Archives for August 9, 2011

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Rioting continues outside London

By Michelle Perrett

Pubs outside the capital were the latest to come under siege in the rioting that has hit the country. Many pubs in the capital shut early — during peak trading hours — on police advice and to ensure staff could get home safely.

New Jam House for No Saints

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Steve Thomas, the Luminar founder who now heads the No Saints cabaret bar/restaurant group, has secured approval to open a site in Cambridge under...

Time to break free

By Phil Mellows

Freehouses remain highly desirable purchases in the pub property market and the number being bought and sold is picking up — though funding is still an issue, Phil Mellows reports.

Banks comply with small-firm lending

By Michelle Perrett

The Project Merlin banks are on track to meet their lending commitments this year, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) has revealed.

Lees acquires Blue Moon pub

By John Harrington

Manchester-based brewer and pub operator JW Lees has bought the freehold of a West Yorkshire pub from Blue Moon Pub Company, the firm run by former...

Fire safety warning follows host's jailing

By Gurjit Degun

Licensees are being warned to follow fire safety regulations after a court case saw a hotel owner and consultant jailed for eight months each.