Government U-turn over licensing of pub pianos
Licensees will be allowed to let customers play a musical instrument to "entertain themselves" without the risk of prosecution, after a government...
Archives for January 20, 2010
JD Wetherspoon rules out rights issue
JD Wetherspoon boss John Hutson has scotched speculation in the City that the managed pub group might launch a rights issue in the near future to...
Vodka given protected status in High Court
Vodka has joined the ranks of champagne, whisky and sherry as a name protected by the courts. Diageo, the multinational drinks company whose products...
The anomaly of the wholesale price pub rise
Peter Linacre asks why the wholesale price of beer in the UK doesn't decrease as the demand for beer declines.
Marston's launches DVD welcome pack
Marston's Pub Company (MPC) has launched a DVD welcome pack for potential new tenants.
BII boss looks forward after "challenging" first year
Considering the year the industry has just endured, you couldn't blame Neil Robertson if he admitted to regretting taking on the role of BII chief...
Flood victims get boost from CAMRA
CAMRA will be holding a charity auction this Friday at the National Winter Ales Festival, Manchester, to raise money for the victims of the Cumbria...
Piedmont agrees to compromise with M&B - up to a point
Piedmont Inc., the investment vehicle in dispute with Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), said today it is not seeking to control the managed pub...
Licensee swaps pub for pulpit
A licensee is set to be let loose on a different crowd of punters when he takes part in a job swap with the local vicar. Lee Bartlett, licensee at...
Julian Grocock: MPs need to recognise the importance of beer and pubs
In my time I've been a bitter-supping student, a real ale fundamentalist, a barman, a bar manager, a pub landlord, a pub company director, a...
Watchdog: alcohol partnerships work
The Government's regulations watchdog has called for a revisiting of existing partnership schemes to curb alcohol-related problems. The Local Better...