Budget 2013: Industry reacts to the scrapping of the beer duty escalator
The industry has reacted to news that the Chancellor George Osborne has scrapped the beer duty escalator and cut duty on beer by 1p.
Archives for March 20, 2013
Budget 2013: Pubs and brewers to benefit from fuel duty rise scrap
The planned fuel duty rise in September has been cancelled by the Chancellor in the Budget today.
Foster's Gold campaign builds "posh and sohisticated" image
Foster’s comedy characters Brad and Dan are making a return to the small screen in a new campaign for Foster’s Gold, after being dropped from the main brand at the beginning of this year.
Newco b Stockbridge opens second pub
The Greyhound on the Test in Stockbridge, Hampshire has been reopened under new ownership.
Legal checklist: Appointing a DPS
While many of you will already have undertaken the appointment of a designated premises supervisor (DPS), the importance of the role can often be forgotten, with potentially damaging consequences.
Greene King launches Love Golden Beer campaign
In a summer that will lack the buzz of the Olympics, Greene King is urging publicans to go for gold by promoting golden ales.
PMA Budget opinion: Credit where it's due
So, it’s finally been halted. Chancellor George Osborne has hit the ‘emergency stop’ button on the hated beer duty escalator – something that was going nowhere except to the ruination of Britain’s brewing and pub industries.
Pubs at risk from ‘firestorm of greed’ by London landowners
Pubs are under threat from the “firestorm of greed unleashed by landowners in London”, Lewisham councillor Liam Curran has said.
EMROs can have a positive impact for pubs, claims leading police officer
Early morning restriction orders (EMROs) can have a “positive impact” for licensees, according to the Association of Chief Police Officers’ (ACPO) head of alcohol licensing.
Fuzzy Ed Funhouses set for revamp
Orchid Group, the managed pub operator, is to update the facilities at its 52 Fuzzy Ed’s Funhouses.
Budget 2013: Chancellor George Osborne scraps beer duty escalator and cuts beer duty by 1p
The Chancellor today has scrapped the beer duty escalator today and has announced that beer duty will be cut by 1p from Sunday.
Celebrating the best in the business at the Publican Awards
The Publican Awards, in association with Sky, was a night for celebrating in the company of friends, colleagues and competitors — in the way that only our industry knows how to do.