All news articles for August 2017

Carnival atmosphere: second Salsa! site opens soon

Stonegate spends £1m on second Salsa! site

By Georgina Townshend

Pubco Stonegate plans to spend £1m on converting its Australian-themed Walkabout site in Temple into its second Latin-American inspired Salsa! bar.

Crafty: Beer Hawk launches bespoke beer website

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Craft beer growth relies on wholesalers becoming easier to use

By Nicholas Robinson

Craft beer penetration will never increase dramatically unless wholesalers become more flexible and easier for the on-trade to use, Beer Hawk’s head of trade Russ Clarke told The Morning Advertiser.

Do it right: how to post on Instagram

9 Instagram tips to increase your drinks sales

By Nicholas Robinson

Getting to grips with social media could help boost drinks sales significantly for free, according to two experts in the field. However, happy-snapping will not do the job, but we have nine tips to help increase your sales through Instagram.

Meat treat: sausage and mash is just one dish with a price difference between airport and high street pubs (not pictured)

JDW defends significant airport price hike

By Nikkie Sutton

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon (JDW) has defended the increased cost of food and drink at its London airport sites after it was revealed they were considerably higher than at its high-street pubs.

Great British Pub Awards 2017: The winners will be revealed at the Hilton on Park lane on 7 September

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Managed pub

By Ed Bedington

With less than a month to go until the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards 2017, it’s the turn of the nominees for Best Managed Pub to be previewed. 

Contamination scare: a small number of eggs containing Fipronil have been distributed to the UK

Number of contaminated eggs found in the UK

By Nikkie Sutton

A small number of eggs containing an insecticide have been distributed to the UK from the farms affected in the Netherlands, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Next move: licensees reveal what CAMRA should be doing in the next 12 months

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What licensees want from CAMRA

By James Beeson

Campaigning to further reduce beer duty and improving education around cellar management are just two things pub landlords want to see the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) do more of in the future.  

Milestone reached: Pubwatch is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year

National Pubwatch praised on its 20th anniversary

By Fred A'Court

The National Pubwatch (NPW) has been praised, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary, for the work it is doing in helping achieve a safe and secure environment in all UK licensed premises. 

Snub: none of Marble's bottled or cask beers were at this year's GBBF

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CAMRA investigating Marble GBBF ‘blacklisting’ allegations

By James Beeson

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has confirmed it is investigating after Manchester brewery Marble penned an open letter to the organisation alleging its beers had been “blacklisted” from The Great British Beer Festival (GBBF). 

Great British Pub Awards 2017: The winners will be revealed at the Hilton on Park lane on 7 September

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Inn

By Ed Bedington

Next in our previews of each of the 100+ finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards is the Best Entertainment Pub category.

Sour times: Tiny Rebel owner Bradley Cummings will push cask sour beers this year

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Threats and trends: the future of cask ale

By Nicholas Robinson

Increased competition from craft keg beer, a poor quality of serve in the pub and too much choice on the bar are all threats to the future of cask ale, brewers at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) have told The Morning Advertiser.

Calculated attack: CCTV footage of Jason Fossett setting fire to the Two Brewers. Image provided by Metropolitan Police.

Man who set fire to a Stonegate LGBT bar receives life imprisonment

By Georgina Townshend

Staff from the Clapham-based Two Brewers, owned by pubco Stonegate, have been praised for their cooperation with the police after a man set fire to the bar in a “carefully calculated attack” – the second time he has tried to torch the venue.

Snubbed: None of Marble's range of beers will appear at this year's GBBF

Manchester brewery hits out at GBBF snub

By James Beeson

One of Manchester’s leading cask breweries has been told its beers “are not good enough” to appear at this year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), according to its head brewer. 

New concept: pair of former The Restaurant Group (TRG) directors have launch new pub and restaurant venture

Ex-TRG directors launch new pub venture

By Mark Wingett, MCA

A pair of former The Restaurant Group (TRG) directors have launched a new pub and restaurant venture, which is set to open its debut site in the West Midlands later this summer.

Changing faces: the South Causey Inn started life as a family-owned riding school

My Pub: the South Causey Inn, Stanley, Co Durham

By Phil Mellows

Susan Moiser and her family are celebrating their 10th year at the South Causey Inn on the outskirts of Stanley, Co Durham, a decade in which the business has been transformed from a pub attached to a riding school to one of the north-east’s most popular...

Great British Pub Awards 2017: The winners will be revealed at the Hilton on Park lane on 7 September

Meet the GBPA nominees: Best Freehouse

By Ed Bedington

Our round-up of the finalists in this year’s John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards is back. Today we are taking a look at the nominees in the Best Freehouse category. 

Football: Arsenal and Chelsea go head to head on Sunday 6 August

Arsenal meets Chelsea in FA Community Shield this weekend

By Georgina Townshend

A great line-up of sport is available over weekend, with Arsenal meeting Chelsea in the FA Community Shield at Wembley, England facing South Africa at Old Trafford, and the final day of horse racing at Goodwood Festival.

Concerning: The DfT said the rise was

Drink drive casualties on the rise

By James Beeson

The number of people seriously injured in drink drive accidents has risen by 9% over the space of a year, according to the latest statistics from the Department for Transport (DfT).