Protest

Protesters target parliament in third demonstration

15-Nov-2022 By Ed Bedington

Hospitality operators from across the UK gathered in Parliament Square this week, in a bid to raise awareness of the sector’s challenges with the Government.

Hospitality makes some noise at Parliamentary protest

20-Oct-2020 By Ed Bedington

Crowds of hospitality staff descended on parliament yesterday (Monday 19 October) to make some noise and remind politicians of the ongoing struggles restrictions are causing to the sector.

Fight to keep Victorian heritage lost

07-Nov-2019 By Alice Leader

Concerns have been raised after a Victorian pub was denied listed status to protect its heritage and deter developers who wanted to convert the site into flats.

Calls for Newby to quit mount in protest outside PCA office

15-Mar-2017 By Claire Churchard

A group of tied-tenants renewed calls for the pubs code adjudicator (PCA) to step down during a protest right outside the PCA’s head office in Birmingham on Wednesday.

Tied tenants to protest outside PCA Newby's office

01-Mar-2017 By Daniel Woolfson

A protest calling for the resignation of pubs code adjudicator (PCA) Paul Newby later this month has been planned by tied tenants and the Pubs Advisory Service (PAS). 

Pubs

Rave reviews for Newcastle pub that asked English Defence League members to leave

04-Apr-2016 By Emily Sutherland

A Newcastle pub has gained rave reviews after refusing to serve members of the Northumberland division of the English Defence League (EDL).

Marston's

'Disappointment' for locals determined to prevent pub from becoming convenience store

28-Aug-2015 By Emily Sutherland

Campaigners fighting to save the Seven Stars in Sedgley have described a meeting with Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay as ‘disappointing.’

Protest means Luton pubs miss out on Saturday trading

02-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Police have asked pubs and bars in Luton town centre to voluntarily close ahead of a protest on Saturday. The English Defence League and a counter...

LIVE: Pubco Protest march on parliament

07-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney & Gemma McKenna

Live updates and photos from the Pubco Protest march on Parliament today. Angry tied pub tenants are demanding urgent action on rents and the beer tie.

Hundreds expected at pubco protest march

20-Nov-2009 By John Harrington

Pub tenant campaigner Inez Ward says next month's anti-pubco protest march on Parliament is set to be much bigger than the demonstration at pubco HQs...

60,000 join Save the Great British Pub campaign

30-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Almost 60,000 people have signed up to a campaign to "Save the Great British Pub". The campaign is led by high profile licensee Inez Ward, who also...

Punch: leased model does work

26-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Punch Taverns has stressed that the leased model does have a future despite a protest from licensees outside its HQ. Punch facilities director Steve...

Pubco protest: as it happened

26-Jan-2009 By Gemma McKenna

The Morning Advertiser's blow-by-blow account of how events at the pubco protest outside the HQs of Enterprise and Punch unfolded, plus a photo...

Protestors make their point at Punch

26-Jan-2009

Punch Taverns has defended the pubco model on the day that licensees staged a demonstration on the company's doorstep. Licensees from across the...

Enterprise Inns refuses to take protestors' letter

26-Jan-2009

Pubco giant Enterprise Inns has today refused to accept a letter from licensees outlining their plight. More than 100 people - licensees and their...

Licensees to call for pubco action

23-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Frustrated licensees are to present an open letter calling for a fairer deal on rents and beer prices to the bosses of Britain's two biggest pubcos at a protest march on Monday.

Enterprise: dialogue better than protest

20-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Enterprise chief operating officer Simon Townsend said he would be "very disappointed" if any of its lessees attend a planned protest without first...

Punch to welcome protesters at HQ

19-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Punch Taverns will welcome any of its lessees attending the protest outside its HQ next week in for a coffee and a chat. Frustrated licensees are...

Licensees plan protest at Enterprise and Punch HQs

09-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Frustrated licensees are planning a protest march to highlight the plight of tenants outside the headquarters of Britain's two biggest pubcos —...

Greene King, the Lewes Arms and the right of protest. Part Two.

16-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ

My recent observations on the Greene King/Lewes Arms business certainly appear to have stirred up a plethora of comments, with many people believing...

Greene King, the Lewes Arms, and the right of protest

10-Apr-2007 By Hamish Champ

The recent Easter holiday saw me whizzing about the Sussex countryside on my motorcycle along with a bunch of biker chums. Being in the vicinity of...

Lobster protest boosts sales

17-Mar-2005

Animal rights activists daubed graffiti on a Worcestershire pub and staged noisy demonstrations in protest at the pub's Lobster Festival. But the...

Hunt protests hit rural pubs

22-Jan-2002

Rural pubs, many of which are already struggling because of last year's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, are facing a new battle in the shape of hunt...