Kate Nicholls

Lobbying 'has saved pub sector £120m this year'

17-Sep-2014 By Rob Willock

Government lobbying saved the pub industry £120m in the first six months of 2014, according to the ALMR.

Trade criticises new law forcing publicans to 'down-sell'

03-Jul-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Government proposals forcing publicans to “down-sell” alcohol is an extra burden that will have “costly” implications for the trade, industry figures have claimed.

Warning for licensees over 10-fold increase in premises licence fees

23-Oct-2013 By John Harrington and Michelle Perrett

Operators should prepare for 10-fold increases in premises licence fees, a leading sector lobbyist has warned.

ALMR calls for licensees to take part in seventh Benchmarking Survey

18-Feb-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The Association for Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is calling for licensees to participate in its seventh annual Benchmarking Survey.

New maternity reforms could be a "disaster" for pubs

21-Nov-2012 By Adam Pescod

New maternity leave reforms announced by the Government last week “could be a recipe for disaster” for licensees.

Protz: Statistics reveal we can handle our drink

29-Jun-2012 By Roger Protz

The British and alcohol: what images spring to mind? Young people staggering around city centres on Saturday nights, fighting or falling down, and making pavement pizzas in the streets. Some of them engaged in fisticuffs with the Old Bill or ending up...

Longer hours for Royal Wedding 'will aid Olympics trade'

15-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The outcome of the extended licensing hours the royal wedding could have a positive knock-on effect for next year.

Eating and drinking out spend rises in Q1

06-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Consumers are continuing to eat and drink out despite the challenging economic times, according to the Consumer Expenditure Index.

Royal wedding call: Don't give stores extended hours

04-Feb-2011 By John Harrington

The ALMR has urged the Government to make sure supermarkets aren't granted the automatic right to open later.

ALMR promotes Kate Nicholls to strategic affairs director

07-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has appointed Kate Nicholls to the positions of strategic affairs director and the...

Expanded role for ALMR's Kate Nicholls

07-Jan-2011 By John Harrington

ALMR head of communications Kate Nicholls has been appointed as the group's strategic affairs director and deputy to the chief executive.

Stats on 24-hour pubs are 'misleading'

15-Nov-2010 By John Harrington

New figures showing a rise in the number of pubs and clubs with 24-hour licences has been labeled misleading by one trade chief. The survey by...

Fears of 'double whammy' from government plans

20-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore

A trade chief has warned the industry could face a "double whammy" as councils withdraw services and local people are given more power to complain....

Trade groups question licensing shake-up

28-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore

Trade figures have been left disappointed by the details of government's licensing regime shake-up. Kate Nicholls of the Association of Licensed...

ALMR: review is top down stick bashing of pubs

28-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney & Gemma McKenna

One trade group has blasted the proposed licensing changes as top down stick bashing of pubs. The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR)...

We want "fairness" and "flexibility", IPC tells MPs

08-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore

The government must intervene in the industry to ensure pubcos offer "fairness" and "flexibility", MPs have been told. This was the message from the...

IPC: voluntary change won't happen

08-Dec-2009 By John Harrington

The Government must intervene to make the pubco/tenant relationship fairer for tenants because real change won't happen voluntarily.

ALMR: turnover in pubs falls 1.8%

11-Jun-2009 By Gemma McKenna

Average pub turnover fell by 1.8% last year as costs in-creased 4% to a huge 52% of turnover, according to the ALMR.

ALMR calls for moratorium on new pub laws

04-Mar-2009 By John Harrington

A moratorium on costly new laws, action to stop below-cost supermarket alcohol sales and duty breaks are needed to stop the "haemorrhage of pubs"....

Minimum wage increase could threaten jobs

01-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt

Further increases to the minimum wage could put jobs in the pub sector under threat, according to a trade body. To coincide with the 10th anniversary...

Councils exceed licensing powers

07-Oct-2004

Trade warns that legal battles in court lie ahead by Ewan Turney Trade leaders have warned that many local authorities face legal battles in the...