Home Office set to announce Local Alcohol Action Areas
The Home Office has said it will announce which local authorities will be taking part in the Local Alcohol Action Area (LAAA) project in due course.
Archives for December 5, 2013
Multiple operator hits out at ‘crazy’ business rates system after 15K hike
A multiple operator has accused the business rates system of being “flawed” and “crazy” after facing a hike of almost £15,000 a year in business rates at just one site.
Autumn statement: Chancellor offers business rates help for pubs
Chancellor George Osborne has promised pubs with a rateable value of under £50,000 a rebate of £1,000 over the next two years.
Pubs at risk of legal action over planning rule breaches
Pubs and other businesses are increasingly at risk of legal action because they are failing to obtain required planning permission due to pressure on their businesses — according to a planning consultant.
Blackpool Council could be first to face legal challenge over EMRO
Local authorities have been making “dreadful procedural errors” and could face legal challenges from the trade over the introduction of early-morning restriction orders (EMROs) and late-night levies (LNLs), trade bodies have claimed.
Pubs waste £8,000 in food every year
Each pub meal creates more than 40p in waste cost, according to the WRAP organisation.
Addlestones cider gets a revamp
Cloudy cider Addlestones has been redesigned to tap into the boom in craft drinks.
’Tis the season of good beer
Last week I was talking to a friend who works as a wine critic for a national newspaper. She was excited because she was on her way to the Liberty’s Christmas Shop to buy stuff for a photo shoot for a Christmas wines feature. It’s a job she does every...
Camerons acquires Head of Steam group
Camerons Brewery, the Hartlepool-based brewer and pub operator, has acquired the seven-strong Head of Steam group, as it looks to triple its now c75-strong estate over the next three years.
Why rugby is well worth a try
It’s always pleasing to have your long-held opinions and prejudices confirmed. And so it was at our MA300 business club event for multiple operators at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium last week that two highly regarded sports bar operators revealed a snippet...
Autumn Statement: Industry responses to pub-friendly measures
The pub industry has responded to Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement, in which he has promised to ease the burden of business rates and extend small business rate relief.