Council to pay £25K after 'wrongly' shutting club
A council has been ordered to pay record costs of £25,000 after a judge ruled it was too quick to close down a nightclub. V2 in Ruthin, North...
Archives for December 10, 2010
Making business rates less taxing for pubs
Business rates are the third-largest cost for many small companies, but how can you ensure you aren't paying over the odds? Phil Mellows reports.
Council payout over licence revocation
A local authority has been ordered to pay record costs of almost £25,000 after wrongly revoking the licence of a Welsh nightclub. The premises...
Licensees asked to pay policing costs
Pay for extra police or we'll object to your temporary event notice (TEN) - that's the message from police to licensees in Watford.
Looking to a joined-up future in pub trade
As Paul Smith leaves his role as executive director at Noctis, he reflects on his time at the organisation and predicts the future of the industry.
Enterprise bosses enjoy bonus boost
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen enjoyed a 51% earnings increase in the company's most recent financial year to 30 September 2010 — he...
Major campaign on duty fraud underway
A major campaign to stamp out excise duty and VAT fraud on alcohol is underway with a number of premises facing action.
Dixon: the fire still burns in pub champion's belly
He's had his ups and downs, but through it all Phil Dixon has spoken up for pubs and the people who run them. Phil Mellows catches up with him.