Cheap Supermarket Booze

Film makers set to release documentary on demise of the British pub

05-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

Documentary film makers have said they hope their film Ripping Out The Bar, which focuses on the demise of the British pub and took four years to make, will "inspire a few more people to support their local".

Trade leaders blast cheap booze deals

25-Nov-2011

Licensees and trade leaders have hit out at the latest cheap supermarket deals that are offering alcohol for as little as 43p per pint in the lead-up to Christmas.

Smoking ban blamed for closure of 'Blair's club'

29-Jun-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

The smoking ban and cheap supermarket booze have been blamed for the closure of the venue where Tony Blair celebrated his election victories....

Hamish Champ: Getting all indignant about cheap booze - and 'that' goalkeeping howler

14-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ

Indignation is not a state of being to recommend itself in a person. In it one lacks poise; the calm reflection of the unfolding of events, and -...

Video: UKIP policy on pubs

22-Apr-2010 By John Harrington

Controversial UKIP spokesman Nigel Farage tells MATV about his party's plan to help pubs prosper.

Cameron slams supermarkets on brewery visit

12-Apr-2010

Tory leader David Cameron has said the key to a thriving pub trade is tackling cheap supermarket booze and pre-loading. Speaking during a visit to...

Tory MP calls for extra taxes on cheap supermarket booze

27-Nov-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Former shadow Home Secretary David Davis has said he would prefer to see taxes on cheap supermarket booze raised rather than the introduction of a...

Campaigners target cheap off-trade booze

22-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Cheap supermarket booze has been blamed for causing health problems and hurting community pubs by campaigners in the North West. Mystery shoppers...

Mark Daniels: Pubs represent better value than you think...

09-Feb-2009

It's been a strange week: snow brought Britain to a standstill and silenced the Global Warmists, at least for a few minutes; a couple of BBC...

Camra: 7,500 pubs will close by 2012

20-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney

Up to 7,500 pubs could close by 2012 because of a tidal wave of beer tax hikes, cheap supermarket booze and the general economic downturn. That's the...

Back to Basics: Keep them coming back

09-Oct-2008

Think about it… you're asking your customers to get off their nice comfy sofa, come away from the TV and abandon their cheap supermarket booze to...

'Pubs close at rate of 36 a week'

07-Sep-2008

One in six pubs will close by 2012 - hit by the credit crunch, the smoking ban and drinkers turning to cheap supermarket booze. Thirty-six are...

Supermarkets bigger threat to pubs than smoking ban

23-May-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Cheap supermarket booze is now a bigger threat to the future of pubs than the smoking ban, according to the chief executive of Martson's. Speaking...

Charity calls for end to bargain basement supermarket prices

16-Apr-2008

A health charity has called for an end to cheap supermarket booze after a 14-year-old girl suffered liver failure.The British Liver Trust said...

MPs prepared to act on cheap supermarket booze

17-Jan-2008 By Ewan Turney

The Government is considering a ban on cheap supermarket booze, according to the Daily Mail. The paper reports that the joint Home Office and...

ALMR: Ban cheap supermarket booze

08-Jan-2008

ALMR urges licensing minister to take action on cheap supermarket booze

Supermarket booze price war danger

12-Nov-2007

Beer is now just 22p a can in supermarkets and cheaper than cola and water

Scots cheap booze ban challenge

15-Oct-2007

Action to ban cheap supermarket booze in Scotland faces a challenge from Whitehall. That is the news reported by Scotland on Sunday. Last month,...

Scots docs slam cheap shop booze

25-Jun-2007 By Ewan Turney

Scottish doctors have called for an end to cheap supermarket booze promotions. The pressure on the off-trade in Scotland has intensified this month...

MP tells pub trade to unite against supermarket booze

20-Nov-2006 By Iain O'Neil

MP John Grogan has called on brewers and pubcos to stand together in the fight against cheap supermarket booze. Grogan, chairman of the All Party...

Supermarket booze slammed again

22-Sep-2006

As the Competition Commission continues its look at the grocery market - the sale of cheap supermarket booze has been highlighted again. This time...

Supermarket booze warning goes national

15-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil

The Sun and the Daily Mirror have picked up on warnings issued by the on-trade about cheap supermarket booze. A story in today's Mirror quotes the...

Brewer warns over cheap supermarket booze

31-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil

Scottish & Newcastle has hit out at cheap supermarket booze - which it says encourages irresponsible drinking. The brewer made the complaint to...

Scots MP targets supermarket bargain booze

27-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil

The Scottish Parliament is considering targeting cheap supermarket booze promotions in a bid to beat binge-drinking. Liberal Democrat MSP Donald...