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Bill cut: pubs that qualify for the discount could see a £1,000 saving

Thousands of pubs to get £1k discount on business rates

The Government has announced pubs with a rateable value of below £100,000 will have their business rates bill by £1,000 from April.

Hawthorn Leisure acquires 29-pub package from Marston’s

NewRiver REIT’s pub arm, Hawthorn Leisure, has acquired 29 pubs across England and Wales from brewer and operator Marston’s for an undisclosed sum.

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Long shifts are hospitality workers’ biggest bugbear

More than half (59%) of pub and bar staff dislike the long shifts and a similar number (54%) said they don’t like unreliable work shift patterns, new research has revealed.

Licensee billed £18,000 for illegally screening Sky Sports

A licensee has been found guilty of illegally screening Sky Sports to customers with the intent of dodging the applicable costs.

'Some celebrities may just put their names to a product, but Guy takes a real interest in the beer'

Away from the set, film director Guy Ritchie has been quietly nurturing another interest – beer. A whistle-stop trip to the Wiltshire countryside beckoned to find out how the Gritchie brewery is aiming to take a starring role on the pumps.

Marston’s sees small rise in sales

Pubco and brewer Marston’s has reported a 1% increase in managed and franchise like-for-like sales growth for the 16 weeks to 18 January 2020.

Sector bodies outline immigration priorities in letter to Home Secretary

Pub trade bodies have signed a letter to the Home Secretary Priti Patel outlining businesses’ priorities for a new immigration system.

Draught debut for low-alcohol Lucky Saint

Low-alcohol lager brand Lucky Saint has launched its flagship beer on draught to more than 40 sites.

Inn Collection Group adds 13th site, Punch buys seven pub package

Punch, Daniel Thwaites and The Inn Collection Group have all made recent additions to their pub portfolios.

Great Sausage Roll Off returns for 2020

The iconic Great Sausage Roll Off competition is back for the eighth year in a row, held by licensees Claire Morgan and Angus McKean, at Fuller’s pub the Red Lion in Barnes, Greater London.

JDW pub limits parents to two drinks

A JD Wetherspoon (JDW) pub is restricting parents to just two alcoholic drinks to prevent “unruly” behaviour by their children if left unsupervised.

Punch acquires 7 pubs from Heartstone Inns

National pubco Punch Pubs & Co has completed the acquisition of seven pubs from south-west-based Heartstone Inns this week for an undisclosed sum.

Customers demand sustainability at pubs and restaurants

Operators need to show genuine commitment to sustainability because more than four in five people expect hospitality businesses to have some eco-friendly qualities, new research reveals.

Pub’s extra ‘late-night pricing’ is ‘sheer profiteering’

A customer and his friends have vowed not to return to a pub after being charged an extra fee for ‘late-night pricing’ when ordering a round at 10pm.

Ex-BrewDog and Chapel Down boss joins Distill

Ex-BrewDog and Chapel Down managing director Gareth Bath has been appointed as the boss of Distill Ventures – a business that gives entrepreneurial companies a foot up in the hospitality world.

Five Points doubles cask sales

London brewer The Five Points Brewing Company has reported a year of growth in 2019, more than doubling its cask beer sales.

Lads’ pub crawl leads to £3.5k boost for children’s charity

A group of young men tackled a 12-stop pub crawl while simultaneously raising £3,561.94 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).

Hawthorn Leisure to integrate Bravo Inns portfolio by 1 April

Discussing the financial performance of NewRiver REIT’s pub arm, Hawthorn Leisure, over the nine months to 31 December, CEO Mark Davies revealed plans to retain and invest in the Bravo Inns brand.

Innovation to continue from freehouse sector in 2020

While Stephen Owens – managing director, pubs and restaurants at Christie & Co – predicts that the freehouse sector will continue to grow and offer a source of diversity in the on-trade, he forecasts evolution rather than revolution in 2020.

Pub closes after booking website change

A pub has closed after it struggled to fill rooms following a change to its listing on a booking platform.

RTD beverages present ‘double burden to health’

Popular sugary alcoholic drinks are a ‘double burden’ on consumers’ health because of their alcohol and sugar content, coupled with the huge cash onus placed on the NHS, according to new research.