England

Top priority is ti defend what's already protected like the FA Cup

Speak up for more free sport on TV

By John Harrington

The trade is urged to speak out to make more sport free-to-air in pubs, by All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John Grogan.

Clarke: very pleased with brand

M&B rolls out Miller & Carter

By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Mitchells & Butlers is quietly expanding its Miller & Carter steakhouse format, with three new sites to open in the coming weeks. Britain's...

Star Inn: top gastropub

Star Inn is Britain's best gastropub

By Jo Bruce

The Star Inn, at Harome, North Yorkshire, has been voted the UK's best gastropub in a prestigious industry poll. The Top 30 Gastropub Awards are...

One in six pubs are missing out on rate relief

One in six losing out on rate relief

By Gemma McKenna

About one in six pubs in England and Wales are failing to claim £6.9m of Small Business Rate Relief — according to data from small business campaign group Leaseholders United.

100 Admiral pubs up for grabs

100 Admiral Taverns pubs hit the market

By The PMA Team

A tranche of 100 pubs, understood to belong to Admiral Taverns, has been put on to the market — many at massively reduced prices.

Brains and FAW have agreed deal

Brains extends Welsh football deal

By Ewan Turney

Brains has agreed a new deal to sponsor Welsh football with its beer 45 continuing as the Official Beer of Welsh football. The four year deal extends...

Sky: Secured cricket deal

Sky Sports extends cricket coverage

By Ewan Turney

Sky Sports has extended its rights to screen domestic and international cricket to include the period 2010 to 2013 in England and Wales.

Q&A

Q&A

Not valid in Scotland Q. I am thinking of taking over a pub just over the border in Scotland. Will my existing personal licence be valid for that, or...

Business boosters

Business boosters

Ideas for driving food sales at your pub Rhubarb festival Where: the Old Bore, Rishworth, West Yorkshire The idea: When sourcing local suppliers for...

Imogen Pudduck, Red Bull

Imogen Pudduck, Red Bull

By MA reporter

'Everyone loves football, especially a major tournamet, even if they may be a little disappointed that England didn't make it this time. I would...

In Brief

In Brief

42 Below holds UK heats The UK leg of the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup kicks off at the the Hoxton Pony in London next Wednesday. The UK finals will...

Empty pub prices drop

Empty pub prices drop

By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

A national property firm says pub prices are dropping as rate rebates on vacant properties come to an end. Business rate rebates of up to 50% for...

Shoulder of Mutton best pub in North

Shoulder of Mutton best pub in North

The Shoulder of Mutton in Kirby Overblow, North Yorkshire was crowned best pub in the North at the Northern Hospitality Awards. Licensees David and...

Oh what a knight!

Oh what a knight!

With less than three weeks to go, Adrian Tierney-Jones finds out how licensees across the land are preparing to make the most of St George's Day...

Digest

Digest

Jobs axed at two InBev sites InBev is to cut up to 250 jobs at its breweries in Lancashire and Wales. The firm said operations would continue at the...

Pub profits down 15% since smoke ban

Pub profits down 15% since smoke ban

By Graham Ridout

The dire financial state of many pubs is revealed in a survey of 500 tenants carried out by the MA. The most startling statistic is that 10% of pubs...

Pub prices drop as rate rebates end

Pub prices drop as rate rebates end

By The PMA Team

A London-based property firm says pub prices are dropping as rate rebates on vacant properties come to an end. Rebates of up to 50% for owners of...

Leading UK brewer

Scottish & Newcastle UK

By Scottish&Newcastle

Scottish & Newcastle UK is Britain's leading beer and cider business. In April 2008, the company became part of Heineken N.V. (Netherlands) as...

Room 101

Room 101

We ask pub chefs what they would like to see banned from pub menus John Rudden White Hart, Lydgate, Greater Manchester It would have to be...