Ahead of the Publican Awards, which will be taking place in March at Battersea Evolution, London, The Morning Advertiser takes a look at those competing for Best Late Night Operator.
More than 20 chief executives of restaurant and pub groups have urged the Prime Minister Theresa May to help the sector by considering a VAT cut, extending transitional relief on business rates and reducing the national insurance burden.
Punch CEO Duncan Garrood has said that following the pubs code and Brexit paving the way for change in 2016, next year will also bring change and opportunity.
The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) is to be kept up to date on pub trade issues through membership of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII).
Temporary Event Notices (TENs) have been successful in England and Wales since the inception of the Licensing Act 2003, according to licensing specialists Poppleston Allen.
All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group chairman Greg Mulholland has made a stinging attack on the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) accusing it of misleading MPs in a vote on development rights for pubs.
Star Pubs & Bars managing director Lawson Mountstevens predicts 2017 will be about “experimentation, premiumisation, unusual mixers, flavoured spirits and authentic artisan food”.
