after being told he faces a licence review over noise complaints from neighbours. Peter Olsen of...
'Last orders for Sky as pubs snub price hike'
Pubs across Edinburgh are calling time on their Sky subscriptions after facing a price hike by the broadcasting giant. A shake-up of how annual fees...
MP fights to save community pubs from late-night levy
Moves to protect community pubs from having to pay a charge for opening late at night have been started by a campaigning MP. Greg Mulholland,...
Nuts about ginger
It might seem like a new fad, but its long heritage in drinks and the versatility of ginger mean it's a flavour that's here to stay, says Nigel...
Ex-pats lured home by flexible pub leases
Ex-licensees who left to work abroad are returning to take on UK pubs, according to three tenanted operators. The UK's improving economy and more...
Have your say on alcohol tax reform
The industry has been given six weeks to present the government with "robust evidence" showing the potential impact of any changes to the alcohol tax...
Mark Daniels: Sky-high pricing continues...
Last year, Sky announced that they would be launching their 3D service, and that pubs would get the chance to try it out before the domestic market...
Limiting the damage of binge drinking
How do we help cure binge drinking? The Government's latest plans were put under the microscope at a lively conference, as John Harrington reports.
MPs' bid to block VAT rise fails
A cross-party bid to stop a hike in VAT to 20 per cent next year has failed in Parliament. A proposed amendment to the Budget-enabling Finance Bill...