Banks grant Luminar further extension
The banking group behind Luminar has agreed to a three-month extension to the covenant waiver it arranged with the nightclub operator in May.
Archives for August 24, 2011
Major firms back latest riot help fund
Major UK businesses and London mayor Boris Johnson have pledged fresh funding for "emergency financial assistance" aimed at small companies hit by...
Licensees forced to lower flag
Two licensees have been forced to take down a Hungarian flag outside their pub after suffering repeated threats of violence. Carl Durose and Eniko...
Brighton pub freed from Greene King beer tie
Greene King has released the beer tie at a famous Brighton pub in order to keep two well known and successful licensees at the venue. Tony Leonard...
TV chef launches e-petition to amend smoking ban
TV chef and publican Antony Worrall Thompson has launched an e-petition calling on the government to review the smoking ban. Worrall Thompson, who...
Jim Walsh: his restless energy will be missed
Pub entrepreneur Jim Walsh, who has died aged 69, was the kind of character that leaves a strong impression on all those who were lucky enough to have known him, says The PMA Team.
Diageo: Great Britain volumes flat
Drinks giant Diageo has reported a small market share loss in beer and wine in Great Britain but was flat overall.
Still getting his kicks (from pubs)
Feargal Sharkey, CEO of UK Music, gives Jessica Harvey his views on the pub industry's role in the live-music scene. Describe the importance of pubs...
Gov't creates new enterprise zones
New pubs and bars in parts of Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Essex and Kent are set to have lower business rates and fewer restrictions on planning...
Support grows for pub VAT cut
More than 1,700 people have signed a petition to the Government, submitted by the Publican's Morning Advertiser (PMA), calling for VAT to be reduced to 5% for the hospitality sector.