Co-founder of mylocalesports bar, Budweiser Brewing Group’s Michael Codd explains how the on-trade can make the most of the multimillion-pound esports industry.
A publican is turning down the bangs and crackles this New Year’s Eve by switching to a silent fireworks display following concerns over animal welfare.
A new survey has revealed pub crawls are a top way for stags and hens to see off their single status, with it being stag party’s number one choice of activity and second for hens.
Rock and Roll Bingo is going digital, bolstering a slicker, hassle-free and less time-consuming experience by changing their dabbers and bingo cards to the smartphone.
In the past, a drink and a game of dominoes was all a pub had to do to keep a regular’s custom. Now the bar is set much higher and the expected experience is key.
A London pub will stage a play about a past patron to celebrate the site’s cultural presence as part of a campaign against Fuller’s plans to take back the lease.
The announcement that, as of 1 July, a Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) licence will be, on average, 130% more expensive has been branded ‘stupid’ and ‘ridiculous’ by incensed publicans.
Many pub and club operators holding premises licences under the Licensing Act 2003 operate gaming machines within their premises, often under a notification for two machines or a Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit (LPGMP).
Branded pubs failed to make the cut in a list of the UK’s number one “most fun” leisure brands, with the likes of Wagamama and TGI Fridays taking the top spots as the best restaurants.
