Pubs don't just 'deposit drunks', Diageo director claims
Pubs should be appreciated as responsible outlets that help communities, not as places that “deposit drunks”, a Diageo director has urged.
Archives for June 2, 2014
Punch agrees to sell five pubs for £9.7m
Punch Taverns has agreed to sell five freehold pubs in central London to Manica Properties Ltd, an Isle of Man-based company, for £9.7m.
CAMRA says Government is failing to act on pub protection
Campaign for Real Ale members have accused Brandon Lewis MP of failing to act on protecting pubs.
Statutory code: Greg Mulholland paves way for free-of-tie amendment
Save the Pub group chairman Greg Mulholland MP seems set to table an amendment to the Government’s pubco statutory code proposals.
Statutory code: Government publishes long-awaited response
The Government has confirmed that it will introduce a statutory code to govern the pubco/tenant relationship but has stopped short of having a mandatory free-of-tie or market-rent only option, and will also not scrap the beer tie.
Stonegate-operated package sold in £28m deal
OLIM Property, the property investment company led by former Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Matthew Oakeshott, has acquired 15 freehold pubs let to Stonegate Pub Company for £28.3m.
Statutory code: Trade responds to Government proposals
Leading figures in the pub trade have responded to the Government's plans to introduce a statutory code governing the pubco/tenant relationship.
Vince Cable: Why we are acting on pubcos
Vince Cable, the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, talks about the reasoning behind the Government’s intervention in the pub sector, the consultation process, new policy and its proposed benefits.
Exclusive comment
Statutory code: BIS minister Jenny Willott writes for the PMA
BIS minister Jenny Willott writes exclusively for the Publican's Morning Advertiser on the Government's decision to introduce a statutory code of practice and adjudicator.
New campaign for Gentleman Jack
Twenty-six to 34-year-old drinkers looking for a more refined tipple are the target of a new campaign for Gentleman Jack American whiskey.