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The Queen's speech revealed plans for a new restrictive code for pubs, but not the draconian crackdown we feared, says Andrew Pring.
The Queen's speech revealed plans for a new restrictive code for pubs, but not the draconian crackdown we feared, says Andrew Pring.
Jenson Button entered Formula One in 2000 amidst a ballyhoo chorus touting him as Britain's next Formula One World Champion. His performances at the...
What have the Grolsch swing-top bottle, Magners and Guinness Extra Cold all got in common? When they were first launched, they were all examples of...
Alcohol-related problems will only be solved if the government takes action against supermarkets selling alcohol below-cost, a senior Labour MP has...
A disgraced chemist was behind bars last night for operating an illegal moonshine distillery which made him a staggering £10 million. Mridyul Das...
We all know the French smoke in an inimitably stylish way. The image of one of our cousins from across the Channel giving a gallic shrug while...
Marston's has held its final dividend to shareholders despite recording a 13% in profit before tax for the year to 4 October. Several other pubcos...
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has become the latest group to back The Publican's Make it The Minimum campaign. At a SIBA council meeting...
With the tie under attack, and licensees' margins being squeezed tighter than ever, 'buying out' has once again been thrown into the spotlight.
DO MANY of your customers slip on a velvet smoking jacket after dinner and retire outside to puff on a cigar, stroke their bushy military moustaches...
Pubs with older cellar cooling and air-conditioning systems may have to upgrade them to abide by European rules from the start of 2010. New checks...
Although it takes the form of a licence, copyright in music still presents the trade with a thorny problem. It is not a simple licence with a fixed...
There is not one industry member I have seen in the last two weeks who is not stunned to the core by the recent political goings on - from the second...
A Gloucestershire brewer has created a credit crunch beer to help cheer up drinkers during the current financial crisis. Wickwar Brewing Company has...
In an effort to drive sales of its ready made spritzer brand Echo Falls Spritz, Constellation is running a promotion with 15 Bristol bars on the...
On-trade drink sales have continued their depressing decline with a drop in volumes of 8% for the year to the end of September, according to Nielsen....
Wells & Young's is to relaunch its Young's Bitter and Young's Special cask beer brands with new pump clips and above the line advertising...
What on earth is the Government trying to do to pubs? Roger Protz can't believe its latest tax moves.
I was intrigued to read the comments of political journalist Adam Boulton recently on the thorny question of how Government departments treat the...
Midlands brewer Marston's has increased its full year dividend to shareholders despite announcing a 13 per cent fall in annual profits.The group said...