Noise law changes urged to save live music pubs
The Government must relax noise abatement legislation and pass the responsibility for minimising disturbance away from pubs and clubs and on to residents and developers, lobbyists have urged.
Archives for August 19, 2014
Marston’s chief blames politicians for piling financial pressures on to marginal pubs
The chief executive of Marston’s has written to a campaigner trying to save one of the brewer’s pubs from closure to say the actions of politicians have hit community locals hard.
London pub bags capital’s first grouse of the season
A London pub succeeded in becoming the first restaurant in the capital to serve the first grouse of 2014.
Admiral Taverns-owner Cerberus acquires £200m pub portfolio
Cerberus, the US private equity owner of Admiral Taverns, has acquired 63 pubs leased to Spirit Pub Company and Orchid (now part of M&B) in a deal valued at just under £200m.
Household leisure spend grows 12% in July
Household spending on leisure grew 12% to £202 in July, with the good weather causing the amount spent on drinking out to grow 14% to £45.84 while eating out spend rose 5% to £75.71, according to the Greene King Leisure Spend Tracker.
Licensees of North London pub hit with £12k fine for illegally showing Sky Sports
Licensees of a North London pub have been ordered to pay more than £12,000 after being found guilty of illegally showing a Sky Sports football match.
Government approves new chef apprenticeship standards
New chef apprenticeship standards developed by the hospitality industry’s Trailblazer Group have been approved by Government.