Health & safety

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...

Best Bar None announces Central Scheme

04-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

Home Office-backed accreditation scheme Best Bar None (BBN) has extended its reach across England and Wales with the launch of its new Central Scheme (BBNCS).

York brewery fined £45k after trap door fall

27-Sep-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A York brewery has been ordered to pay a fine of £44,600 after a man sustained life-changing injuries when he fell down an open trap door.

NHS focus on ‘frequent flyers’ cuts alcohol-related admissions by half

24-Sep-2018 By Claire Churchard

Work by an NHS Trust that has substantially reduced alcohol-related admissions by focusing on “frequent flyers” could be replicated across the country saving the NHS huge amounts of money, according to Mike Wood, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary...