Late-night levy
Call for alcohol taxation to replace late-night levy
Green Party councillors have called for an alternative to the late-night levy in which a proportion of all alcohol taxation would go towards improving the night-time economy.
Archives for January 26, 2016
JDW
Wetherspoons estate 'likely to shrink for first time in history'
For the first time in its history, JD Wetherspoon’s estate is likely to shrink this year, a leading analyst from Morgan Stanley has predicted.
Kerridge: saluting the very best of British gastropubs
It was amazing to be invited back to host the Top 50 Gastropubs Awards again — it’s an event that I think is the best awards ceremony in the pub sector.
Top 50 Gastropubs
Three pubs named ‘Ones to Watch’ in Top 50 Gastropubs
Three pubs have been named as Ones to Watch in 2016’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs.
Police
Birmingham pub loses licence after nearby murder of teenager
A pub has lost its license after a teenager was murdered near the venue during an event which police had warned may attract armed gangs.
New pubs
Is it a Tea House or Public House?
When locals thought hipsters were taking over their pub, they feared it would be ruined. Pete Brown explains how the Yummy Pub Co team has made Stoke Newington Tea House a huge success.
Theakston's pint raised for flood affected communities
Victims of the recent flood devastation are being supported by Theakston’s brewery as a new specially made ale looks to fund the rebuilding of communities in the north of England.
Wetherspoons
Late night levy: JDW to review last call time in Camden venues after council pushes ahead with levy
Wetherspoons will consider whether to stop selling alcohol at midnight in its Camden venues after the borough pushed ahead with controversial plans to introduce a late-night levy (LNL.)
The Big Interview
"We ignored the focus groups because it felt right" - Interviewing Rupert Thompson of Hogs Back Brewery
Hogs Back Brewery’s Rupert Thompson has been among the most influential people in the beer industry over the past three decades. Phil Mellows caught up with him in the hop garden.
Truscott Arms launches new Born 1983 fine-dining concept
Award-winning London gastropub the Truscott Arms, in Maida Vale, west London, has launched a new fine-dining restaurant called Born 1983 in its upstairs dining room.
Top 50 Gastropubs
Enterprise lease wins highest new entry on gastropubs list
Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge’s gastropub the Coach in Marlow has rocketed onto the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list as this year’s highest new entry for the first time.
The growing trend for gluten-free beer
Gluten-free beer deserves space in your pub. Jessica Mason looks into the reasons why a once-considered niche option is now a viable trend
Legal advice: Unit pricing issue to return
The decision by the EU on minimum alcohol pricing has slipped under the radar. PMA legal experts Poppleston Allen provide a briefing.
Top 50 Gastropubs
Truscott Arms takes Wine List of the Year at Top 50 Gastropubs
After stiff competition, the Truscott Arms, Maida Vale, London, has taken the prestigious Wine List of the Year Award at this year’s Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs.
Multiple operators
MA300 club rebrands as PMA500
The Publican’s Morning Advertiser is delighted to announce the relaunch of its MA300 multiple operators club as the PMA500.