04-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The British Beer and Pub Association has vowed to address the issues raised by the BISC head on.
03-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Pubs are being urged to get involved in British Tourism Week to help boost trade and promote the virtues of the pub. The British Beer and Pub...
24-Feb-2010 By Simon Clarke
Tenants are no more likely to support the BBPA than the pubcos are to voluntarily scrap the tie, says Simon Clarke.
Duty freeze would save 7,500 industry jobs, BBPA claims
23-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
A freeze on beer duty in next month's Budget would save 7,500 pub industry jobs over the next 12 months, a trade group has claimed. The British Beer...
23-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
A freeze on beer duty could save 7,500 jobs over the next 12 months, the British Beer and Pub Association has told the Treasury.
18-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The BBPA is working on a plan to make it easy for licensees to claim their share of the £10m owed in music licence fees.
17-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
The BBPA has written to MPs investigating pubcos saying it's "not aware" of its members taking fines directly from licensees' bank accounts.
Pubs to share in £20m refunds as PPL appeal fails
12-Feb-2010
Pubs across Britain are to share in £20m in refunds following today's High Court ruling rejecting an appeal brought by music collection agency PPL...
Pubs urged to get 'Kegaware'
08-Feb-2010
An awareness campaign to try and ensure best practice when it comes to the safe and secure storage of containers - at every stage in Britain's beer...
Pub closures slow to 39 a week
04-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
The tide is turning on the rate of pub closures, but 39 licensees a week are still shutting their doors for the final time, new figures reveal....
02-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The British Beer and Pub Association is urging parliamentary candidates to pledge their support for pubs in the run up to the General Election.
Beer sales slump starts to slow
28-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
As the UK starts to emerge from recession, beer sales are also showing slow signs of recovery, according to new figures. The British Beer & Pub...
MPs' pubco report due 'late February'
27-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
The delayed MP-led report into pubco power is now expected to be published in "late February or early March", it was announced today. Peter Luff,...
Mulholland: BBPA code does not go far enough
22-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Save the Pub Group chairman Greg Mulholland MP has hit out at the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) for failing to "readdress the balance"...
New pubco code promises "transparency
21-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
Current and would-be licensees are being promised more "transparency" from pubcos, after an agreement on industry best practice was reached. The...
21-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
New pubco codes of practice will be legally binding and can be used as evidence in any court proceedings, says the BBPA.
08-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
A minimum price on alcohol would be "ineffective" and policies to deal with alcohol abuse must be "smarter" than targeting everyone — that's the...
BBPA appoints new brewing director
06-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has appointed a new director of brewing to help with its fight for fairer treatment on beer duty. Andy...
Are regional brewers in a better place than the pubcos?
14-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
The City appeared to ignore last week's BIS shindig, but there may be signs of a shift in the tectonic plates of the industry all the same. Sitting...
07-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pro-pub tenant MP Greg Mulholland has called for a "real manifesto" to be set to save Britain's pubs. The Lib Dem, also chair of the Save the Pub...
Hamish Champ: An important week for the pub sector
07-Dec-2009 By Hamish Champ
It's going to be a busy week for politicians with an interest in the pub trade and for those within the pub trade with an interest in persuading such...
03-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Eleven London pubs are closing every week — that's the stark reality highlighted by a new British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) survey.
01-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Fair Pint will support the BBPA's campaign for cuts in beer tax if pubcos commit to passing on any benefits in full to tenants.
New industry campaign urges MPs to back pubs
26-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
A major new campaign and manifesto is being launched today aiming to gain fresh public and political support for pubs. The British Beer & Pub...
26-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is "seriously concerned" about the EU's plan to shake up competition regulations.
Talk of the beer tie was banned from mediation
19-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The beer tie was dropped from the agenda of the recent pub trade mediation sessions after an intervention by British Beer & Pub Association...
Axe the Tax set for re-launch to raise "political heat
13-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
A "new phase" of the Axe the Beer Tax - Save the Pub campaign will be launched next week to coincide with the Queen's Speech. The aim of the...
11-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Fair Pint has followed through with its threat to publish full details of the BBPA's industry agreement along with stinging criticisms. But the BBPA said it has breached the confidentiality agreement of the mediation process in doing so.
11-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
The new code of practice for pubcos will be available in full by the time of the BISC hearing in early December, says BBPA.
Mulholland slams BBPA over pub industry debate
10-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
Greg Mulholland, the Lib Dem MP who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group, has slammed the sector's leading trade body for refusing...
Industry row erupts over BBPA's plans
10-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
The Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) claims the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has "forfeited the right" to be the voice of licensees...
10-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Publish your new code of practice in the next 24 hours or we will — that's the challenge to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) laid down...
10-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
A pro-pub tenant MP has slammed the British Beer and Pub Association for refusing to debate its new industry code of practice in public.
29-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Government needs to cut beer tax when VAT returns to its normal level next year or face the prospect of more pubs closing. The Government missed out on £174m worth of revenue from beer duty in first nine months of year.
BBPA pleased with code of practice response
26-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chief executive Brigid Simmonds has received a "positive" response to the organisation's new code of...
22-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The BBPA will now press ahead with its plans to improve transparency following the OFT's decision.
21-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
Greene King has vowed it will continue to work with others in the industry but will also focus on its own lobbying, following its exit from BBPA.
19-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The BBPA's new Framework Code of Practice on the Granting of Tenancies and Leases is nothing more than best practice, according to the GMV.
Alcohol consumption falling at fastest rate for more than 60 years
19-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
Alcohol consumption in the UK is falling at the fastest rate for more than 60 years, new figures released today reveal. According to statistics from...
RICS report will tackle "misconceptions" around rents, says BBPA
16-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has claimed the RICS report on pub rents will help resolve some "long-standing misunderstandings and...
14-Oct-2009 By Ewan Turney
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has reached a binding agreement with key licensee groups for reform.
BBPA vows "fundamental" reforms to tied agreements
14-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) says it has reached an agreement with the BII and Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations...
Peers urged to throw out mandatory code
12-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has mounted a last-gasp effort to stop the controversial mandatory code of practice becoming law, by...
Save the Pub message hits every delegate at Tory conference
05-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The plight of the British pub will be uppermost in delegates' minds at this week's Conservative Party conference thanks to a 'Save the Pub' message...
BBPA forced to scrap beer tax ad
26-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has been left red-faced after a ruling forced it to scrap its advert suggesting a third of a price of a...
BBPA urges government re-think on "ill-conceived" mandatory code
28-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has officially asked the government to re-think its plan for a mandatory code of practice - claiming it...
BBPA pushes for parts of mandatory code to be scrapped
10-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Industry efforts to stop large parts of the controversial mandatory code of practice becoming law will be stepped up with the tabling of an amendment...
20-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scrapping the tie would result in higher rents, a restriction in the choice of beer and more pub closures, BBPA tells MPs.
28-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Beer sales fell by 8.2% in the first quarter of 2009 on last year — the biggest drop in since 1997. A staggering 3.6m fewer pints are being drunk each day than 10 years ago.
Beer sales plummet in first quarter of 2009
28-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pub-goers are drinking 3.6million pints fewer a day than they were a decade ago, according to latest figures. The British Beer & Pub...
