Legal

My shout: how can the PCA introduce greater transparency?

24-Oct-2018 By Fiona Dickie

Fiona Dickie, deputy pubs code adjudicator, discusses how publishing pubs code arbitration awards can bring greater transparency.

£3k fine for publicans who sold illegal vodka

23-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Two publicans have been fined more than £3,700 after they were caught selling illegal vodka at a pub in Tweedmouth, Northumberland.

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.

More than 3,700 pubs ‘could close without business rates relief extension’

23-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

According to a new report commissioned by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), 3,788 pubs could be at risk of closure unless Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond extends the £1,000 sector relief rate for pubs.

Regional focus on...the London commuter belt

22-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

Which properties are available on London's commuter belt?

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

Plastic straws could be banned by October 2019

22-Oct-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Single-use plastic straws and stirrers could be banned as early as October next year, after Environment Secretary Michael Gove launched a consultation into scrapping the items today (22 October).

Petition calling time on beer tax delivered to PM

18-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

A group of publicans including Jodie Kidd has delivered the Long Live The Local campaign's petition to cut beer tax to No.10 Downing Street ahead of the Autumn Budget.

Fighting back against paid review fraud

17-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

Thomas Edwards of law firm Fladgate examines what the court ruling on fake TripAdvisor reviews in Italy could mean for the hospitality sector in the UK.

SI Leisure partners with Star for £280,000 refurb

16-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Operator SI Leisure will see one of its Oxfordshire pubs transformed by a £280,000 refurbishment in a partnership with Star Pubs & Bars.

EU rules prevent Government support to 7,000 pubs

16-Oct-2018 By Stuart Stone

A quarter of pubs eligible for Government aid have missed out on assistance as a result of European Union rules governing state aid, according to figures from Altus Group.

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?

Can Long Live the Local help pubs facing a rise in beer duty?

15-Oct-2018 By Claire Churchard

Diversification and clever pub management can keep a pub in the black, but concerns that a beer duty rise is on the horizon has caused concerns for pubs already under pressure

More sector representation needed on T Level panel, says BBPA

12-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A government panel representing the catering and hospitality industry in the development of new further education qualifications has been described as unrepresentative of the sector.