IPC chairman queries BII role
Independent Pub Confederation chairman Bill Sharp questioned the role of the BII as the policeman of the codes of practice.
Archives for June 19, 2011
Punch licensees share pub business ideas
Punch has organised a number of meetings for its partners (licensees) across the UK where they can share their ideas on how to run a successful pub...
BII backs code policing
British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) chief executive Neil Robertson has defended the organisation's policing of the codes.
The trouble with tips
Pub operators still haven't got it right with tips, argues former All Bar One boss and current pub operator Alastair Scott.
Time for an on-off separation
A separation between the on and off-trades should be re-established as the 'one-size-fits-all' Licensing Act has failed, writes Peter Coulson.
CAMRA hails best designed pubs
CAMRA has announced the winners of its prestigious Pub Design Awards, which celebrate pubs with vision and imagination.
Ticket sales surge at Great British Beer Festival
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has revealed that pre-ticket sales for the Great British Beer Festival are up 27% on last year.
Northern Ireland rolls out Hygiene Rating System
Councils in Northern Ireland have launched the Food Hygiene Rating System, seven months after it was rolled out across the UK. All food-led venues...
Pub firm Sunset buys Huntsman
Staffordshire-based pub operator Sunset Taverns has taken its estate to eight, with the acquisition of the Huntsman Inn, in Stoke-on-Trent, from...
Brook Leisure plans casino
Brook Leisure has submitted plans to develop a leisure scheme on the site of the former National Union of Mineworkers' in Sheffield.
Redcomb poised to open fourth site
Redcomb Pubs, the company led by former Mitchells & Butlers marketing executive Dan Shotton, is set to open its fourth site. The new opening,...