Drinks prices soar as duty hikes loom
The cost of several pub staples have increased in the past year, with the price of a pint alone jumping 4%.
Archives for December 15, 2025
Craft Union ‘consistently outperforms market’ as it reaches 650 pubs
Craft Union says its community led model is driving sustained trading momentum going into its tenth anniversary year, with like for like sales, profit and volumes all in growth.
Clarkson backs pub ban on Labour MPs - except one
Jeremy Clarkson has backed calls to ban Labour MPs from pubs amid mounting anger over business rates, sparing one MP who opposed inheritance tax changes for farmers.
DISH DECONSTRUCTED
How to make The Bull and Last’s English hare ragu pappardelle
In this Dish Deconstructed, The Bull and Last’s executive chef Ollie Pudney shares how to make the pub’s popular English hare ragu with pappardelle pasta.
FEATURE
FEATURE: How to turn mindful drinking into profit
If you’re running a pub and haven’t clocked the shift in UK drinking habits, it’s time to listen up.
2026 Publican Awards finalists revealed
The first round of judging is done and we can now reveal which pub companies are in the running to take a title in the Publican Awards 2026.