Gatecrasher Clubs & Bars fined £5,000 for fake vodka
Leeds Magistrates Court imposed a £5,000 fine and £2095.67 costs on Gatecrasher Clubs & Bars on 15 August for selling industrial alcohol as vodka at a student freshers week event.
Archives for August 19, 2013
Tameside begins late-night levy consultation
Pubs, bars and clubs in Tameside may be subject to a late-night levy as the local council is consulting on whether to introduce the fee.
PM Cameron cool on hospitality VAT cut
David Cameron has said the leisure and hospitality industry has made a “very good argument” for a reduction in VAT but was cool on the prospect of such a tax cut occurring.
Smirnoff goes for Gold in the shot market
A gold flecked, cinnamon infused liqueur is the latest addition to the Smirnoff flavoured vodka line-up.
Thwaites flagship ale Wainwright makes the top 20 best-selling cask ales
Wainwright, the flagship ale, from Thwaites has entered the UK’s list of the top 20 best-selling cask ales for the first time.
Blackpool licensees support enquiry into 'compromised' EMRO consultation
Blackpool licensees have praised a leading councillor’s enquiry into the practices of an early morning restriction order (EMRO) consultation after he claimed council staff were “colluding” with the police.
Wheatsheaf, Tooting, south London, becomes 101st Asset of Community Value pub
The Wheatsheaf in Tooting, south London, has become the 101st pub in the country to be listed as an Asset of Community Value.
Pub owner appointed chairman of The Great Inns of Britain
The owner of an award-winning Yorkshire pub has taken over as chairman of The Great Inns of Britain.