PRS licence reminder following pub ban
Operators are being warned to ensure they are fully licensed to play music in venues after one licensee was hit with a bill for £3,200 and banned from playing music.
Archives for June 26, 2017
Future Trends: Beer and Cider
There's A Beer For That: beer and food pairing is simple
Beer and food pairing is a simple principle of matching flavour intensities, according to There's A Beer For That beer writer and sommelier Laurence Creamer.
‘We don't need to go back to the days of stinking like a rancid ashtray’: Your reactions to pro-smoking group’s call to review smoking ban
Around this time 10-years ago pubs and punters were nervous for the future of their local watering holes – with good reason. The smoking ban was days away from coming into force which, as predicted, changed the dynamics of pubs permanently.
Heineken to sell a number of pubs as part of Punch deal
Heineken has offered to sell a number of pubs in 33 areas across the UK “to preserve competition and ensure customers in these locations do not lose out” as part of its Punch deal.
Pub closures predicted as business rates 'set to soar'
There will be a tsunami of pub closures if a promised rates discount payments scheme to protect them isn't extended, a leading specialist company predicts.
Future Trends: Beer and Cider
BrewDog sets out ‘world domination’ plans
BrewDog will dramatically expand its international business by pumping funds into markets such as France, Australia and Asia, as the brewer’s founders aim to be the largest craft brewer in the world.
Pub helps provide villagers with superfast broadband
The current holder of The Morning Advertiser-organised Great British Pub of the Year Award is set to become the 'hub' of its village.
Greene King fined £24k after child's anaphylactic shock from dessert
Greene King has been ordered to pay £24,000 after an 11-year-old boy suffered an anaphylactic shock in one of its pubs after he ate a dessert containing egg.
Action group 'on the verge' of regaining pub
Villagers may be on the verge of getting their pub back after a 14-year battle involving a brewery, their local MP, a five-day public enquiry and council planning officers.
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Your guide to Imbibe Live 2017
Plan your visit to the UK’s leading on-trade show, with our round-up of what's on, who’s there and what's happening for 2017.
Maximising Sport in Pubs: book your place now!
Pubs looking to make the most from their sports offer are being offered a great opportunity to learn more at a fantastic event in London.
Pubs asked to support a celebrity led campaign for homeless people
Pubs are being asked to support a celebrity led campaign for homeless people worldwide by hosting fundraising candlelit feasts this winter.
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How menu hacking can help your pub
Menu hacking, a trend acquired from the US and Australia, is catching on in the UK. But why? Andrew Don reports