Pubs in 12 town centres win share of £1.2m to boost high streets
Pubs in 12 town centres are set to receive a slice of £1.2m to help rejuvenate their high streets, as the first set of Portas Pilots have been selected.
Archives for May 27, 2012
Drink, death and damned press agencies
One in eight deaths in the UK is caused by alcohol. This story was splashed across the media last week. So it must be true. But it’s not. They all got it wrong. How could that have happened? Here’s my reconstruction.
Cask Report enters a new era
With cask now taking centre-stage in any new pub worth its salt, what became a bible for the cask-ale sector is evolving, as the PMA takes news of its impact down a different track
Two door supervisors sentenced for breaking security licence rules
Two door supervisors have been sentenced for working without the necessary security licence and breaking the Security Industry Authority’s (SIA) licence conditions.
Big Interview: Peter Linacre, New Pub Company
Size isn’t everything any more for Peter Linacre. Since the collapse of Massive he’s been focusing on a more modest venture, as Phil Mellows discovers
Beer Tax Fraud Inquiry: duty stamps on beer bottles will force rebranding
Duty stamps on bottled beer will force the rebranding on major lager brands, brewer SAB Miller has claimed.