Archives for September 20, 2011

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Enterprise auction sees 12 snapped up

By Gurjit Degun

Enterprise Inns sold 11 freehold pubs before and one after an auction held by Sidney Phillips in Warwick last week, with the guide prices ranging from £130,000 to £400,000.

Steamin’ Billy buys up the Dog & Gun

Steamin’ Billy Brewing Company, the Leicester-based brewer and pub operator, has acquired the freehold of the Dog & Gun in Syston, Leicestershire, from Punch Taverns, taking its estate to six sites.

The thirst for ale knowledge

If there’s one drawback to the current explosion in the number of breweries creating a seemingly endless variety of interesting cask ales (I know — my wife is always telling me I’m a ‘glass half empty’ kind of guy) then it’s the snowblindness of knowing...

Make it happen and go for victory at Games

By Colm O’Dwyer

Making it happen — what better slogan to summarise the build-up to London 2012? And going by the juggernaut of activity since we won the bid in 2005, London is doing just that.

BISC chair: Government could act on pubcos ‘within one year’

By John Harrington, M&C Report

The MP heading the pubco investigation says he can’t think why the Government wouldn’t support a statutory code governing the pubco/tenant relationship, and predicted legislation could be introduced within one year.

British Pub Week launch: UKIP challenge to pubs minister

By Adam Pescod

UKIP leader Nigel Farage declared “pubs are parliaments” at the launch of British Pub Week in south London last night before challenging community pubs minister Bob Neill on the smoking ban, beer duty, and supermarkets.