The Inspiration for Pub Success Since 1794
My Shout
‘Every time MPs intervene in our industry to make life better for its tenant/lessees they inevitably make it worse’ - the wise words of a former FLVA President. Without the ‘Beer Orders’ would there have been Punch or Enterprise?
Charity
Prostate Cancer UK is urging licensees to host a fundraising night after last year’s launch of the pop-up pub fundraiser, the Men United Arms.
Members of the public and local politicians have taken umbrage at the news that popular London pub, the Truscott Arms, has closed after its owners faced a £175,000 rent hike.
Interview
She’s been in post since 2009, but for BBPA boss Brigid Simmonds there is no seven-year itch and still plenty of enthusiasm for a job which, at times, has seen her subjected to levels of abuse that would see most people ducking for cover. Mike Berry reports
Copyright
The licensee of a Birmingham pub has been ordered to pay more than £70,000 to Sky after she was found to be broadcasting sports from the TV giant illegally.
Brexit
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is predicting a hike in consumer passion for local beers from Britain’s craft breweries following past experience.
GBBF
Newport brewery, Tiny Rebel, returns to the Great British Beer Festival as the youngest business ever to be invited to the biggest event in the brewing calendar.
Productivity
Improving your pub’s profitability is the holy grail for operators, so what can you do to get more return from the effort you put in? Four experts give their top tips here