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On the up: NewRiver said the third quarter of this financial year has seen a solid performance

Almost a quarter of NewRiver sites are pubs

Some 671 pubs now account for 22% of NewRiver’s total portfolio, it has announced in its third quarter trading update.

Met Police Detective Sergeant on how to tackle pub drug problems

MA500 operators will be hearing from a night czar and television stars – and more – when they meet at Chelsea’s Premier League football ground in London next month.

Pubs are the worst location for a first date, says dating app

With research by dating app Plenty of Fish outing pubs as the worst location for a first date, and with almost one in three Millennials shunning alcohol altogether, has the ‘pub date’ had its day?

Pre-booked sales ‘becoming the norm’ for pub customers

Recent trading statements from Stonegate, ETM Group and Arc Inspirations – as well as findings by Feed It Back – have demonstrated the increasing significance of pre-booked sales for pubs.

Booze-free boom is here to stay

The trend of consumers drinking low and no-alcohol products won’t be going away, according to new research.

Conservative MP to meet constituents for a 'drink and a chat' in local pub

Conservative MP Will Quince is to host the first of what he hopes are many ‘Politics in the Pub’ events in his Colchester constituency on Thursday 31 January.

How a grounding in the US has led to success and awards in the UK on-trade

Mark Thornhill, licensee of the King’s Head in Hursley, Hampshire and winner of the Best Managed Pub of the Year category at the 2018 John Smith's Great British Pub Awards discussed how a stateside stint helped him do business in Blighty.

Deliveroo introduces calorie labels

Deliveroo has partnered with national restaurant chains in a pilot scheme to display calorie labels on its website, with plans to roll the scheme out to cover pub brands soon.

MPs call for reform of business rates system

St Albans’ MP Anne Main led the way in challenging the Government to reform the business rates system in a debate on the closure of Britain’s pubs in Parliament.

Ei remains quiet on sale details

One of the UK's largest pub operators Ei Group has remained quiet on the details of its recent £348m property sale, but "will communicate with publicans" soon.