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Disability group calls for pub 'culture change'

14-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

More than eight in 10 (86%) disabled people face difficulties in pubs and bars, according to research from a disability charity.

Friends invest £80k to reopen local pub

13-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

Four friends have invested £80,000 between them to reopen the Travellers Rest in Tickhill near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Operators forced to sell pub after claims of ‘hostile social media campaign’

13-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The owners of the Fox & Hounds in Great Wolford, Warwickshire, have put their pub on the market after claiming they have been targets of 'local opposition'.

Charities say calorie labelling would magnify eating disorders

13-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Plans to introduce mandatory calorie labelling on pub menus would cause “great distress” for people with eating disorders, charities and MPs have warned.

Absolut Vodka is giving away free cab rides in anti-drink driving campaign

12-Dec-2018 By Robert Mann

Absolut Vodka is offering free taxi rides home for revellers throughout December as part of its annual anti-drink-driving campaign.

Pub trade bodies call for certainty amid Brexit chaos

11-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Trade bodies UKHospitality and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) have said further uncertainty over Brexit is damaging to businesses.

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Need to know: protecting your business from potential prosecution

11-Dec-2018 By Poppleston Allen

Whether you are looking to take over an existing premises or starting from scratch, it is not always clear which regulations apply to your business and how you achieve compliance with them.

Gypsies and Travellers 'regularly' face discrimination in pubs, says charity

10-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Incidents of discrimination towards Gypsies and Travellers in pubs and restaurants occur 'on a far too regular basis', a charity has said.

Brexit deal offers an ‘inferior scenario’ to EU membership, say drinks manufacturers

10-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Drinks manufacturers have described the proposed Brexit Withdrawal Agreement as offering a “scenario inferior” to the status quo of EU membership.

How many pubs and bars have closed since 2013?

07-Dec-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

The number of pubs and bars has fallen by more than 11% compared to 2013, according to new figures.

New venue roundup: concept to capture New York nightlife and McMullen venue latest in royal line

07-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

New openings for Punch and McMullen, while Café de Paris announces Disco54 concept.

Calls to end late payments to small businesses

07-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A crackdown on big firms who pay their smaller suppliers late has been urged by a committee of MPs.

Property roundup: St Austell makes Dorset inroads and Fleurets brokers two acquisitions

07-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

Pub operator and brewer St Austell has acquired its first venue in Dorset, while Brewhouse & Kitchen and Robinson’s Brewery both acquired new sites.

BBPA says mandatory calorie labelling would be 'another nail in the coffin' for pubs

07-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has said the introduction of mandatory calorie labelling by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) would be 'hugely detrimental' for pubs.

£2.2m funding for community-run pubs announced

06-Dec-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

A lifeline of over £2m has been thrown to a burgeoning segment of the pub trade today in the form of funding programme Power to Change, which has been set up to help communities save their local pubs.