Carlsberg UK appoints Bruce Ray as corporate affairs director
Carlsberg UK has appointed Bruce Ray to the newly created role of corporate affairs director.
Archives for July 9, 2012
Bill to protect pubs from demolition set to be proposed by MP today
A law to allow local authorites to require planning permission to demolish a pub or change its use is set to be proposed as part of a new Private Members Bill in Parliament today.
Better communication from local authorities would benefit pubs
I have seen two recent news items reinforcing the need for communication in the licensing world. The actor Bob Hoskins was once famous for saying, “It’s good to talk” — a piece of advice that the enforcement officers at Spelthorne Borough Council in...
Late-night levy will cost pubs up to £4,400 per year
Pubs will have to pay up to £4,400 per year towards the late-night levy, as confirmed by the draft regulations on the measure published by the Government.
Wetherspoon's reopens the Great Harry pub after riots destruction
Just 11 months after being destroyed by fire in the riots last August, managed operator JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has reopened the Great Harry in Woolwich, south London.
Craft-beer pubs deserve to be sound-proofed
Maybe I’m getting old. I’m starting to make witty, derisive comments about young people on TV that aren’t witty at all, and I’ve started talking back to the ads between the programmes, like my nan used to.
Planning permission fees set to rise
Licensees looking to make changes to their premises that require planning permission will have to pay an extra 15% in application fees from this autumn, the Government has announced.