Health & safety

Diners warned to wash clothes after poisoned spy incident

12-Mar-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Customers of a pub and a restaurant that were closed as part of investigations into the poisoning for a former Russian spy and his daughter have been advised to wash their possessions after nerve agents traces were discovered.

Report questioning alcohol health benefits rejected by Drinkers' Voice

08-Mar-2018 By Claire Churchard

The health benefits of moderate drinking in later life have been “overstated”, according to a report from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP).

Pub sealed off as part of Russian spy poisoning incident

08-Mar-2018 By Claire Churchard

The Mill pub in Salisbury, Wiltshire, has been closed as part of police investigations into the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with a nerve agent.

The Deltic Group is latest pubco to ditch plastic straws

08-Mar-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Late-night operator The Deltic Group has announced it has removed plastic straws from all of its venues.

Room at the inn for stranded motorists

02-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Lindisfarne Inn, just south of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, opened its doors to 50 motorists stranded in the snow despite rooms being fully booked.

Employment law advice for pubs facing snow disruption

01-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

Law firm and employment specialists Blake Morgan has published employment law guidelines for businesses affected by snow disruption.

Mass pub brawl involving glasses and chairs caught on CCTV

26-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Detectives have released footage of the "very ugly scenes" of a fight between 20 people that unfolded in a Leeds bar in the hope of identifying the men involved.

What pubs need to know about the paper £10 note deadline

19-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Old paper £10 notes will cease to be legal tender after Wednesday 28 February, yet an estimated £2.1bn worth of the old notes are still thought to be in circulation.

Pub toilets get piss poor rating

19-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Pubs, bars and nightclubs are seen as some of the "worst offenders for poor quality toilet facilities", with only train toilets seen as worse, according to a survey of 2,000 people.

Claims that low-alcohol drinks 'increases the amount people drink' rubbished

08-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Leading industry voices have blasted research that suggests low-alcohol products, instead of promoting a healthy lifestyle as marketed, are "simply increasing the number of occasions on which people drink alcohol".

Pilot drug testing scheme at pubs

08-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Following on from the highly successful ‘Ask for Angela’ scheme, 10 pubs and bars have joined the #notinmydrink campaign to raise awareness of drink spiking - and will be able to test drinks for the presence of drugs.

National Pubwatch appoints new honorary president

07-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Lord Roy Kennedy of Southwark has been appointed as the new National Pubwatch honorary president after many years of working closely with the pub and hospitality trade in his role as a Labour vice-chairman of the all-party parliamentary beer group.

Practise due diligence on drugs

05-Feb-2018 By Poppleston Allen

Customers taking or dealing drugs in your premises represent more of a threat to your business than just reputational or the potential for crime and disorder.

Man arrested over fatal pub landlord shooting

02-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Detectives investigating the death of a licensee have made an arrest.

Drinkaware and Derby County FC launch ‘Game Changer’ competition

01-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Alcohol awareness charity Drinkaware will be launching a new competition for Derby County football supporters during the team’s Sky Bet Championship match against Brentford on Saturday 3 February, as part of an ongoing partnership with the club.