Marcus Jones

Business rates

Hope for rural business rates cut after licensee anger

09-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

Rural licensees have been left outraged after discovering they are now liable for higher business rates than their urban equivalents.

Editorial

Innovate to resonate in the battle for survival

09-Jun-2016 By Ed Bedington

The news that the licensed trade continues to shrink is somewhat disheartening.

Pubs minister: system for calculating business rates 'unlikely' to change

27-May-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Pubs minister Marcus Jones has said that the current system for calculating pub business rates is unlikely to change ahead of next year’s revaluation.

Beer

In pictures: Great British Beer Festival 2015

17-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

With over 900 beers and ciders on offer, this year's event was the biggest to date and saw Welsh brewers Tiny Rebel's Cwtch crowned as champion beer of Britain. 

Pubs minister offers sign of things to come

04-Jun-2015 By Ed Bedington

The new pubs minister has hit the ground running with a visit to the White Star in Stoke.

Pubs minister claims he will be 'proactive'

04-Jun-2015 By Emily Sutherland

New community pubs minister Marcus Jones has assured the industry he will be a proactive supporter of pubs and that he is ready to take on the challenges ahead.