The days when the Benny Hill Show was deemed acceptable prime time viewing are long gone, with respect and equality at work the expected norm. We now live in more enlightened times, in theory.
From the freeze of beer duty, the Punch-Heineken deal, pub-specific business rates reductions, to the 10-year anniversary of the smoking ban, a lot has happened in the pub trade during 2017.
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has called on the Government to introduce strict regulations for all public premises that serve food or drink to cut down on plastic wastage and to provide free drinking water on request.
Significant cuts in US beer tax will save UK beer exporters millions of pounds and this has been welcomed by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and the Society for Independent Brewers (SIBA).
During a debate this week, members who served on the House of Lords Licensing Act 2003 committee said they were "disappointed" in the Government's "delayed and defensive" response to their report, which said the legislation needs...
In light of a solid financial year for the pubco, Admiral Taverns chief executive Kevin Georgel told MA's sister title MCA that the group has the “appetite for a game-changing acquisition and the resources to do that”.
November’s award-winning licensee, Vicky Martin of the Sup & Chow, was recognised in light of her willingness to show sport at all hours and ensure her punters never missed a moment.
Ei Group has transformed its business in the wake of the pubs code but tenanted and leased pubs remain the bulk of its portfolio. Ei Publican Partnerships managing director Nick Light reveals what the tied model looks like in a post pubs-code era
Since the unauthorised demolition of a pub in Leatherhead, Surrey, the site has fallen victim to multiple piles of burning waste, flytipping and occupation by unauthorised travellers.
Nottingham-based brewer Castle Rock opened its first micropub and wine cellar yesterday (19 December) – the 25th pub in its stable across the East Midlands and Yorkshire.
More than two-thirds of UK pubs (70%) are struggling to access goods and services for their business due to poor credit ratings, according to research by energy provider Utilita.
In an interview with The Morning Advertiser, Simon Emeny, chief executive of Fuller Smith & Turner plc and the new British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) chairman, spoke about his main concerns for the pub industry in 2018, offered advice to licensees...
Independent UK brewery Thornbridge is to join forces with craft beer distributor and pub company Pivovar to open new Thornbridge and Co. sites across the UK.
EU rules that protect employee holidays, ensure regular rest breaks and limit excessive overtime could be scrapped by ministers after Brexit, according to reports.
The House of Lords is set to debate the legislative scrutiny report on the Licensing Act 2003 this week, which was published in April and described the legislation as 'fundamentally flawed', together with the Government's response, which...
A country pub is backing its local police's annual Christmas and new year drink drive crackdown by offering partygoers a free bus ride home during the festivities.
A reasonable approach to unreasonable on-line reviews is the best policy in order to make it clear to observers that the reviewer is the one in the wrong.
Customers at five bars and clubs in Portsmouth will be breathalysed at the door in a trial by the city’s council to try to stamp out alcohol-induced violence.
Martin Baillie, who left Greene King this summer after 18 years, has joined TLC Inns as interim operations director, The Morning Advertiser's sister title MCA understands.
A licensee was stabbed after confronting two armed robbers brandishing a spade and a knife who broke into his Lancashire pub in the early hours of Monday (December 18) morning.
While the pubs code adjudicator's recently published handbook for pub-owning businesses has largely been welcomed, there are worries it could "create another level of complexity, in addition to the existing code".
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has embraced business rates reform schemes from both the Scottish Finance Minister and the London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Drinks giant Diageo, which owns brands such as Johnnie Walker Scotch, Smirnoff vodka, Tanqueray gin and Guinness stout, has celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Operators needs to be aware of the serious health implications fake alcohol can cause according to charity Crimestoppers and the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA).
British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) chair Brigid Simmonds has suggested extending opening hours on Friday 18 May 2018 and Saturday 19 May 2018 after Kensington Palace announced the date of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding last...
