18-Aug-2017 By Nicholas Robinson
Over 55s are more likely to drink at home instead of going to a traditional British pub, new YouGov research has claimed in its Getting in-home drinkers to go out report.
11-May-2017 By Liam Coleman
Ei Publican Partnerships has announced a ‘pub fortnight’ event to boost interest in pubs over the summer months.
07-Mar-2017 By Nikkie Sutton
A pub crawl may not be the best thing to happen at your business if you are worried about infringing licensing guidelines, but don’t dismiss the idea because a variation of the theme can bring great profit.
Legislation
04-Jan-2017 By Sara Hussein
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for permanent measures for pubs registered as assets of community value (ACV).
25-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell
The Publican’s Morning Advertiser today launches a campaign to protect established pubs and bars that are threatened with closure due to noise complaints.
31-May-2013 By Helen Gilbert
The industry has slammed a press report claiming that betting shops can open or operate in pubs as ‘misleading’ and a ‘red herring’.
07-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett
PM David Cameron faces a Commons revolt this week over his failure to help Britain’s struggling pubs, The Sunday Mirror has reported.
26-Oct-2011 By Adam Pescod
A Humberside licensee has installed a breathalyser in his pub to try and curb the problem of drink driving he says is blighting his local community.
12-Oct-2011 By Ewan Turney
Pubs being sold as a going concern will not be subjected to long delays via the Community Right to Buy scheme due to come into force as part of the Localism Bill.
Budget 2011: Trade groups speak out against 'hammer blow'
23-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
The fight to end the duty escalator will continue despite the knockback in today's Budget, the British Beer & Pub Association has vowed. Chief...
24-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Licensing Act has "worked well" and proved the 24-hour pub to be a myth, according to the British Beer and Pub Association. Chief executive...
More election hopefuls backing the pub
26-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) Backing the Pub campaign is gaining momentum with 100 more Parliamentary candidates signing up. In...
26-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
More than 100 parliamentary candidates have signed the I'm Backing the Pub pledge during the last week, in a surge of support for the trade. The...
18-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
The latest rumour and gossip from the City.
BBPA campaign hits 100,000 supporter mark
02-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Support for the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA) campaign 'I'm backing the pub' has swelled with 100,000 people now on board. With so...
28-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
British beer volumes seem to be lifting out of the recessionary slump but recovery could be destabilised by Government intervention on tax.
27-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A Labour MP has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) supporting the British Beer and Pub Association's (BBPA) "I'm Backing the Pub" campaign.
Save the Pub message hits every delegate at Tory conference
05-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The plight of the British pub will be uppermost in delegates' minds at this week's Conservative Party conference thanks to a 'Save the Pub' message...
14-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Conservatives will be educated on the plight of the Great British pub, thanks to a pub quiz held at their annual conference in October. The Tories...
24-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
The British Beer and Pub Association is "not concerned" by the new probe into the beer tie but sees it as an "unwelcome distraction".
10-Jul-2009 By Robyn Lewis
The British Beer & Pub Association has been ranked above a host of top names in terms of its lobbying power.
28-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Beer sales fell by 8.2% in the first quarter of 2009 on last year — the biggest drop in since 1997. A staggering 3.6m fewer pints are being drunk each day than 10 years ago.
'Supermarkets bearing brunt of fall in beer consumption'
26-Apr-2009
"It will be of small comfort to pub operators that their bête noire, the supermarkets, which undercut them with deep discounting on popular lagers,...
14-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Trade leaders will set out the case for a freeze in beer duty at the Budget at a Westminster briefing tomorrow. The British Beer and Pub Association...
'Calls for alcohol duty to be scrapped'
27-Jan-2009
The government should cut alcohol duty on beer, the British Beer & Pub Association says, after industry data showed a record fall in beer sales....
Thousands of pub and brewing jobs to go
15-Sep-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
More than 40,000 pub and brewing jobs will be axed in the next five years according to a new report published today. The British Beer & Pub...
New manslaughter laws are minefield for licensees
27-Mar-2008
New laws that could open up pub companies and employer licensees to manslaughter charges will be put under the microscope at a British Beer & Pub...
Northern beer show cancelled
30-Aug-2007
Brewers have been forced to pull the plug on the Northern Beer & Fine Food Show after the event ran up unsustainable losses. Organisers, the...
27-Jul-2007 By John Harrington
Drinks companies are stepping up their efforts to provide drinking water.
17-Jul-2007 By Ewan Turney
Pubs will be able to host games of poker for stakes of £5 and a maximum prize of £100 from 1 September. The Gambling Act regulations also remove...
08-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
The British Beer and Pub Association has rejected calls for bar staff to wear earplugs to protect them from loud music. The call comes from the Royal...
04-May-2007 By John Harrington
Three out of four police forces to take part in the 10-week national sting operation
No evidence of a government U-turn on extra pub opening hours
01-Feb-2007
Licensees have been told to breathe easy in the wake of reports that the government is planning a U-turn on the granting of extra pub hours. Trade...
24-Nov-2006
British Beer and Pub Association survey goes against doom-mongers' 24-hour drinking predictions.
08-Nov-2006
Figures show licensed restaurants climbing but pub numbers falling.
22-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The British Beer and Pub Association says Gordon Brown has missed a chance to level the playing field for beer and wine and create a 'clear long-term...
16-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
The British Beer and Pub Association has warned that hundreds of pubs could close after MPs voted to introduce a smoke ban. The news could have been...
Eleven reasons why pubs are simply the best
15-Sep-2005
To kick-off our Heart of the Community campaign, here are 11 reasons why the pub is so great. You can probably think of many more, so email us at...
Trade slams Home Office statistics
26-Jul-2005
Trade leaders have condemned scare tactics by the government which could deter customers from visiting pubs.The British Beer and Pub Association...
Mike Fallon
26-May-2005
The Wheatsheaf Barrow-in Furness "We do not do happy hours but we sell some alcopops for£1 each on a permanent basis so people are not encouraged...
To paraphrase one of the nation's great drinkers, this is no
26-May-2005
The British Beer & Pub Association's long-awaited code on promotions is a document that will put an end to genuine licensee doubts over whether...
Rob Hayward
26-May-2005
chief executive, British Beer & Pub Association (20) Mark Hastings communications director, British Beer & Pub Association (20) These...
On show: the best Britain can offer
14-Apr-2005
by Tony Halstead The best in British beer and regional food is to be showcased to around 8,000 people at a new festival being launched by the North...
Cains attacks the BBPA
29-Oct-2003
Cains Brewery has criticised the drinks industry and the British Beer & Pub Association for failing to back its initiative to put warning labels...
Licensees face extra
23-Oct-2003
£11m bill A new method of calculating stamp duty will cost licensees an extra £11m a year and could see a move towards shorter pub leases,...
My last duty before Parliament goes into recess will be to a
17-Jul-2003
According to figures produced by the British Beer and Pub Association, Sky raised its prices between 224% and 625% in the five years to 2001, with...
Cellars are on the up
11-Feb-2003
A range of initiatives have been planned to drive up standards below stairs.Suddenly, cellars are sexy - and not just the kind of cellar with whips...
Trade bodies prepared to make a song and dance
19-Dec-2002
The British Beer & Pub Association is also worried about proposed changes to music licensing, along with other concerns which it has agreed with...
Customers plan to snub longer hours
04-Dec-2002
Nearly half of pub customers will continue to go home at the normal 11pm closing time - even if they are drinking in a pub that opens longer.That's...
Trade is against children in pubs proposal
28-Nov-2002
The trade is firmly against unaccompanied children being allowed into pubs when the Licensing Bill becomes law.An online poll on thePublican.com has...
