Wednesday July 16: Power of the press
03-Jul-2008
One of the biggest wins for pubs involved Proud of Pubs Week in 2007 wasn't the national publicity. It was the publicity that the event won for them...
Perfect storm for pub beer
08-May-2008
Are the disastrous on-trade beer sales in March and April the shape of things to come or merely a short-term blip? John Harrington reports On the...
Betrayed
19-Mar-2008
"Some 15 months ago a storm was raging above the pub and brewing industries. It was the height of the Daily Mail's campaign against pubs, the medical...
BBPA: Chancellor has "shot himself in the foot
12-Mar-2008
Today's tax hike will hit result in more pub closures, a further fall in beer sales and a hit to Treasury revenues, according to the British Beer...
MPs told to wise up on abvs
06-Mar-2008
MPs calling for high-strength lagers to be taxed more heavily have been told they already are. The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has...
Calm before the storm
13-Feb-2008
On March 12 Chancellor Alistair Darling will step out of Number 11 Downing Street clutching a small red briefcase containing his first Budget as...
BBPA opposes ADZ discounts
13-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore
Best Bar None-accredited pubs in alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) should not be given a discount, a trade group has argued. The British Beer & Pub...
29-Nov-2007 By John Harrington
BBPA pleads for duty freeze as MPs are warned that brewers face the "perfect storm"
Keg deposit scheme could start in 2008
13-Sep-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Regional brewers are coming round to the idea of charging licensees deposits on kegs, under a proposed scheme that could start in 2008. That is...
Call for more protection from violent customers
30-Aug-2007 By James Wilmore
A trade chief has reignited calls for the government to look at the protection the law offers licensees in dealing with underage sales and violent...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In uncertain times, quality is crucial
09-Jan-2003
Not for over a decade has the pub industry faced as potentially challenging a year ahead as this one. Or as difficult a one to call. In fact, 2003...
FESTIVE FILLIP CHEERS TRADE
09-Jan-2003
by Mike Bennett and Richard Matthews Encouraging signs that trading over Christmas and New Year was ahead of expectations has heartened a pub sector...
Trade fury as Customs staff sell on seized alcohol and tobacco
12-Dec-2002
The licensed trade is furious that Customs and Excise staff have been allegedly selling on cheap alcohol and cigarettes seized from passengers.The...
Pub food growth in spite of work culture
05-Dec-2002
The growth of the pub food market is being held back by the British culture of working long hours. The pub food business is worth almost £5bn a year...
