CAMRA reveals 57 pubs are closing every month
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for a cut in beer tax after revealing that 57 pubs are closing permanently each month. A survey by the...
Archives for March 10, 2008
Pete Robinson: Binge Budgeting
Chancellors before him have traditionally sipped from a glass of whiskey. I'm betting he'll refrain - to drive home the evils of the demon drink he's...
Former gin palace re-opens
One of Liverpool's original gin palaces and now a landmark city centre pub has re-opened following a major refurbishment. Despite the trend for pubs...
'Miller Brands defends S&N in price row'
Scottish & Newcastle's most upmarket competitor in Scotland, Miller Brands UK, has defended its rival's recently-announced decision to pass on...
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Budweiser launches new ad campaign
Budweiser is launching a major UK-only ad campaign to bring out the core values of the brand. True Dedication will focus on the care that goes into...
Pick of the pubs
A stone's throw from the beach, the Clockhouse in the residential town of East Preston, near Worthing, West Sussex is popular with both locals and...
A green solution
WASTE COOKING oil is being used to go green in a new initiative from Marston's Pub Company. Marston's has teamed up with Prosper De Mulder Limited to...
Thwaites High Court case begins
Representatives from Thwaites appeared in the High Court today in a landmark case to overturn a magistrate's decision over pub opening hours.The...
Punch Taverns in M&B talks with private equity firms
Punch Taverns has refused to rule out teaming up with private equity groups to ensure its proposed merger with Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) goes...
The sad state of the local now
On a recent Sunday afternoon, driving across Derbyshire into Nottinghamshire through familiar towns and villages, a journey I had not made for a...
Budweiser resists off-trade discounting in drive for authenticity
Budweiser is putting a new focus on quality and authenticity in its UK marketing - and is pledging to resist pressure to discount the brand in the...
Hamish Champ: I'm All Shook Up
I witnessed at the weekend a quandry I expect many members of bar staff face on a regular basis; at what point do you throw out of your pub someone...
Camra: 57 pubs close each month
Camra says beer duty must be cut by 1p a pint to halt decline
Enterprise trials Bar Wrapid food solution
Enterprise Inns has joined forces with the Wrapid flatbread sandwich chain to trial a unique food solution at a "run-down pub"
Big Issue founder wants super-strength lager tax hike
Big Issue founder John Bird has echoed calls for a tax hike on super strength lager in this week's Budget. Bird, along with homelessness charity...