Comment
Lager, but not as we know it
Visiting Bamberg in Franconia for the first time was a revelation for Pete Brown, who returned with a new found appreciation of ‘the most ill-used beer style in the world’.
Archives for November 25, 2015
Legal advice
Getting the picture on CCTV
There are lots of reasons why you might wish to install CCTV at your premises: to protect and reassure your customers, to protect your business (and the till), and to deter criminals.
Hot property: why one Sunderland pub sale shows market change in the north east
Securing a free-of-tie lease on a bar in central Sunderland may appear like little to shout about but Fleurets director and head of agency, Simon Hall, explains what one unit sale tells us about the north east property market. Ben Winstanley reports
AWARDS
Entries now open for BII Licensee of the Year
Entries are now open for the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) Licensee of the Year award.
GK leisure tracker: London eating out spend falls
Household spending on eating out in London declined at a steeper rate than the rest of the country with household spending in October down by 11% in the capital compared to 4% nationally.
Events
Beds & Bars partners with Orderella for National Pub Quiz
Beds & Bars has partnered with mobile ordering app Orderella for the UK’s first National Pub Quiz on Tuesday 1 December.
'Huge relief' for Punch tenant mistakenly told pub would become managed site
A Punch tenant has spoken of his ‘huge relief’ after the pub company reversed a controversial decision to take his pub back as a managed house.
boxing
Fury vs Klitschko "blockbuster" is perfect for pubs
Pubs are being urged to tap into the much-anticipated fight between Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury.
Leicester pub to give 300 free Christmas meals to the homeless
A Leicester licensee plans to give out free Christmas meals to the city’s homeless population.
Autumn Statement: £1,500 extra pub tax labelled "catastrophic"
Despite George Osborne's extension of small business rate relief for another year in the autumn spending review, the majority of pubs could see a £1,500 tax increase.
Legislation
Autumn Statement reaction: Punitive tax hike risks endangering livelihoods
As George Osborne unveiled Government's spending plans, it was what he didn’t say that grabbed the trade’s attention.
Drygate Brewery celebrates SIBA Scotland 2015 awards haul
Glasgow-based Drygate Brewery has won four awards at the SIBA (Society of Independent Brewers) Scotland Festival held earlier this month.
PMA Sport
Exclusive Q&A with football superstar Gareth Bale
Welsh footballer Gareth Bale is one of sport's global superstars having made the move to Spanish giants Real Madrid two years ago. The PMA caught up with the BT Sport ambassador in Madrid recently to chat about his new life and hopes for Wales in next...
American football
NFL matchday advice from Man v Food's Adam Richman
The time is right to promote NFL nights, and pubs can be guided by Man v Food star Adam Richman’s new cook book Touchdown Tasty.