Greene King launches treasure hunt to celebrate Prince George's first birthday
Greene King has launched a nationwide treasure hunt with the chance to find a £10,000 King’s Ransom to mark Prince George’s first birthday.
Archives for July 21, 2014
An open letter to our new community pubs minister
Publican's Morning Advertiser editor Rob Willock pens an open letter welcoming new community pubs minister Kris Hopkins.
Redtooth and The Nuts poker leagues merge
The UK’s biggest pub poker leagues have merged, bringing together a total of more than 250,000 registered players.
Supermarkets 'just giving away' alcohol, says peer
Supermarkets that offer low price alcohol in promotions were dubbed irresponsible in a debate at The House of Lords earlier this week relating to changes to be made to the mandatory licensing conditions.
Legal Q&A: New flexible working rights
The Government recently extended the right to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks service. This has caused concern amongst employers in the licensed retail sector, who fear that they will be faced with a significant increase in...
Mixed reaction to Twitter-only beer tasting series
An online beer retailer has replaced the pub with the internet by conducting a series of ale tastings on Twitter.
O'Neills launches free music festival across its pubs
O’Neill’s, Mitchells & Butlers’ Irish pub brand, is to host a weekend of free live music across its 45 pubs from 31 July.
Social media – so what’s your policy?
Firstly, I am not a marketer, but I do know a thing or two about what works in pubs, and what doesn’t work.
Oakman 'cautiously optimistic' for growth
Oakman Inns and Restaurants, the pub operator led by Peter Borg-Neal, saw like-for-like sales growth of 11.1% for Q1 of 2014/15 to 6 July as it negotiates on two new sites.