ACPO backs later pubs during royal wedding
A group representing top policemen supports the plan to let pubs open later during the royal wedding weekend. The Government plans to let pubs open...
Archives for January 18, 2011
Fuller's appoints Lynn Fordham to board
Fuller's, the pub company and brewer, has appointed Lynn Fordham to its board as a non executive director. Currently chief executive of investment...
ALMR: Below-cost plans are a 'fudged compromise'
A trade leader has branded the government's plan to ban alcohol sales below duty plus VAT as a "fudged compromise". Nick Bish, the Association of...
Admiral Taverns helps pubs serve food
Admiral Taverns is offering a series of events at Booker branches to help licensees make the most out of serving food. The events will run from...
How pubco landlords shape up
Phil Mellows asked a cross-section of operators about the state of their relationships with their pubcos and how they'd like to see them improved.
Cougar Leisure in administration
Cougar Leisure, headed by Julian Sargeson, has gone into administration — Begbies Traynor has been appointed.
Somerset's Pony & Trap pub gets Michelin star
The Pony & Trap in Chew Magna, Somerset, has been awarded a prestigious Michelin star in the Michelin guide Great Britain & Ireland 2011....
'Ministers accused of bottling decision to ban low-cost alcohol'
Alcohol will still be available at 'pocket-money prices', campaigners complain. Ministers are expected to announce tomorrow that they have decided to...
Supermarkets could still sell beer for 38p
Supermarkets could still sell cans of lager for 38p and litre bottles of vodka for £10.71 under its plan to ban "below-cost" alcohol sales, the...
Ban below duty plus VAT will stop worst deals, claims minister
Government plans to ban the sale of alcohol below the rate of duty plus VAT have been confirmed today. As The Publican reported last week, the...
CAMRA slams government plans on below-cost selling
CAMRA said today the government's plans for a ban on below-cost selling will do nothing to stop the tide of pub closures across the country. The...
Below-cost ban 'will be VAT + duty'
The Government is to announce details of its plan to ban below-cost alcohol sales today — using a definition that would still permit cheap sales at supermarkets, according to reports in the national media this morning.
Comedians in crisp contest ask licensees to help
Stephen Fry, Jimmy Carr, Al Murray and Frank Skinner are asking licensees to help them raise money for Comic Relief.
Campaign to save our pubs
The trade needs a helping hand from Government as it contends with the recent VAT increase, says Roger Protz. The airwaves are packed with...
Pub trade fury at below-cost plans
The pub trade is furious at Government plans to introduce a ban on below-cost sales that would still allow 38p cans of lager to be sold.