Pint

Hire an accountant to keep tabs on cash

Accounting for the slump in trade

By Noli Dinkovski

Licensees facing piles of bills may feel at a loss, but they could do a lot worse than get an accountant and a stocktaker, reports Noli Dinkovski.

Agnew: added services to pub

Horse & Hound: home turf

By Robyn Black

Lucy Agnew, licensee of the Horse & Hound tells Robyn Black why coming out of retirement to rejuvenate a community pub was the right move.

Mellows: defending lunch

The politics of a pub lunch

By Phil Mellows

Phil Mellows defends Britons' rights to a pub lunch following a Drinkaware announcement that "lunch is dead".

Charles Wells pubs: welcome news

Price freeze for Charles Wells pubs

By Ewan Turney

Bedford based brewer and operator Charles Wells has announced it will not increase its beer prices to its tenants until at least 1 April, despite the...

New Year's Eve was the strongest trading day for many pubs

Beer to rise 10p after festive sales drop

By Ewan Turney

The price of a pint of beer in pubs could rise by up to 10p following the 2.5% VAT increase and a disappointing festive season. A snapshot survey of...

Grant: pubs should stop serving drunks

'Pubs need to stop serving drunks'

By Ewan Turney

The answer to pre-loading is for pubs to stop serving customers who are drunk — that's the challenge laid down by Sainsbury's. The supermarket's...

Two-thirds measure looks set to come into being

Two-thirds pub pint measure gets green light

By Ewan Turney

Pubs will soon be allowed to serve beer in two-thirds of a pint measures, under new Government plans. The option of introducing a two-thirds — or...

GMB says beer tie is forcing up prices

Tied pub pint can be 80p more than JDW

By Ewan Turney

The price of a pint of lager in a tied pub can be up to 80p more than a pint in a JD Wetherspoon managed house, according to a new GMB study....

The average price of a pint at a student's union is £2.19

Student bars 34p a pint cheaper than pubs

By John Harrington

The average pint at university bars costs £2.19 — 6p more than last year but 34p less than at nearby student-focused pubs. That's according to a...

Neame: fears pub closures will escalate

Neame: 25% of pubs could close

By Tamara Sender, M&C Report

Shepherd Neame boss Jonathan Neame has warned that 25% of all Britain's pubs could close for good unless duty on beer is cut. Speaking at a...

On-trade sales are down 9.3% for 2008

Pub beer sales down 130m pints

By Ewan Turney

Pub beer sales plummeted 9.9% in the fourth quarter of 2008 — equating to a massive drop of 130m pints on last year. The figures from the British...

Camra's Mike Benner and director of pubs Julian Hough outside No10 yesterday

PM asked to act on short beer measures

By Ewan Turney

The Campaign for Real Ale has handed in a petition to the Prime Minister calling for an end to short beer measures in pubs — it claims that one in four pints is served short by over 5%.

Crawley: Pubs play a big part in social life

The wonderful power of the pint

By Stephen Crawley

The pint brought people together and oiled conversation about all sorts of topics, love included, says Caledonian Brewery managing director Stephen Crawley.