Marston's: tenanted pub profits improving
Underlying profits at Marston's tenanted and leased pubs have begun to improve, the brewer and operator has said. Like-for-like profits for the year...
Archives for October 5, 2010
EU governments give evidence in Murphy satellite case
Legal representatives from governments across Europe were among those to give evidence to a panel of 13 judges in Luxembourg today as part of the...
Mulholland calls on Ted Tuppen to resign
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has called for Ted Tuppen to resign as chief executive of Enterprise Inns after the pubco was fined more than £300,000...
Late night levy: trade fights for exemptions
The fight is now on to ensure that responsible premises are exempted from the late night levy after Home Secretary Theresa May said the Government...
BBPA chief plays down May's tough talk on licensing
Trade chief Brigid Simmonds has played down Theresa May's tough talk on licensing, arguing it goes against what Home Office officials are saying in...
Employment law: Pub piracy
The Digital Economy Act came into force in July, introducing a stricter approach to online infringement of copyright. The Act seeks to crack down on...
Sam Smith's threatens Cropton over charity beer logo
Cropton Brewery could be forced out of business if rival Yorshire brewer Sam Smith's wins a legal case to stop it using the Yorkshire rose.
Promising pub signs
Pubs use posters and notices to promote their events but, as Ian Boughton discovers, signs must include a fresh, up-to-date message to be effective.
Enterprise Inns fined £300,000 after licensee dies
Enterprise Inns has today been fined £300,000 after a licensee died from carbon monoxide poisoning, and tenants at another 474 pubs were put at...
Pub Food Profile: Queen's Head Inn in Bromsgrove - Creativity, charity and chocolate...
The British physician, author and inventor Edward de Bono, once said: "One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look...
'Low cost pub rent review scheme a success'
Pub companies have changed their approach to rent reviews to avoid being taken to PIRRS, a review says.
'Pubs face levy to pay price of alcohol misuse'
Licensed premises will have to pay a social responsibility levy towards the cost to society of alcohol misuse, after Labour backed the key plank of...
MP calls for Tuppen to resign over death
Greg Mulholland has called for Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen to resign after his company was fined for safety breaches that led to the death of a licensee.
Samuel Smith and Cropton Brewery do battle over the white rose of Yorkshire
A battle over the white rose of Yorkshire threatens to scupper a microbrewery that has raised thousands of pounds for a soldier's charity....
Hallowe'en and Bonfire Night Focus: Don't be scared to celebrate
I've been in pubs where the scariest thing is the amount of someone else's lipstick on my wine glass or the decade's-worth of chip fat clogging the...
Daniel Thwaites appoints brace of non-execs
Daniel Thwaites, the regional brewer and pub operator, has unveiled a brace of new independent directors. Rupert Thompson, the former chief...
Fury at Edinburgh pub toilet plan
A bid by a council to persuade pubs to allow their facilities to be used as public toilets has left Edinburgh licensees aghast. The city authority...
Mandatory nonsense? What new laws mean for licensees
New law came into force this month meaning pubs now have to offer smaller measures of drinks. As well as ensuring pubs offer 125ml of wine and...
Beefeater spices up the winter
A special edition gin for the winter season is set to join the Beefeater stable — Beefeater London Dry Winter Edition.
Business is improving, claims Marston's
Marston's, the Midlands-based brewer and pub operator, said it was seeing improving trends across its three businesses in the last few weeks of its...
Opportunity knocks, but trade is bunkered
David Elliott looks back at last week's Ryder Cup and defends Brulines' i-Draught system.