World Cup beer boost could bring pubs £275m
Pubs could benefit from a £275m beer sales boost during the World Cup if England reach the final, new analysis from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has suggested.
Archives for June 5, 2026
James May: ‘The good pubs survive and the bad ones fade away’
The level of pub closures is due to the quality of the venues that are shuttering, TV presenter and pub owner James May has claimed.
Trade bodies react to Andy Burnham’s vow to slash business rates by 20%
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has pledged to reduce business rates for pubs by a fifth if he becomes Prime Minister.
From strategy to state of the nation: MA Leaders Club heads to Glasgow
This month (June), the MA Leaders Club head across the border and see what the city of Glasgow has to offer.
Heineken vows to continue £40m per year investment despite over-taxation of sector
Heineken UK’s Boudewijn Haarsma has backed the UK pub sector by continuing to invest £40m per year despite beer volumes across the board shrinking.
Clarkson: ‘We’re fully booked every day but still losing money’
Jeremy Clarkson’s pub the Farmer’s Dog made a pre-tax loss of more than £8,000 in its first quarter of trading despite being fully booked, the TV presenter has revealed.
‘VAT is the silver bullet for the industry’
The MA’s Ed Bedington caught up with New Dawn Pubs boss Mark Robson to get his take on the week’s news.
THE CASK PROJECT
Theakston MD: Stout surge fuelling demand for darker cask ales
The stout boom has helped revive darker cask beers as drinkers look beyond pale, heavily hopped styles, Theakston managing director Richard Bradbury told The Morning Advertiser (The MA).
Chaos for Clarkson: 400 pint glasses a week stolen from pub
TV star-turned-publican Jeremy Clarkson has revealed all the quirky and costly items that get stolen from his pub on a weekly basis, from pint glasses to urinal traps.