All news articles for December 2016

Admiral Taverns financial results show four MRO requests

Pubs code

MRO taken by just four Admiral licensees

By Liam Coleman

Only four Admiral Taverns licensees have taken up the option of MRO since the legislation became law in July 2016, the company's financial results have revealed.

Pub properties: November's big deals

Property

November's done deals

By Liam Coleman

A Southampton pub that has been closed for seven years is reopening plus more in our monthly roundup of the biggest and best pub deals.

Darren Fletcher reflects on 2016

Sport

Full-time Fletch reflects on 2016

By Darren Fletcher, BT Sport commentator

Darren Fletcher reflects on why from Leicester to Northern Ireland, 2016 will be looked back on as the year of the underdog.

The winners take it all

Beer

Hat-trick of awards for MA columnist

By Nicholas Robinson

The Morning Advertiser (MA) beer columnist Pete Brown scored a hat-trick at last night’s British Guild of Beer Writers annual awards.

Wage proposal: trade bodies pleased with pay structure recommendation

Living Wage

Trade bodies welcome plans to abandon £9 living wage

By James Wallin

Trade bodies for the hospitality sector have welcomed recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, which confirmed the abandonment of the £9 political figure for the national living wage (NLW) by 2020.

Purity releases limited edition beer

beer

Purity releases limited edition beer

By James Evison

Warwickshire-based brewery Purity has launched a limited edition barrel-aged beer to commemorate its awards success in 2016.

Wadworth awards tenants and managers

awards

Wadworth awards tenants and managers

By James Evison

Licensees from regional brewer-operator Wadworth have been awarded at the pubco's annual 'best of the best' event this week.

BrewDog founders' 'big bet' on US shares

Beer

BrewDog founders' 'big bet' on US shares

By James Evison

Co-founders of BrewDog are to undertake a 'big bet' at a roulette table that could see crowdfunding investors double their stake in the firm.

Innis & Gunn smashes funding target by £1.5m

Beer

Innis & Gunn smashes funding target by £1.5m

By Sara Hussein

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn (I&G) has beaten its equity crowdfunding target by £1.5m after raising a total of £2.5m in its Crowdcube campaign on Tuesday (29 November).

Think! drink-driving campaign launched

Drink-driving

Road safety minister: “Drink-driving destroys families”

By Nikkie Sutton

Roads safety minister Andrew Jones has urged young men specifically not to get behind the wheel after drinking – as they account for 62% of drink-drivers killed – ahead of this year’s Think! Drink-driving campaign.

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