CAMRA calls for rates relief for pubs' diversity
A new business rates relief should be devised for pubs that provide extra services, such as a post office or crèche, to benefit their local community.
Archives for March 21, 2012
Famous lessee hands back keys on two Greene King pubs
A lessee has spoken of his heartbreak at having to hand back the keys on two Brighton pubs with a combined annual turnover of £1.25 million.
Budget 2012: Gaming machines tax to cost pub trade £14m
Tax on gaming machines in pubs is set to cost the sector £14m in taxes next year, the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has estimated.
Changes to unfair dismissal claims
Licensees involved in unfair dismissal claims will be facing fewer costs and see the process run more quickly from 6 April.
Budget 2012: Pub industry condemns beer duty rise
Pub companies and trade groups have expressed their dismay at the Chancellor’s decision to maintain the alcohol duty escalator in the 2012 budget, which has resulted in a 5% rise in duty - to come into force at midnight on Sunday.
Budget 2012: PMA comment from group editor Rob Willock
The Publican's Morning Advertiser group editor Rob Willock gives his reaction to the measures announced in the Budget by Chancellor George Osborne.
Budget 2012: Osborne announces a range of measures
The team at the Publican's Morning Advertiser are providing in depth coverage of the Budget 2012 as it happens.
City Pub Co buys first three pubs
City Pub Company, the new Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) funded venture from serial entrepreneurs David Bruce and Clive Watson, has acquired its first three pubs for circa £3.5m.
Former Farlane pubs up for grabs
Eight freehold sites from former pub owner Farlane Property Group are set to go under the hammer at the end of the month at an Allsop auction in London.
The epidemic of declining alcohol consumption
From the academic reports of august professional bodies to red-top splashes it’s become common to characterise Britain’s drink problem as an ‘epidemic’. It’s a very peculiar epidemic that afflicts fewer and fewer people year after year, but that seems to...
Underage sales overkill concern
Other controversial changes due to come into force next month, according to the Home Office, concern sales to children. First of all the maximum fine (not the actual fine) has been doubled to £20,000 for underage sales, if they are prosecuted in the...
Budget 2012: Beer duty stamp consultation launched
Introducing duty stamps on all bottles and cans of beer will be “hugely costly” and add a regulatory burden on brewers, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).