Surrey pub hit with fine over rat-infested kitchen
The owner of a pub in Surrey has been hit with a £4,515 fine after failing to deal with a rat infestation in his kitchen. Kevin Healy, owner of...
Archives for May 26, 2011
The Garrison: make the host of it
Clive Watson and Adam White, co-owners of the Garrison, a friendly, Michelin-tipped gastropub.
Pub market 'will face greater rationalisation'
An analyst has predicted a greater rationalisation of the pub market and that will be to the benefit of the major managed operators. In a report on...
Mulholland calls for boycott of Carlsberg in Leeds
Lib Dem Greg Mulholland has called on pub goers in Leeds to boycott Carlsberg products in opposition to the closure of Leeds brewery.
'Government lacks will on pubco issue'
Leading City analyst Geof Collyer says the Government lacks the "political will" to get involved in the pubco/tenant relationship because pubcos have...
CAMRA backs 5% VAT
The Campaign for Real Ale has put its weight behind Thrive on Five, the PMA's campaign to get VAT reduced to 5%.
Beer Group chair: I'll give pubs clout
The new chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group has promised to increase the trade's "political muscle" in Parliament. Andrew Griffiths,...
SA Brain profit hit by slow economy
SA Brain, the Cardiff-based brewer and pub operator, has blamed the slow economic recovery for causing its results to fall behind target for the year...
Minimum pricing 'a restriction on civil liberties'
Conservative MP Louise Bagshawe told BBC's Question Time last night that minimum pricing on alcohol would be a restriction on civil liberties.
Can the BII ever be an impartial policeman?
Robert Sayles questions whether the BII is the right body to police the industry in his latest Publican's Morning Advertiser blog.