Police accuse Staffordshire pubs over cocaine use
Hundreds of pubs in Staffordshire have tested positive for traces of cocaine over the past two years, according to police.
Archives for October 2, 2013
Legal checklist: Showing films at your pub
One way to maximise profits it to provide entertainment at your premises. If you don’t want to go down the route of using live bands, then showing films at your premises is a good alternative, which can appeal to a wide range of customers. Here is a...
Experiencing growing pains at the MA300
The MA300 — our business club for multiple operators — met in Leeds last week for a conference and study tour of some of the latest pub and bar innovations and concepts, writes Rob Willock.
Statutory code: Government refuses to disclose evidence for Vince Cable U-turn
The Government has refused to provide full disclosure on what evidence business secretary Vince Cable based his U-turn over the pubco-tenant relationship.
Office of Fair Trading says no to new industry super complaint probe
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said that it will not look into the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) super complaint again just yet.
ALMR announces Operations Managers Awards 2013 finalists
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has announced the finalists of its Operations Managers Awards 2013.
MA300: NatWest says it's open for business and wanting to lend more
NatWest would like to extend its £150m fund for small and medium-size leisure firms, around half of which has already been allocated 18 weeks after its launch.
Free-of-tie choice would stop rent assessment abuse
At last, the rent review for the Eagle (my pub in Battersea, south-west London) is finally over. From an individual business perspective, the thrust was to seek to establish a fair rent that ‘effectively’ compensated for the over-inflated tied product...
BBPA in battle for fairer export tariffs
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is “heavily engaged” in the G8’s “major discussions” about import and export tariffs, chief executive Brigid Simmonds announced at the BBPA’s autumn Key Issues Forum last week.
VAT Club looks to accelerate campaign after Treasury knock-back
The VAT Club is planning to open an office in London and appoint a deputy to Jacques Borel in an effort to turbo-charge the campaign for a lower rate of VAT on hospitality after the Treasury formally rejected its arguments.
Most people feel they no longer have a ‘local’, according to new YouGov survey
Most people feel they no longer have a ‘local’ or a pub at the heart of their community and would rather socialise in a restaurant – that’s according to new figures from YouGov.