Legislation

Kelly Tolhurst MP faces pub quiz in the House of Commons

09-Jan-2019 By Stuart Stone

What points were addressed when Kelly Tolhurst MP was questioned on the pubs code and future of pubs in Parliament on 8 January 2019?

Opinion

My shout: ‘businesses should approach the year with a spirit of bold curiosity’

04-Jan-2019 By Kate Nicholls

Next year will be tough for businesses, but we should focus on the positives, says UKHospitality’s chief executive Kate Nicholls.

Licensee challenges ‘out of control’ pubs code adjudicator with legal action crowdfund

02-Jan-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A north London licensee has launched a crowdfunding campaign to mount a High Court challenge to pubcos and the pubs code adjudicator over the beer tie.

Ei Group and Punch rulings unveiled by pubs code adjudicator

21-Dec-2018 By Michelle Perrett

The first arbitrations to be made public by the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) have involved two pubs from pubco EI Group and a pub formerly owned by Punch Partnerships.

Opinion

Politics and the pub: what should operators look out for in 2019?

19-Dec-2018 By MA Editorial

The Morning Advertiser asked industry experts to predict what policy changes could affect the on-trade in 2019.

Pub industry drives seasonal surge in EU hospitality workers

18-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

Latest figures have revealed that, after several months of decline, an influx of seasonal workers to the pub industry has delivered a spike in EU workers entering the hospitality industry.

‘Badly designed’ deposit scheme may be unfair on small brewers

18-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy has been heralded as “the most ambitious, and most forward-looking document to come from Government in this area in years” by the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA).

BEIS consultation on ‘restrictive’ wage conditions welcomed

18-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed a consultation by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy (BEIS) on national minimum wage conditions.

Labelling on sugary drinks dubbed a 'public health scandal'

17-Dec-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The labelling of sugary drinks has been lambasted as a “scandal” by politician Tom Watson and campaigners.

Close to 2,000 Welsh pubs to benefit from rates relief scheme

17-Dec-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Welsh government has announced that it will invest £23.6m to extend its high street business rates relief scheme in 2019-20.

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.