Pub Bitch: Celebrity special - Bear Grylls and Prince Harry do their bit for booze PR
23-Jul-2010
Champagne survivalism Champagne types go to all sorts of lengths to prove how wonderful their products are — as if we needed telling. In the latest...
Top Tory confirmed for GMV event
06-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
Tory shadow licensing minister Tobias Ellwood has been confirmed as guest speaker at the Guild of Master Victuallers (GMV) annual conference later...
Pub Bitch: Political shenanigans
19-Mar-2010
Can I phone a friend? Tory toff Tobias Ellwood (and licensing minister-in-waiting — Gawd help us) did 'imself proud at last week's lively...
12-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
John Healey has been made minister for pubs — but he might not have enough time to make an impact, says The PMA Team.
15-Oct-2009 By Tony Halstead
A packet of measures to help pubs and small businesses could be on the way from a future Conservative Government, shadow minister for Culture Media...
Tories promise more help for small firms
14-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Shadow licensing minister Tobias Ellwood has unveiled Tory proposals to help pubs fight back against the recession. Speaking at the Best Bar None...
The Tories need to engage with the trade, and quickly
04-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
To quote the legends that were Derek and Clive, if I ran pubs - managed, leased, tenanted or as an independent operator - right now I would be sore...
Hamish Champ: Do we really want Tobias Ellwood as Licensing Minister?
28-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
In case you've not noticed a general election is merely months away. MPs of all persuasions have begun rushing around telling us they are the ones to...
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Labour MP John Grogan has praised the role of the ALMR in bringing the pub sector together through mediation.
Tories would ban supermarket loss leading
24-Sep-2009
Shadow licensing minister Tobias Ellwood has said the Tories will ban supermarkets from selling alcohol as a loss leader if they get into power. In...
02-Jul-2009 By John Harrington
A senior influential policeman has called for a minimum price of 80p per unit on alcohol and a complete ban on all alcohol advertising. Mike Craik,...
Shadow licensing minister backs Proud of Pubs
18-Jun-2009
A growing number of senior politicians are showing their support for pubs by getting behind the third Proud of Pubs Week. Shadow licensing minister...
Top Tory backs Fair Pint lobby day
11-May-2009 By James Wilmore
Shadow Licensing Minister Tobias Ellwood has reportedly given his backing to a parliamentary lobby day organised by anti-pubco campaign group Fair...
29-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pub tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward is to host a meeting for disgruntled tenants, trade bodies, pubcos and MPs. Ward, who runs the Justice for...
'Labour is giving Britain a beer belly'
03-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
More evidence that the Tories would alter the Licensing Act emerged yesterday, as a senior party figure claimed binge-drinking was "becoming the...
Tories plan pricing clampdown
17-Jul-2008
The Tories have promised a clampdown on cut-price supermarket booze if they win the next election. However, they have declined to outline how this...
15-Jul-2008 By Ewan Turney
The Tories have promised a clampdown on cut-price supermarket booze if they win the next election. However, they have refused to outline how this...
Bournemouth may become first ADZ
13-Sep-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
The Government is set to announce further details of its controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) in mid-October. The announcement is believed to...
13-Sep-2007 By Ewan Turney
The Government is set to announce further details of its controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) in mid-October.
