Satellite TV martyr Karen Murphy to quit pub trade
Karen Murphy, who won a legal battle with the FA Premier League (FAPL) last year over using a Greek satellite decoder, is resigning her tenancy and leaving the pub trade.
Archives for July 31, 2013
Danger: health warning
The demonisation of pubs by the health lobby is a shameful example of the very worst sort of illiberal hectoring from society’s nannies and self-proclaimed moral guardians.
Pubs report positive trading after Olympics
One year on from the Olympics, licensees around the park area in Stratford, east London, have seen good trading, and say they are optimistic about the future.
Inbetweeners star Greg Davies to present Great British Pub Awards
Greg Davies, star of The Inbetweeners and Cuckoo, is to present this year's BT Sport Great British Pub Awards.
Stonegate believed to be in talks to acquire Living Room chain
Stonegate Pub Company, the managed operator backed by TDR Capital, is believed to be in exclusive talks to acquire the 14-strong Living Room chain, which is valued at around £10m, the Publican's Morning Advertiser sister title M&C Report understands.
Budvar to launch session beer Pardál in UK
A new session beer from Czech brewery Budvar is set to be launched in UK pubs and bars.
BT Sport launches today
BT Sport is set to launch at 6pm today, and will be free to view on the first day for anyone with Freeview, TV from BT or Sky.
Tim Martin: 'Pubs are still over-rented'
JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has told the Publican's Morning Advertiser's sister title M&C Report that a lot of pubs are still “greatly over-rented” as a legacy of the last financial boom.
The Big Interview: Robin Couling, Bath Ales
Good small brewers don’t always make good pub operators, but Bath Ales is proving to be an exception to the rule. Phil Mellows meets Robin Couling, the man who’s taken the company to a new level.
British Institute of Innkeeping and CPL Training reveal new alliance
The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and the CPL Training Group are to collaborate on several forthcoming key industry initiatives as part of a new alliance.