Legislation

‘No one noticed’ changes made after soft drink levy

08-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The levy on sugary soft drinks hit the headlines after comments from the Tory leadership contenders – what does the drinks industry think should happen?

Small businesses struggling to cut out plastics

04-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Small businesses have struggled to cut down on single-use plastics – with just under one third of small hospitality companies having opted for more sustainable alternatives.

Brigid Simmonds to step down as BBPA boss

03-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The British Beer & Pub Association’s (BBPA) chief executive Brigid Simmonds OBE is to step down this October after a decade in the post.

UK tourism deal will be ‘tremendous’ for pubs

28-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

A deal to prepare Britain for an extra 9m visitors per year has been lauded as an important step for the pub and hospitality sectors by industry bodies and pubcos.

CAMRA: tenants’ opinions on pubs code not being heard

26-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Licensees on tied agreements will be asked their experiences and views on the effectiveness of the pubs code in a survey by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

What do pubs want from the next Prime Minister?

21-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

With the race to become the next Prime Minister whittled down to two candidates, we asked pub operators what they hope for from the next man through the door at No.10.

Tory leadership election: the candidates’ recent records on pubs

18-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

Ahead of a series of ballots on the leadership of the Conservative Party this week, we take a closer look at each of the candidates vying to become the next Prime Minister and their track record on pubs.

Pub group’s anger as PCA withdraws statutory advice

17-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

Chair of the British Pub Confederation and former MP Greg Mulholland believes the withdrawal of statutory advice makes the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby’s position “untenable”.

UKH and BBPA to fight ‘frankly outrageous’ £49m music fee hike

14-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

UKHospitality (UKH) and the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) are to refer the increase in recorded music tariffs to the Copyright Tribunal for independent review.

How much do pub staff police the streets?

14-Jun-2019 By Robert Mann

Operators, especially those with multiple sites, are spending big to ensure customer safety, on door staff as well as CCTV focusing on the streets outside. With police funding under constant pressure, who is really policing our streets?

Avoid these five legal breaches

10-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Regularly selling alcohol to underage customers and illegally employing workers practices are among the most problematic situations for site operators that can land them in prison, according to expert licensing solicitors.

BPC labels dilapidations group ‘wholly inappropriate’

10-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A row has erupted over the representatives appointed to a new group investigating the management of dilapidations under the pubs code.

More opportunities for prisoners to work in pubs after rule changes

07-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pubcos have welcomed rule changes meaning they will be able to offer prisoners more work and training opportunities.

UK Hospitality bangs battle drum louder one year in

03-Jun-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Following its creation last year, UK Hospitality has pledged to fight harder than ever for the trade as chief executive Kate Nicholls outlines the industry’s strengths in an anniversary statement.

Migration reform ‘needs to go further’ to support hospitality

31-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Recommendations to relax migration restrictions for jobs with skills shortages would not do enough to help the hospitality sector, trade bodies have claimed.