Legislation

North-east landlords blame cheap alcohol for industry woes

16-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Landlords in the north-east have said cheap alcohol sold by supermarkets is to blame for pub closures in the region.

Support for tax on digital businesses

10-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Trade organisation UKHospitality has said it hopes the Government will follow through on its suggestion that it might introduce a tax on digital businesses.

Hospitality chiefs endorse report to 'scrap blunt immigration targets'

10-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Hospitality chiefs have backed calls on the Government to secure the rights of EU citizens working in the sector after Brexit.

The pubs code: two years on and what has changed?

10-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Heated debate over the meaning of the pubs code continues with clockwork regularity. Here, we consider how the discussion has progressed

My Shout: unsung positives of the pubs code

08-Aug-2018 By Yvonne Fraser

Yvonne Fraser, business development manager at pub operator and brewer Greene King, examines the unheralded changes brought about by the introduction of the pubs code.

Greater London and east Midlands hardest hit by pub closures

07-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Greater London and the east Midlands have been the hardest hit by pub closures in the past six months, according to new research.

First successful rateable value appeal recorded

06-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A pub landlord has become the first to appeal the rateable value of his pub after the revaluation of business rates last year.

Should court proceedings take place in pubs?

01-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Courts should sit in pubs and other public venues to make the legal process more accessible, the country’s top family division judge suggested as he left his post.

CAMRA wins pubs code information challenge

01-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

The information commissioner has ruled in favour of campaigners’ bid to see details on the performance of the pubs code released.

BBPA calls on Hackney mayor to reconsider early pub closing policy

01-Aug-2018 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called upon Hackney mayor Philip Glanville to reconsider new licensing rules just days before their implementation.

Yorkshire pubco fined almost £28k over failed pension scheme

31-Jul-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A North Yorkshire-based pub company and its owner have been fined almost £28,000 after a failure to provide pension information to regulators on time.

UKH and BBPA support calls for debate on EU/EEA migration

31-Jul-2018 By Stuart Stone

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and UKHospitality (UKH) have responded to the Home Affairs Committee’s report on migration.

Parliamentary beer group hits quarter century

30-Jul-2018 By Claire Churchard

The hospitality trade needs someone to stand up for it, especially with the difficulties it has faced throughout the years and the current headwinds. The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group has served that purpose for decades and continues to fight the...