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WSTA implores Hammond to consign booze hikes to Christmas past

21-Nov-2017 By Stuart Stone

With this year’s seasonal shop to cost an all-time high, the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) attempted to mask its frustration.

Nine things you didn’t know about historic London pubs

21-Apr-2017 By Georgina Townshend

London’s pubs have played a part in the love affairs of Charles II, been the base for the 'great train robbers' to hatch their plans and were even used to hide the Crown Jewels during the First World War.

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Editorial: All change for you and us

10-Apr-2015 By Ed Bedington

So, as my predecessor jets off into the sunset and sands of Dubai, it’s my turn to step up to the bar, if you’ll forgive the pun.

Fuller's buys famous Lamb and Flag pub

28-Jun-2011 By MA Reporter

London brewer and pub operator Fuller's has bought the famous Lamb & Flag pub in Covent Garden, for an undisclosed sum. The company purchased a...

Young's opens Oliver Twist pub

03-May-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Young's has re-opened an 18th century London pub, famous for its mention in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. The Coach and Horses in Isleworth has...

Exclusive: JDW scales back breakfast hours

08-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team

Managed operator JD Wetherspoon has moved to open later for breakfast at around 70% of its sites. The company began opening for breakfast at 7am...

Charles Dickens' favourite wins award

27-Apr-2010

A pub that used to be a favourite haunt of Charles Dickens has written its own success story by being named Shepherd Neame pub of the year. The...

Royal Albion is Shepherd Neame Pub of the Year

26-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney

The Royal Albion in Broadstairs, Kent has been crowned Shepherd Neame Pub of the Year, following a £1m refurbishment. The hotel — a former...

Hamish Champ: Could the smoking ban become an election issue?

15-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ

The recent case of smoking ban licensee Nick Hogan has brought the ban back in to the spotlight - and reminded me of a literary classic. For those...

Robert Sayles: So you want to go to the Workhouse?

18-Dec-2009

With this view, they contracted with the waterworks to lay on an unlimited supply of water, and with a corn-factor to supply periodically small...

Kitchen equipment focus: Rising to the challenge

12-Feb-2009

Pub kitchens, as we all know, have a tendency to be on the poky side - and the older the pub and the more urban the location, the more space is...

Focus South East: View from the Top

17-Jul-2008

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness… it was the spring of hope, it was...

Lamb & Flag

12-Aug-2004

33 Rose St, Covent Garden, London, 0207 4979504 Charles Dickens and John Dryden are among the famous faces who have sunk a pint in this Covent Garden...

Great expectations­ of uncertainty

08-Jan-2004

It was the most uncertain of times. It was the most certain of times. The nod to Charles Dickens, Morning Advertiser's most famous contributor, is...

Pub signs inspire new stamp series

14-Aug-2003

The great British tradition of painted pub signs is the inspiration for a new series of Royal Mail stamps launched this week. It is the first time...

A history of drinking in Britain

17-Jul-2003

Licensing of alcohol sales in England and Wales started around the time of Henry III, but current laws date to the First World War when they were...