'Fury as chance to save pubs lost'
Campaigners last night blasted watchdogs for rejecting a shake-up that could save "hundreds of pubs". The Office of Fair Trading threw out a...
Archives for October 14, 2010
Findlay: three key messages for Government
Pubs are responsible, duty hikes kill pubs and pubs make a great contribution to employment levels, says BBPA chair.
Charlie McVeigh: Stop the postcode lottery for pubs
I am sure many tied leaseholders boiled over at being told by the OFT that the tie is "working well" for consumers. This in the same week that Punch...
Barracuda to sell 22 pubs
Barracuda Group, the operator of 217 managed pubs, has earmarked 22 non-core pubs, for disposal. The company says the sites — 9 freehold and 13...
£2k fine for selling watered down spirits
Pub operator Ladhar Leisure has been fined £2,000 for selling watered down spirits at a Cleveland bar. The firm was also ordered to pay £2,093.85 costs.
Barracuda Group looking to sell 22 pubs
Barracuda Group, the managed pub operator, said today it is looking to sell 22 'non-core' pubs. The group, which runs 217 sites and retail brands...
This Brulines storm is set to rumble on
Simon Clarke, licensee at the Eagle Ale House in Battersea and Fair Pint member, gives his view on Brulines.
My Pub: Chainlocker & Shipwrights in Falmouth
Jonathan Pearce, manager at the Chainlocker & Shipwrights, in Falmouth, Cornwall, tells how he makes the most of running a harbour-side pub.
Industry figures condemn SIA shutdown plan
Industry figures and trade unionists have slammed plans to scrap the Security Industry Authority (SIA), the government body which licenses security...
Pub's trade rockets after Ramsay show
Owners of a Sheffield gastropub say trade has gone "off the scale" after winning a top food award on a TV show fronted by Gordon Ramsay. Matt...
Licensed Trade Charity appoints youngest chairman
Annette King has been elected as the youngest chairman of the Licensed Trade Charity at the age of 44. King is currently licensee of Boothy's, a...
County Estate goes into administration
Pub management firm County Estate Management, the company led by Clive Rayden, has gone into administration in the wake of the collapse of Pubfolio. County Estate Management was left running just 135 pubs after Pubfolio's demise.
Pub tenants 'set for better rent deals'
Pub tenants could expect a better deal at rent review under new draft guidance for surveyors, it has been claimed. Long-awaited draft guidance from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors offers some hope to tenants.
Samuel Cooper Freehouse concept to be discontinued
Samuel Cooper, a town centre concept trial undertaken by Mitchells & Butlers, is to be discontinued.
Pub's record-breaking 250kg chocolate truffle
A pub in Worcestershire is hoping to have set a new world record for the world's biggest chocolate truffle. Licensee Gianni D'Aniello and head chef...
Enterprise Inns welcomes beer tie ruling
Pubco giant Enterprise Inns has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) decision to leave the beer tie alone but has vowed to "evolve" its...