Wine & Spirit Education Trust names first female chair
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has announced that Laura Jewell will take over as chair from 10 December.
Archives for October 30, 2012
PASS and CGA conducting new research on age verification by doorstaff
PASS, the national proof of age accreditation scheme, has teamed up with CGA Strategy on a new research project to understand how door supervisors can best verify the age of young adults.
Business secretary Vince Cable denies Government is washing its hands of pubco-tenant self-regulation deal
Vince Cable, the secretary of state for the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) department, said the Government is not washing its hands of the self-regulation agreement over the pubco-tenant relationship.
Publican forks out £1k for ignoring smoking ban and serving outside licensed hours
A licensee in Acton, west London, has had to fork out more than £1,000 after serving drinks outside of his licensing hours and allowing customers to smoke in his pub.
Nine out of 10 licensees missing out on thousands of pounds in unclaimed tax relief
Nine out of 10 licensees refurbishing their pubs are missing out on thousands of pounds in unclaimed tax relief, known as capital allowances, according to tax specialists MoneyBee Tax.
The science and politics of costing alcohol harm
A tweet from the usually sober and balanced DrugScope charity caught my eye at the weekend. “Social cost of drinking totals little better than nonsense,” it snapped, linking to a lengthy entry on the equally sober and balanced Drug & Alcohol Findings...
Simmonds: Why party conferences are more than worth it
At the start of the party conference season, a leader in The Times queried their worth. Many of the fringe meetings, it said, would see more lobbyists and media representatives than party members or MPs. Having returned from all three party conferences...
Grand Union ends private equity talks
Grand Union Group, the London-based pub operator headed by Adam Marshall, says it has ended its talks with private equity in order to focus on building cash reserves for future self funded expansion.