Licensed Victuallers Association

FLVA makes fresh plea to Darling over duty

01-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Trade group the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Association (FLVA) is urging the industry to unite in a new bid to reduce tax. Chief executive...

Trade slams Tory 'booze tax' plan

09-Jul-2007 By Iain O'Neil

Trade slams Tory plans to raise tax on alcohol saying it could backfire on binge-drink levels

Welsh pubs not ready for smoke ban

05-Feb-2007

Hundreds of Welsh pubs will not be ready when the smoking ban is introduced in April, it is claimed. Many in the trade say the fact the final details...

Bar staff to be given right to quiz employers on equal pay

16-Jan-2003

Bar staff, who fear they are not being paid as much as their counterparts, will be able to confront their boss from April.Business In Sport and...

Industry chiefs call for staff to be better trained to handle violence

19-Sep-2002

Trade leaders have said there is a pressing need to train staff on how to deal with violence at work.This comes after news that workers in the...

Staff as well as customers say no to smoky pubs

29-Nov-2001

It is not only customers who prefer pubs that are less smoky but staff as well, according to new research.Speaking at the Federation of Licensed...

Alcohol drinkers feel healthier than teetotallers

21-Aug-2001

People who drink alcohol feel healthier than those who are teetotal, according to the latest survey on the nation's drinking habits.The research,...