Do you really want our views, Ms May?
We should all be concerned with Home Secretary Theresa May's proposed licensing reforms, says David Elliott.
Archives for August 17, 2010
Livingstone's pub loan scheme
Ken Livingstone attacked pubcos as he revealed plans for a multi-million pound loans scheme for London tenants to buy their pubs if he is re-elected...
Public shows support for mandatory drinks labelling
The Department of Health (DoH) looks set to introduce a mandatory labelling system for alcoholic drinks after a survey revealed strong public support...
Council helps pubs launch seniors club
A council has launched a scheme to help pubs in its county set up lunch clubs for senior citizens. Nottinghamshire County Council is working with...
Beer Group wants longer licensing consultation
Beer Group MPs are demanding the government extends its licensing reform consultation claiming it is "unreasonably curtailing" the chance for people...
Ex-Enterprise BDM forms Tudor Inns
A former Enterprise business development manager (BDM) has left the company to run his own pub company.
New pubs for Amber Taverns
Northern managed operator Amber Taverns, headed by former Honeycombe Leisure directors, has acquired two pubs in the past month.
GMB questions VOA on rent calculations
The GMB has asked the Government why the Valuation Office Agency uses a different method to calculate rent for rateable value.
Pub is hub of conversation
The pub is the best place outside the home for conversation, according to a new survey by Courage Beer. 50% of those quizzed have made new friends...
Paul Chase: 'Doctors should stick to writing medical prescriptions, not social ones'
This was the belief that local anti-alcohol campaign groups could be the fulcrum of influence locally and nationally. So it should come as no...
Publican loses personal licence over foreign satellite footy
A licensee has forfeited his personal licence after being found guilty for a second time of screening foreign satellite football. Paul Moule of the...
A flood of baffling beer coverage
Brit brewers are unlikely to be held up by lack of grain from the East, says beer expert and MA columnist Roger Protz.
Licensee's shock at £200,000 water bill
A licensee almost fainted with shock when she received a water bill for nearly £200,000 - 150 times the usual rate. Margaret Barrett, who owns the...
Alcohol Concern: 'We're not saying alcohol shouldn't be available'
"We are not anti-pub, far from it," insists Don Shenker, chief executive of Alcohol Concern. In fact, he's a pub-goer who likes a "nice cold beer,...
'Ear-bite pub lout jailed'
A thug who bit off a stranger's ear after being refused a drink in a pub where he was banned was jailed for 20 months. Joiner Ryan Buchanan, 30, flew...