Sport
Heineken offers discounted BT Sport package
Heineken has signed a deal with BT Sport to offer its on-trade customers a discounted TV sport package.
Archives for September 20, 2015
Controversial plans for new Wetherspoons splits town
Controversial plans for a new Wetherspoons pub in Hertfordshire are facing further delays after borough council officers recommended the planning application be rejected.
Beer
Pub brews own beer for Cask Ale Week
Tottington pub, the Dungeon Inn, has paid homage to its roots by developing its very own beer, named Whimbury Hill.
Top chef urges others to ‘buy British’
A top chef has joined forces with royalty and government ministers to urge food businesses to be more supportive of local produce by displaying the provenance of the food on their menus during British Food Fortnight.
Fraudster publicans who stole £60k worth of VAT sentenced
Publicans who stole £60,000 of VAT by faking invoices for non-existent refurbishments to pubs they ran have been sentenced.
Brakspear appoints former MD of Geronimo Inns
Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has appointed Ed Turner, formerly managing director of Geronimo Inns, as a non-executive director with a brief to help develop its managed pub division.
New Opening
"We want to leave our mark on London" - the Hour Glass opens for business
The operators behind a successful London deli have opened their first pub, the Hour Glass in South Kensington, to the public.
How to become a beer expert - Part 1
With beer available from 1,500 breweries in the UK, and hundreds of imported beers on the market, knowledgeable staff are essential to making the most of the beer revolution. It’s not just a matter of avoiding spoilage and waste.
Food pub openings up by 9%
Branded food pubs bucked the wet-led pubs closure trend over the past 12 months with a 9% growth in openings.
Pubs react to #piggate
Pubs have taken to twitter to poke humour at allegations that Prime Minister David Cameron once inserted "a private part of his anatomy in a dead pig’s head".
Pub focus
What's next for the Staith House?
When the Staith House was unveiled two years ago, it took just £500 in its first week. Nicholas Robinson discovers how this pub is now an award-winning phenomenon
Car park sale
NewRiver licensee faces fierce opposition to Co-op store
A licensee who wants to save his pub by selling part of the car park is facing fierce opposition from Dudley councillors and residents.
Wet-led and community pubs decline as whole pub sector contracts 2.6%
The past year has seen a 4.4% decline in wet-led pubs and bars– including a 5.1% fall in community pubs - according to the new Market Growth Monitor from AlixPartners and CGA Peach.
Honesty urged for new business rates
The 2017 rates at your pub are being set soon. Michelle Perrett finds out why your details must be accurate.
Stonegate launches new street food menus for Common Room pubs
Stonegate has updated the food offer at its student-focused ‘Common Room’ concept pubs.