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TOP 50 GASTROPUBS
Do you know your Chapelle-Chambertin from your Corton-Charlemagne? Daniel Woolfson sits down for a tipple with the gastropub operator whose passion for wine is propelling trade to new heights
Health and Safety
A pubco has been ordered to pay £120,000 after a staff member suffered severe burns while filtering oil from a deep fat fryer.
Bookings
Easter Bank holiday is usually the busiest weekend of the year at the pub, with Sunday lunch being booked up to capacity for many weeks in advance.
Pubs minister Marcus Jones has said that the current system for calculating pub business rates is unlikely to change ahead of next year’s revaluation.
Greene King
The Needle & Awl in Rushden is closed for three weeks while the latest refurbishment takes place.
Pubcos
Pubco Enterprise Inns has teamed up with Publican Awards-winning operator Oakman Inns on a new venture titled Hunky Dory Pubs.
Property
So, crunch time has arrived. A new rent has been proposed by your pubco, and you’re not at all happy with the figure. In the second part of this two-part rent review series, Michelle Perrett looks at your options for the crucial negotiation process.
NEW OPENING
TV presenter and 'food entrepreneur' James Strawbridge has taken on the role of executive chef at a new pub.