Chris Maclean: The wrong side of the law
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday night and the police minibus has parked on double yellow lines. Six burly officers emerge into the light. It's...
Archives for December 15, 2008
'Liver disease resulting from binge drinking could become big killer'
Half of Britain's young adults first got drunk before the age of 15, according to a study which warns that liver disease could become one of the...
Comment: Queen's speech no concern for responsible licensees
Should the content concerning the drinks industry in the Queen's Speech cause us concern?As debate continues following the Policing and Crime Bill...
Hamish Champ: Going to Hell in a handcart?
'Two weekends to save the high street', screamed a headline from my newspaper on Saturday. If the weather over the weekend wasn't enough to tip even...
Enterprise sells ten pubs for alternative use
Enterprise Inns has sold ten closed pubs for alternative use at an auction held by Breach Wood Ingram (BWI).
Orchid goes through a pre-pack administration
The Orchid Group has undergone a pre-pack administration. PricewaterhouseCoopers was appointed administrator last Friday with a total of 260 of the...
Tsingtao Chinese beer for on-trade
Halewood International (HI), importers of Tsingtao Chinese beer, plans to bring the beer to the on trade to coincide with the Chinese New Year
Seaside licensees defy downturn
Torquay licensees are bucking the downward trend with innovative ideas to get customers into their pubs. One operator, Jim Burkett at the Sportsmans...
Thwaites makes three key appointments
Lancashire-based regional brewer Daniel Thwaites has announced a trio of key director appointments as part of a newly-restructured operations board....