Advice
Legal Q&A: Outside drinking rules
This week's legal advice includes examples of outside drinking rules and fears over personal licences...
Archives for July 12, 2015
Publicans
'It's about old school hospitality and value for money'...a Shropshire freeholder's advice
A freeholder who pulled his first pint 50 years ago advises licensees who are in it for the long haul to be adaptable to changing consumer habits and economic climates.
Charity
Butchers Arms serves up victory in LTC golf heat
The Butchers Arms from King’s Sutton in Banbury were the latest winners of the latest round of the Licensed Trade Charity 2015 Golf Tournament.
Theakston’s man becomes Company Of Coopers Liveryman
A Masham brewery cooper’s 20 years of dedication and service to the ancient craft has been honoured by one of London’s oldest trade organisations.
Neil Rankin: The Good, The Bad & The Eggy
Neil Rankin, the chef behind Smokehouse and Bad Egg talks about his latest ventures, his eclectic menus and turning pubs into restaurants.
CAMRA
Campaign to reduce 'unjustified' half pint prices
The Campaign for Real Ale is launching a campaign to end the “unjustified” practice of pubs charging more for the proportional cost of a half pint.
Campaign
High-strength beer ban labelled 'contagious' amid fears it could spread to pubs
A scheme to prevent the sale of high-percentage beers could be ‘contagious’ and spread to pubs, according to the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).
Three Welsh pub visits for royals
Pub is The Hub has seen three Royal visits to pub diversification projects in Wales last week, as part of Wales Week.
Destroying UK's oldest gay pub 'unthinkable'
Prominent architects have added their voices to the call to save the UK’s oldest gay pub the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and described destroying it as ‘unthinkable.’
Wetherspoons to open 4 pubs in single day
Wetherspoon is opening four pubs on the same day in July.
Chefs
Dining out at...The Marksman
A much anticipated re-opening of a Hackney pub aims to find a place in a crowded market. It succeeds...
Gin
Chicken shed micro-distillery wins Shed of the Year
A micro-distillery set up by Scottish-based Crossbill Gin, which is placed in a converted chicken shed, has just won Channel 4's Shed of the Year.
Kent pub lends support to local farming show
An award-winning Kent pub has offered its support to local farmers by supplying more than 50 lunch packs to the Kent County Show over the weekend (10-12 July).
Drop in growth for eating out sector
According to a survey by foodservice consultancy Horizons, the eating out sector has seen a small year-on-year drop in penetration, frequency and consumers’ average spend.
Technology
Stonegate & CPL launch training app
Stonegate Pub Company is to launch its latest employee training solution, ‘Albert’s App’.