Beautiful Beer is perfect food match
19-Jul-2007
BBC local radio producers and presenters and northern restaurateurs were among the gathering of guests at a Beautiful Beer barbecue held at the...
Pubs see "inflationary creep" from Licensing Act
12-Jul-2007 By Hamish Champ
The Licensing Act has seen a "huge inflationary creep" on costs for pubs, the latest meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Community...
Councils could impose fees over gambling
05-Jul-2007
Pub operators have been warned to resist attempts by local authorities to impose fees for converting gaming machine permits when the new gambling...
Trade slates ADZs as 'retrograde step'
07-Jun-2007
Trade groups have vowed to continue fighting against plans for Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs). The British Beer & Pub Association slated the ADZ...
Roll out the barrel…
30-May-2007
FACT: BEER sales in the UK on-trade are in decline. There, now we've got that out of the way, we can get on with trying to address the issue.Key to...
BBPA: pub age checks work
24-May-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
One million people are turned away from pubs every month for failing to have ID, according to a new study by the British Beer & Pub Association...
MyShout
10-May-2007
Despite recent reports of multiple pub closures, it's not all doom and gloom, says Colin Wellstead The subject of pub closures frequently hits the...
BBPA rejects calls for staff earplugs
10-May-2007
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has rejected calls for bar staff to wear earplugs to protect them from loud music. The call comes from...
Licensing@aol.com
05-Apr-2007
Getting a head under pint law QDoes the law on full pints of liquid apply under the new Licensing Act, or can we still allow for the head? AThis has...
Men discuss women and sex in the pub, says new research
02-Apr-2007
British men are three times more likely to be talking about their wife or girlfriend over a beer in the pub than they were a year ago, says a new...
Brewers hope for Budget freeze on beer duty
17-Mar-2007 By James Wilmore
Britain's brewers have renewed their calls for a freeze on beer duty ahead of next week's Budget. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is...
Legal advice: What's the deal with asbestos?
23-Feb-2007
As with many buildings, asbestos is common in pubs. It can be in almost any part of the building, from the floor tiles to the roofing material, and...
The Publican launches campaign against supermarket alcohol prices
11-Jan-2007
The Publican is taking on the off-trade over its irresponsible promotion of alcohol. We are writing to all major supermarket chains (see letter...
Government kicks off latest drink-drive push
18-Dec-2006
Key organisations including the British Beer & Pub Association and The Drinkaware Trust are linking up with the Department for Transport (DT)...
Aberdeen pub first for Beautiful Beer in Scotland
01-Dec-2006
An Aberdeen pub has become the first in Scotland to achieve a Beautiful Beer Award.Launched in March this year by the British Beer & Pub...
Let pubs host poker
23-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
The British Beer & Pub Association is to seek a small-stakes exemption for pubs The British Beer & Pub Asso-ciation (BBPA) is to ask...
Drinkaware message is hammered home
10-Jul-2006
Pubs and pub companies have been praised for promoting the Drinkaware responsible drinking message.Jean Coussins, chief executive of drinks watchdog...
White Horse takes Platinum Award
01-Jun-2006
Mark Dorber's White Horse in Parson's Green has become the first pub in the country to receive the highest accolade from the British Beer & Pub...
03-May-2006 By John Harrington
The much-loved White Horse in Parson's Green, London, has become the first pub to achieve the highest honour in an awards scheme for pubs that serve...
Industry launches alcoholic drink sales code of conduct
18-Nov-2005
The industry is launching a new code of conduct on the sale of alcoholic drinks.The code called Social Responsibility Standards for the Production...
Adam on... beer campaigns
09-Nov-2005
Adam Withrington muses on the progress of the industry's attemptes to revamp the image of beer.The British Beer & Pub Association's Beautiful...
Full steam ahead
23-Jun-2005
Beer guru JEFF EVANS reflects on the progress being made by the BBPA's Beautiful Beer campaign at a tasting aboard the Severn Valley Railway There's...
Beer packaging to show more unit labelling
13-Jun-2005
Almost all bottles and cans of beer will carry unit labelling and responsible drinking messages by the end of this year.A survey carried out by the...
NALHM and nightclub owners clash over code
09-Jun-2005
by John Harrington Bar and nightclub operators could be on collision course with their bar managers after the manager's union defied the views of...
24hr pubs? only three so far
02-Jun-2005
by John Harrington Only three pubs are known to have applied for 24-hour licences so far, and just one of these has so far been accepted. At present...
Rob Hayward
26-May-2005
chief executive, British Beer & Pub Association (20) Mark Hastings communications director, British Beer & Pub Association (20) These...
Women's glasses idea is a non starter
17-Mar-2005
The hullabaloo over the return of Dr Who prompted me to go on a personal trip back in time last week. I heard a report on the radio that the British...
Time to ACT!: Making changes
16-Mar-2005
This week in Time to ACT!, our guide to applying for the new licences in association with the British Beer & Pub Association and the BII, we look...
Beautiful Beer points to cask challenge ahead
03-Mar-2005
by John Harrington One third of the 340 pubs surveyed in the run-up to the launch of the Beautiful Beer campaign, which aims to improve beer's...
Alcohol zones 'flawed and damaging'
28-Feb-2005
Government proposals to introduce Alcohol Disorder Zones in towns and cities across the country will do more harm than good, the trade fears.At the...
BBPA setfor Beautiful Beer push
03-Feb-2005
Beautiful Beer is the name of an ambitious new campaign to boost the image of beer, to be launched later this month by the British Beer & Pub...
A round with The Publican
27-Jan-2005
What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1995Publicans in Cambridgeshire say they are being forced to...
BBPA hits back after Daily Mail campaign
17-Jan-2005
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has spoken out after the Daily Mail launched its campaign to stall licensing reform.The newspaper has...
Fury over smoking decision
16-Nov-2004
The pub industry has reacted with fury to today's announcement of a partial smoking ban.Under proposals detailed today in the White Paper on public...
More to join five-year plan on smoking
16-Sep-2004
A second wave of companies is expected to commit to the five-year plan on smoking within the next few days.The British Beer & Pub Association...
Change the public image of beer
22-Apr-2004
The Morning Advertiser is backing an industry campaign to boost the reputation of beer and improve standards of dispense in pubs. This week Paul...
Stamp duty tax on pub leases starts today
01-Dec-2003
Licensees taking on a new pub lease from today will have to pay the new Stamp Duty Land Tax.The new tax will see licensees charged duty based on the...
Stamp duty hike deters licensees
11-Nov-2003
Almost 80 per cent of licensees would be put off from buying a new leased pub because of the hike in stamp duty costs, according to a poll on...
Cains attacks the BBPA
29-Oct-2003
Cains Brewery has criticised the drinks industry and the British Beer & Pub Association for failing to back its initiative to put warning labels...
Pub price promotions are under increased pressure
25-Sep-2003
Pubs that are judged to encourage excess drinking through price promotions or "unpleasant" environment could be targeted under the new alcohol abuse...
Government reveals alcohol abuse strategy
18-Sep-2003
A clampdown on binge-drinking and moves to protect children from drink are at the forefront of government plans to deal with alcohol misuse.With the...
With the first draft of the National Alcohol Strategy due th
28-Aug-2003
When councillors in Eastbourne polled residents on the idea of a street-drinking ban earlier this year, they received an unequivocal 94% vote in...
Licensing issues still to be resolved
17-Jul-2003
Further concerns have been raised over the new Licensing Act, which is now law after receiving Royal Assent. Some of the issues voiced from many...
National Pubwatch gets new premises
27-Jun-2003
National Pubwatch is to have new premises in London's Vauxhall at the offices of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). This move, which will...
BBPA pricing call
24-Apr-2003
The British Beer & Pub Association is seeking clarification from the Office of Fair Trading over a minimum drinks price scheme set to be launched...
Men spend instead of save
14-Apr-2003
Young men are spending more cash than ever before on leisure activities such as going to the pub, a new report has revealed.According to market...
Lonely Planet guide highlights dirty streets after pub closing
31-Mar-2003
A shattering testament to Britain's dirty streets after pub closing time is evident in this year's edition of the Lonely Planet travel guide.The...
Trade told to foot pub violence injury bill
20-Mar-2003
The pub trade should contribute to the cost of compensation for victims of pub fights, according to researchers in Cardiff.The call for action came...
Research shows pubs are still the place to drink
20-Mar-2003
Nearly three quarters of all beer is drunk in pubs, despite previous reports that the British pub is a dying breed.According to new research by...
How to steer clear of gas perils
30-Jan-2003
Using high-pressure gas cylinders in confined spaces, such as cellars, is obviously a potential health hazard. Thus the British Compressed Gases...
