Inflation rise sparks last-ditch call to stop duty escalator
22-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
The increase in inflation has sparked a last-ditch call for the Chancellor to ditch the Budget duty escalator, with a warning it will add 4p to a...
21-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
There is rapidly growing support in Parliament for urgent calls to freeze the tax on beer in the Budget next week. Over 100 MPs from all parties...
Pub closures slow to 25 a week
16-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
The rate of pub closures has slowed to 25 a week, but nearly 1,300 outlets still shut for good last year, new figures published today reveal. The...
Pop star celebrates pub's music makeover
22-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
A pub is ready to rock after the completion of a £5,000 refurbishment to improve its live music facilities. The Royal Oak in Taunton, Somerset, won...
Pubs urged to get involved in British Tourism Week
28-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
A new guide to British Tourism Week has been produced in a bid to encourage pubs and breweries to take part. The British Beer & Pub Association...
Machine tax delay welcomed
27-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Plans to overhaul games machine taxes have been delayed for at least another year. The government had originally intended to include reforms in the...
VAT hike raises fears over January trading
09-Dec-2010 By James Wilmore
Pub operators are bracing themselves for an extra tough New Year - with the VAT hike expected to force the price of a pint up by around 7p. VAT will...
25-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
Alcohol pricing is not up for discussion in talks between the trade and Government to thrash out a "Responsibility Deal" with the industry, the MA...
19-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett
Fresh calls to restrict alcohol advertising are based on "sand rather than firm foundations", says the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA)....
Spirit producer tax plans would 'devastate' pubs
02-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Calls by spirits companies to overhaul the alcohol duty system would "devastate" beer production and lead to more pub closures, according to trade...
'£4 a pint looms amid soaring barley prices and VAT rise'
10-Aug-2010
The pub price of a pint of beer, which has doubled in the last 19 years, looks set to climb further next year as poor barley harvests in Eastern...
28-Jul-2010 By Nigel Huddleston
The BBPA is determined to do something about the long-term problem of the theft of empty beer kegs, reports Nigel Huddleston.
09-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
The British Beer & Pub Association has backed calls for military ID to be accepted as proof of age in pubs.
01-Jul-2010 By John Harrington
Organisers of the national week-long celebration of pubs have unveiled suggested activities that pubs can stage each day — and revealed growing...
Caroline Nodder: We need practical solutions and we need to get results. Fast
28-May-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Hearsay. Not just a really bad reality show pop band, but also a dangerous thing to believe. And within the pub sector hearsay has been prevalent in...
19-May-2010 By Phil Mellows
The widening gap between the duty on beer and wine and spirits is taking more money from lower earners, says Phil Mellows.
'Consumers are treating themselves to pricier beer'
17-May-2010
Dozens of once-famous beers have fallen out of favour with pub drinkers. Most of us are popping out for a drink less often but when we do we like to...
25-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney & John Harrington
Pubs will be forced to add 8.2p to a pint of beer, and 10p to cider, after Wednesday's bombshell Budget. That's according to industry estimates...
23-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Two-thirds of the British public want the Government to ditch its controversial beer tax escalator in Wednesday's Budget. The poll, conducted by...
Forget Healey; the gloves are well and truly off
22-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
It's a rare thing for MPs from opposite sides of the political divide to agree on anything. So when representatives from the three main parties...
British Tourism Week kicks-off today
15-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
British Tourism Week kicks off today - and pubs still have a chance to get involved by hosting an event. The British Beer & Pub Association...
Codes of practice on the agenda at BBPA event
10-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Details of the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) code of practice for pub companies will be on the agenda at the group's forthcoming key...
15-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
The British Beer & Pub Association is backing calls to change the time zones to create lighter evenings and boost trade.
Brewers pass labelling test
15-Feb-2010
Britain's brewers have made huge progress in voluntarily labelling cans and bottles with information on units and responsible drinking. The new...
BBPA warns of £85m cost of SWP tax
10-Feb-2010
Government plans to change the taxation of popular quiz and games machines like Clued and Monopoly, will cost the industry £85m, the British Beer...
BBPA campaign hits 100,000 supporter mark
02-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Support for the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) campaign 'I'm backing the pub' has swelled with 100,000 people now on board. With so...
Pub Bitch: 'Fill my cups' promotion causes a stir in Singapore, and BBPA Framework to help people run empty pubs?
25-Jan-2010
They must be in their cups... The mandatory code might be about to make life hell for UK pubs but at least in some parts of the world life goes on as...
18-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Further details of the British Beer and Pub Association's Pub Industry Framework Code of Practice are due to be published this week. The code,...
Scores of MPs want tax break for beer
15-Dec-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
More than 120 MPs have added their names to calls for tax policy that is sympathetic to the beer industry. Political big hitters such as former...
Mulholland slams BBPA campaign
26-Nov-2009
Outspoken MP and anti-beer tie campaigner Greg Mulholland has launched a broadside at the British Beer & Pub Association's new campaign backing...
FLVA: It was important to 'bank benefits' from mediation
20-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade group the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) has explained its decision to support for the British Beer & Pub...
Fair Pint and CAMRA hit out at mediation failure
14-Oct-2009
Fair Pint has argued the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) vow to reform the pubco model does not tackle the "bigger picture of concern"...
02-Oct-2009 By Tony Halstead
The British Beer & Pub Association is to lobby scores of prospective parliamentary candidates in the run-up to the general election, the...
BBPA to lobby Tory hopefuls at conference
02-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association is inviting prospective Tory candidates to a dinner at the party's conference as part of a...
29-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
The decline in beer sales has started to show signs of stabilisation despite overall sales recording a dip of 4.8% for the second quarter.
CGA: more than 50 pubs a week now closing
11-Jun-2009 By Mark Stretton
The head of CGA Strategy, the pub and drinks market analyst, says the number of pubs closing has now reached more than 50 per week. Speaking at The...
BBPA: EU beer tie review could deter UK government
11-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
A review of the beer tie by the European Union next year could mean the UK government is put off carrying out its own investigation, according to the...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Treasury is facing a £242m black hole in lost revenue from pub closures since the last Budget, says the BBPA.
Comment: Brewers unite to promote beer!
26-Mar-2009
Popping into a pub last weekend with some lager-drinking friends, they were agog when I asked for a try-before-you-buy sample of cask beer and was...
13-Mar-2009 By Andrew Pring
The lobbyists may have failed, but instead of a night of the long knives, the answer is surely a restructuring of the trade body landscape, says Andrew Pring.
11-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The outspoken MP writes to Punch, Enterprise and the BBPA saying the move could help persuade the Chancellor.
Seven out of 10 say no to beer tax hikes
02-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Seven out of 10 people are opposed to government plans to increase beer tax in the forthcoming Budget, according to an opinion poll published...
'Greene King to sell 100 pubs despite improving profits'
12-Feb-2009
The pub operator and brewer, Greene King, told analysts that while its top 1,000 tenanted pubs are improving profits, it has accelerated corrective...
'Calls for alcohol duty to be scrapped'
27-Jan-2009
The government should cut alcohol duty on beer, the British Beer & Pub Association says, after industry data showed a record fall in beer sales....
Hook Norton backs Axe the Beer Tax
21-Jan-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Hook Norton is the latest brewery to give its backing to the British Beer & Pub Association's Axe the Beer Tax campaign. The move follows the...
Support grows for Axe the Beer Tax
17-Dec-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that around 11,000 people have already pledged their support to Axe the Beer Tax - Save...
08-Dec-2008 By John Harrington
Nearly 3,000 letters have been sent to MPs in support of the pro-pub campaign
19-Sep-2008 By Andrew Pring
The impending Parliamentary review of the Tisc inquiry should pose more difficult questions for the pubcos.
Fresh bid to prevent higher tax
25-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
A trade group has stepped up the fight against the health lobby's push for even higher taxes on alcohol. The British Beer & Pub Association...
Challenge 21 hailed a success
06-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
A pub scheme targeting underage sales has been hailed a success by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). Results from a YouGov poll of 18 to...
