EMRO
Hartlepool pubs face proposal to restrict opening hours
Pubs in Hartlepool are yet again facing a drive to restrict opening hours due to claims that alcohol misuse is having a devastating impact in the area.
Archives for January 25, 2016
Analysis
Are there reasons to be optimistic about pub property?
With Fleurets’ Survey of Pub Prices and the Christie & Co’s Business Outlook 2016 now published, Ben Winstanley takes a closer look at what the two reports have in common and what this tells us about the year ahead
Top 50 Gastropubs
Pubs in north take more than 20% of Top 50 Gastropubs list 2016
Pubs in the north of England are fighting to take more of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list than their southern counterparts, and now hold more than 20% of the spots.
SIBA partners with PMA/MC Allegra on licensee beer survey
The PMA and industry research firm M&C Allegra have partnered with SIBA – the Society of Independent Brewers - to quiz licensees on their attitudes and preferences towards British beer
Beer duty campaign: More than 100,000 postcards, posters & beer mats distributed to pubs
Trade bodies are ramping up campaigns pushing for a fourth successive cut in beer duty in the March budget.
Brooklyn Gin comes to UK
Premium drinks distributor Hi-Spirits has announced a deal to supply Brooklyn Gin to the UK on- and off-trades.
Top 50 Gastropubs
Gastropub Chef of the Year is Staith House chef-patron
North East gastropub chef John Calton of the Staith House in North Shields, near Newcastle, has secured the title of Gastropub Chef of the Year at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list and awards reveal.
Top 50 Gastropubs
Sportsman retains top spot on Top 50 Gastropubs list
The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent, has been named the top pub for food in the country for the second consecutive year at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards 2016.
Birch sap water takes on sugary drinks market
A range of sparkling drinks, dubbed 'superwater', is set to tackle sugary drinks by using birch sap.
Budget
PMA gets behind beer duty cut campaign
PMA readers have been urged to join the campaign for a fourth successive cut in beer duty in March’s Budget.
Opinion
How was the top 50 Gastropubs list constructed?
What a difference 12 months can make. The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list 2016 is very different to the one we saw this time last year.
Food
Anger over Fuller's plans to reopen former live music venue as food-led pub
Fuller’s has come under fire from campaigners fighting to keep a South East London pub as a grassroots music venue.