NPower fined £2m for complaints failure
NPower has been fined £2m by energy regulator Ofgem for failing to handle complaints from small businesses and domestic users properly.
Archives for October 31, 2011
CAMRA urges restrictive covenants ban
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called on the Government to ban the practice of selling pubs with restrictive covenants that force change of use.
Ibbotson takes fourth pub
The Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s Publican of the Year 2011 has taken on his fourth pub — the third within 18 months.
Piper takes stake in Be At One
Piper, the private equity group, which formerly backed Pitcher & Piano and Las Iguanas, has taken a significant minority stake in Be At One, the London-based 12-strong cocktail bar chain.
Hall & Woodhouse posts drop in profit
Hall & Woodhouse, the Dorset brewer and pub operator, has reported a fall in pre-tax profit for the 52 weeks to 29 January 2011, as it incurred significant start-up costs for a flagship site in Bath and started the development of its new brewery.
The Big Interview: David Grant
David Grant has grand designs for Burnley brewer Moorhouse’s — designs that are already taking impressive shape, as Phil Mellows eventually finds out.
Dukedom goes into administration
Dukedom, the Redcar-based pub and bar operator, has been placed into administration.
Top chefs to compete in Britain's Best Dish tonight
Twenty-two pub chefs are taking part in ITV1’s Britain’s Best Dish cookery show.
Former GBPA winner sells pub
A former Great British Pub of the Year winner has sold his gastropub to Greene King of a guide price of £1.2m.
BISC's pubco report: the trade's view part II
The damning criticism from the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee (BISC) report into the pubco-tenant relationship has put the industry firmly into the spotlight. The report claimed industry self-regulation had failed and there should be a statutory...
What lies beyond the ale?
At the start of this month we launched the latest Cask Report. You may have noticed it — the page after page of coverage it received in this magazine was hard to miss.