England

TV Sport

The weekend sport: another new era dawns for England

06-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

England will hope to put off-field issues behind them as Gareth Southgate takes charge of his first match as caretaker manager in a weekend dominated by international football.

MA Property

Regional focus on... the south-east coast

04-Oct-2016 By Liam Coleman

Our regional focus on the south-east coast takes a look at the best pubs available in West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent.

MA Sport

The weekend sport: Formula 1 takes over

01-Sep-2016 By Liam Coleman

With Premier League football on hiatus, Premier League rugby union, Formula 1 and international football take centre stage this weekend.

Exclusive interview

Budweiser will have more ‘surprise’ campaigns and product innovation

15-Aug-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Budweiser will launch more “surprise” customer-focused campaigns as well as new liquid and packaging innovation after its Euro 2016 beer giveaway strategy increased sales in some pubs and bars by more than 100%.

Summer of sport

Super Saturday: The experience of watching 11 hours of sport in the pub

13-Jun-2016 By Liam Coleman

It is 11am on 'Super Saturday'. Despite it being nine hours until England kick off their Euro 2016 campaign, the Faltering Fullback in north London is already full to bursting with viewers of England's rugby union Test match against Australia....

PMA Sport

Full-time Fletch... on England's Euro 2016 hopes

07-Jun-2016 By Darren Fletcher

BT Sport commentator Darren Fletcher previews England’s Euro 2016 tournament chances ahead of the big kick-off this weekend.

Summer of sport

"I see them as capable of beating one of the big guns" - Sky's Nick Collins talks England's Euro 2016 chances

19-May-2016 By Liam Coleman

Sky Sports News HQ's chief football reporter, Nick Collins, is a man never far away from Roy Hodgson and the England setup. Liam Coleman spoke to him about what we can expect from England in the next month and how pubs will be at the centre of Euro...

Summer of Sport

Beer and Euro 2016 match pairings

05-May-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

In just over a month Europe's biggest football event kicks off. Making a bigger play of Euro 2016 by pitting beers from competing countries against one another could be the perfect way to engage with customers and create theatre around the tournament,...

Eden Brewery sets sights on Japanese trade

14-Mar-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

A Cumbrian brewer has set its sights on expanding business to Japan after a fortnight-long trade mission. 

Premier League

Named and shamed: Pubs rack up £100k costs for illegal football

22-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

Pubs caught for airing football illegally have been ordered to cough up more than £100,000 in recent months.

JDW

Police hunt man who stole £200 from Hove Wetherspoon

16-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Brighton and Sussex police are hunting for a man who stole £200 from a Wetherspoon pub in Hove.

Sport

Carlsberg: Pubs set to score with £60m windfall from Euro 2016

12-Feb-2016 By Mike Berry

This summer’s Euro 2016 could provide a bonanza for pubs to the tune of at least £60m, according to Carlsberg UK.

Research

Alcohol-related deaths fall, but still higher than 1994

03-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

Alcohol-related deaths have dropped yet again as the trend for less irresponsible drinking in the UK continues, according to latest research.

Top 50 Gastropubs

Pubs in north take more than 20% of Top 50 Gastropubs list 2016

25-Jan-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Pubs in the north of England are fighting to take more of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list than their southern counterparts, and now hold more than 20% of the spots.

Legislation

One year on Scottish drink driving changes “catastrophic”

02-Dec-2015 By MC Allegra FS

The chief executive of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association has told PMA sister publication M&C that one year on from the change to drink driving laws the effect on the sector north of the border has been “a catastrophe”.

Pub benchmarking

Report: Spike in North East leases; average turnover £347k

05-Nov-2015 By Oli Gross

The North East has seen a jump in new leases with more than double any other region, representing a third of all new leases in England and Wales during Q3.

Controversial plans to demolish two pubs get green light despite over 100 objections

19-Oct-2015 By Emily Sutherland

A controversial scheme to demolish two pubs has been given the go ahead despite over a hundred objections.

Welsh pub shows dead rubber rather than Bosnia game

Cardiff pub slammed for showing England rugby match rather than Wales' historic football qualification

13-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Welsh fans are outraged by a Cardiff pub which decided to show England’s dead rubber in the Rugby World Cup rather than Wales’ first successful qualification to a major football tournament for 57 years.

Magic World Cup moments still ahead for pubs despite England exit

05-Oct-2015 By Oli Gross

Licensees in England have been handed a double-blow this weekend –an early exit of the Rugby World Cup is a disappointment, and many predict it’ll be a financial hit for pubs due to less fans going out to watch the remaining matches.

Sky Sports bags rights for Open at Royal Troon

30-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Sky Sports will show all four majors next year after bagging rights to cover the 145th Open from Royal Troon.

TV Rights

Sky Sports bags cricket rights for Bangladesh series

10-Sep-2015 By Oli Gross

Sky Sports has secured the rights to England’s tour to Bangladesh in 2016, meaning the broadcaster will air all of England’s matches for the next two years.

Enterprise plans 'mini stadium' pub atmosphere for Rugby World Cup

08-Jun-2015 By Oli Gross

Enterprise is supporting its licensees to turn their pubs into ‘mini-stadiums’ to drive customer involvement during the Rugby World Cup.

Pubs code

MRO gains traction in Scotland

13-May-2015 By Emily Sutherland

The Pub Advisory Service has pledged to help Scottish pubs follow England’s lead in introducing a market rent only option for tied tenants.

Brands news

Bombardier embraces St George's Day

20-Apr-2015 By PMA

Charles Wells Brewery’s Bombardier beer has helped publicans get in to a celebratory mood by sending out St. George’s Day (23 April) kits.

Chefs

Top 50 Gastropubs chefs to create exclusive menu

20-Apr-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Four top pub chefs who ranked in The Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s Top 50 Gastropubs 2015 are set to put on an eight-course fine dining menu at this year’s Eat Drink Bristol Fashion festival.

Pub owner Sellers to feature in Burger Bar to Gourmet Star

02-Apr-2015 By Jo Bruce

Pub and restaurant owner Tom Sellers is to appear in TV show Burger Bar to Gourmet Star on Channel 4.

Hairy Bikers to launch new series on the 'pubs that built Britain'

01-Apr-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

TV duo the Hairy Bikers will launch a new BBC series on the ‘pubs that built Britain’ this summer.

Ex-Gordon Ramsay head chef to open Kent Pub

13-Mar-2015 By Mark Wingett

Mark Sargeant, Gordon Ramsay’s former right hand man and former Head Chef of Claridge’s, is to open his first pub, M&C Report understands.

Foreign Satellite

Premier League takes action against Scottish pubs over illegal broadcasts

05-Mar-2015 By Mike Berry

The Premier League has commenced legal action against a number of Scottish pubs which have made unauthorised foreign broadcasts of its matches.

DEFRA recognises "Food Stars" for contributions to UK economy

02-Mar-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has recognised 50 “Food Stars” it considers to have made worthwhile contributions to the UK’s economy.

Swansea licensee granted appeal over Premier League copyright case

16-Feb-2015 By Mike Berry

A Swansea pub licensee fined £65,000 for breaching copyright law by showing Premier League football using a foreign satellite card has been given permission to appeal the judgment.

Fuller's manager Gerry O'Brien shortlisted for tourism accolade

05-Jan-2015 By Mike Berry

Charismatic pub manager Gerry O’Brien has been shortlisted for Tourism Superstar 2015, part of awards that celebrate those working in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Anglian Country Inns wins Gastropub of the Year award

19-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

Anglian Country Inns' site the Fox at Willian has been announced as Gastro Pub of the Year for England in the inaugural Food Awards England and Wales 2014.

Three new pubs awarded Michelin star

25-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Three new pubs have gained a Michelin star in the latest edition of the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland, which hails the “enormous richness and variety of the UK’s restaurant scene”.

Number of UK breweries has grown almost 200% since Millennium

04-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

The number of breweries in the UK has risen 188% since 2000 to reach a current level of 1,442.

Alcohol-related crime has dropped 32% in past decade

01-Sep-2014 By John Harrington, M&C Report

The public and police see local partnership schemes as key to cutting rates of alcohol-related crime that have fallen significantly in recent years, new research shows.

Alcohol-free beer more socially acceptable

25-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

It is becoming more socially acceptable to order alcohol-free beer at a pub, according to new research out today.

GBPA food category finalists revealed

08-Aug-2014 By Jo Bruce

The six regional winners in the Great British Pub Award’s Best Food Pub category have been announced.

Cutting tourism VAT would be worth £4bn, campaigners tell Government

01-Aug-2014 By John Harrington

The Cut Tourism VAT campaign has presented a report to Government stressing how cutting VAT from 20 to 5% could boost the UK economy by £4bn and offer 120,000 jobs.

Landlord packs pub thanks to World Cup wager

25-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

An unusual World Cup bet has left customers at a Northamptonshire pub with a good reason to keep watching even after England’s early exit.

University launches research project into England’s ‘vanishing pubs’

23-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

The disappearance of pubs in England is the subject of a new research project by the University of Leicester.

Pubco share prices dependent on England’s World Cup fortunes, research finds

05-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

Large pub operators will be hoping England have a successful World Cup, after it emerged that pubco share prices are apparently affected by how far the national team progresses.

Wales to get licensing hours extension for World Cup

30-May-2014 By James Wallin

The Home Office has bowed to pressure to allow Welsh pubs to open later to screen England’s World Cup matches.

Michelin-starred pub chef to open new restaurant

12-May-2014 By Jo Bruce

Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton is preparing to open a fish restaurant.

Government confirms Welsh pubs won't get World Cup licensing extension

02-May-2014 By James Wallin

The Government has refused to back down on its decision to only allow licensing extensions to English pubs during the World Cup.

Thatchers Cider invests £6.5m in 'craft cider' marketing campaign

29-Apr-2014 By Jessica Mason

Thatchers Cider has invested £6.5m in a marketing campaign to “position the brand nationally as the first choice for craft cider lovers” as well as boosting its presence in London.

Cheltenham publicans begin paying late-night levy today

01-Apr-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Cheltenham licensees will begin paying a late-night levy today.

Pubs cash in on St George's Day

31-Mar-2014 By Sheila McWattie

The PMA takes a look at some of the special events being planned by pubs

Bombardier fires up St George's Day holiday campaign

24-Mar-2014 By Robyn Black

Bombardier is calling for St George’s Day to be made a bank holiday.

Young's pub Horts scoops Bristol tourism award

25-Feb-2014 By Helen Gilbert

The Oscars may be around the corner but a Bristol-based pub is already celebrating after scooping a regional ‘pub of the year’ award.