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Marston’s has reported a 4.1% rise in like-for-like sales in its Destination and Premium arm for the 41 weeks to 19 July, with the company describing the impact of the World Cup as “broadly neutral”.
Mitchells & Butlers has reported flat like-for-like sales in its third quarter (14 weeks to 19 July) – with a 0.6% rise in food sales offset by a 0.5% decline in drinks.
The rate of underage drinking has fallen to its lowest level since records began more than a quarter of a century ago, according to official government figures.
The Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB) has branded the proposed pubs code "fundamentally unacceptable” and demanded the Government makes changes.
Liverpool City Council’s licensing committee has granted a consultation on implementing a late-night levy.
Eight Punch Taverns licensees have worked together to produce their own beer in a joint initiative between the pubco and brewer Everards.
A York pub is at the centre of fresh investigations into the disappearance of chef Claudia Lawrence.
Chelmsford’s late-night levy approval could give other small towns and cities the green light to follow suit, licensing lawyers have warned.
Household spending on leisure fell by 6% in June, a decrease of £12 from the previous month thanks to a “stay at home World Cup”, according to the Greene King Leisure Tracker.
A new report claims that half of publicans are unaware of the new allergen law that comes into force in December.
A three-year-old boy managed to drive his father’s car down two 30ft embankments and into a pub garden – but walked away with just a bump to the head.
Campaigners hoping to save a Brighton pub face an anxious wait over whether they have successfully defended an appeal by the owner of the property to have its Asset of Community Value (ACV) status overturned.