The rise of pink gin
Gin is still one of the nation’s favourite spirits but flavoured versions of ‘mother’s ruin’ are also proving to be popular.
Archives for July 23, 2018
Government inaction on tips consultation criticised
The Government has come under fire for failing to act on an earlier consultation on companies taking bar workers' tips.
Lease expiry: please re-lease me
When the time comes to get the ball rolling on lease renewal proceedings, tenants should be aware of the legal grounds that their landlord may choose to withhold a new agreement
My shout: fair maintainable trade or fantastic mythical target?
Licensed trade consultant, Phil Dixon, discusses fair maintainable trade figures and pub letting problems.
Police launch murder probe after pub altercation death
Lancashire Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man outside the Kings Arms pub in Fleetwood.
Manchester’s G-A-Y bar becomes hate crime reporting centre
One of Manchester’s most famous LGBTQ+ club and bars has become a third-party hate crime reporting centre.
25 pubs a week ‘disappeared’ in past year
During the past year, 25 pubs per week were either demolished or converted to other uses according to analysis from a real estate adviser.
My Pub: the Red Lion, Weymouth, Dorset
Buoyed by the 2012 Olympics sailing events and a bar full of rum, licensee Brian McLaughlin has turned the tide at harbourside pub the Red Lion, in Weymouth, Dorset, and embraced the local RNLI station in the process.
Opinion: lager is the same everywhere, yeah?
It still reigns at the bar but it seems ‘UK’ lagers are falling behind their Continental counterparts in terms of taste.
Stonegate acquires Be At One and 15 Novus Leisure sites
Stonegate Pub Company has today (23 July) agreed the acquisition of Be At One alongside the purchase of 15 London venues from Novus Leisure – both for undisclosed sums.
In association with Britvic
Local heroes recognised at Britvic Lifting Spirits Awards
Pubs have always been at the heart of their local communities, but for those who go above and beyond the call of duty, national recognition beckons