Make Some Noice
Boris agent of change backing could be sweet music to venues
It’s a tough business, the pub trade. Margins are tight, competition intense, consumer demands mercurial and challenges rife.
Archives for October 21, 2015
Chinese president requests pub lunch
Chinese president Xi Jinping visits pub for fish and chips and a pint
Chinese president Xi Jinping enjoyed traditional fish and chips at a pub during his visit to the UK this week.
City digest: Thwaites, Pierre White and bakeries
This week's city digest includes two Pierre White pubs being sold, Thwaites acquisitions, bar and bakery concepts and all-day craft beer.
PMA Sport
Full-time Fletch... on new managers Klopp and Allardyce
BT Sport commentator and host of football show Fletch & Sav Darren Fletcher looks at how the two recent high-profile managerial appointments might fare in the top flight.
Children’s menus
Big pub chains reveal top menu tips for kids
Senior head office staff from Wetherspoons, Harvester and the Soil Association (SA) have revealed their top tips for creating a nutritious and cost-effective pub food menu for children.
Obesity debate
Mandatory nutrition labelling on pub menus
Government should make nutritional information on pub menus mandatory to help combat the UK’s growing obesity crisis, a senior Soil Association policy advisor has urged.
Make Some Noise
Boris Johnson gets behind campaign to save music venues
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind the ‘agent of change’ principle in an attempt to put a stop to the “catastrophic” loss of London’s live-music venues, including scores of pubs.
The Guv'nor: Disgusting stance over my wingman
I was recently asked by a local magazine to host a cookery demonstration at its Christmas fare, as I had done last year.
Make Some Noise
Legal advice: Hope for pubs in noise debate
Most people reading this article will at some time have bought a house and would not have done so without having a good look around the area.
Illegal football
Licensee fined £6,500 as Sky Sports aims to protect paying customers
A Bolton licensee has been fined £6,500 for showing Sky Sports illegally as the broadcaster signals intentions to protect its paying customers.
National Minimum Wage
Pub operators failing to pay minimum wage named and shamed
Three pub operators have been named and shamed on a list of companies neglecting National Minimum Wage requirements.
Student promotions
Carnage pub crawls: Irresponsible and dangerous, or unfairly victimised?
Carnage pub crawls are regularly condemned for associations with binge drinking and high-profile anti-social incidents, but the company has defended its reputation, and highlighted benefits to the industry.