Health & safety

Security in pubs: my camera never lies

16-Nov-2018 By Fred A'Court

Safety issues are not only vital in keeping your customers out of harm’s way, they must be controlled so you retain your licence and stay out of legal trouble. Here, we look at how CCTV is crucial in general, and also at countering drugs and terrorism...

What is Purple Tuesday?

13-Nov-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Purple Tuesday – the UK’s first day focused on making shopping and dining out accessible for disabled customers – took place today (Tuesday 13 November).

Fire at site owned by Top 50 Gastropubs winner

09-Nov-2018 By Stuart Stone

Emergency services were called to tackle a fire at the Star Inn the City, York, in the early hours of 9 November.

Should children under 14 be allowed in pubs?

06-Nov-2018 By Sophie Atherton

Sophie Atherton wonders, with unruly children creating havoc in outlets across the country, whether it is time to consider a return to the days of no under-14s in pubs

Top tips for organising a pub Bonfire Night display

05-Nov-2018 By Poppleston Allen

What do pub operators need to consider before hosting a Bonfire Night bonanza.

Pub closures ‘contribute to burgeoning issue of loneliness’

02-Nov-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

The closure of village pubs is adding to the issue of loneliness in the UK, one MP told the House of Commons this month (1 November).

Pubs ‘contribute to a healthy high street’

02-Nov-2018 By Stuart Stone

A report by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) ranking Britain’s unhealthiest high streets has described pubs as centres for social interaction, and therefore a health benefit.

Top tips: how to stay within the law on allergens

24-Oct-2018 By Poppleston Allen

Most of us will be well aware of the potentially devastating consequences of someone having an anaphylactic reaction to allergens contained within foodstuffs.

How to organise a fireworks display at your pub

24-Oct-2018 By Poppleston Allen

It is nearing the time of year again for the annual pyrotechnical event Guy Fawkes Night and you will no doubt be looking at what you can do to boost trade, perhaps including a firework display.

£3k fine for publicans who sold illegal vodka

23-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Two publicans have been fined more than £3,700 after they were caught selling illegal vodka at a pub in Tweedmouth, Northumberland.

Toddler suffers needle stab injury at Wetherspoon pub

23-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon has apologised after a toddler was hurt by a discarded needle at one of its pubs in Merseyside.

How to prepare your pub for extreme weather conditions

22-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

Britons are renowned for talking about the weather but publicans across the country need to do more than talk. They need an action plan and they need it in place before the weather strikes

Fire devastates 12th-century Snowdonia inn

15-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Authorities are investigating after a 12th-century inn in Trawsfynydd, North Wales, was completely destroyed in a fire.

How clean is your pub?

15-Oct-2018 By Andrew Don

Are the UK’s food hygiene inspection schemes fit for purpose or do they have inherent weaknesses that need addressing?

Tragedy puts allergens in spotlight

12-Oct-2018 By Poppleston Allen

You might have read recently about the case of a teenager who tragically died following an allergic reaction to sesame, an ingredient that was contained within a sandwich that she ate. This awful incident has again brought the issues of allergens into...