15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Almost six out of ten MPs are against plans to increase beer duty in next week's Budget. A ComRes poll showed that 59% opposed Chancellor Alistair...
06-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
A 100-foot image of Wychwood's Hobgoblin character was beamed on to Big Ben last night urging consumers to back British beer. The Hobgoblin adopted...
26-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Pub closures will peak at around the 46-a-week mark in the coming year, pub sector research company CGA chief executive Jon Collins has forecast....
MPs warn of job losses if tax goes up
24-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The All Party Parliamentary Wine and Spirits Group has added its voice to calls to the Chancellor demanding alcohol taxes are not increased. With the...
16-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The West Midlands and Scotland have been hit hardest in the national pub blight that sees six pubs close per day. That's a key finding of CGA's...
Hamish Champ: Can people please make up their minds on the issue of pub closures?
09-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Alright, calm down, it's only a bloody headline. I'm the last person to be calling for pub closures. We all know the problems facing many pubs. And...
Storm in a pint glass over black lager launches
23-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Controversial Scottish micro BrewDog is launching what it claims is the UK's first mass-market commercially available black lager. But Budvar, a...
18-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Heineken has written down around £45m (€51m) off the value of its 2,000-strong pub estate in Britain due to "exceptional economic circumstances".
Centenarian Vera hailed as UK's oldest licensee
17-Feb-2009
A woman from Cornwall who has celebrated her 100th birthday has been declared the UK's oldest publican and shows little sign of wanting to call...
13-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
A group of MPs have launched an inquiry into the impact of last year's bumper duty rises and the potential duty escalator rise on wine and spirits....
CESA: Goodbye, CORGI
12-Feb-2009
Pubs that use gas for cooking should be familiar with CORGI, the UK's gas safety watchdog, and will know how important it is to use CORGI-registered...
11-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
InBev has signed a three-year deal with logistics firm Tradeteam to distribute its brands in Northern Ireland. The deal will create 70 jobs and...
Corona announces promotion drive
10-Feb-2009
Corona has announced details of a major, promotional drive to take place in towns and cities across the country in the first quarter of 2009.Working...
Government fight for 48-hour working week
04-Feb-2009 By John Harrington
Small business minister says Government will fight EU plans to end the UK's opt-out of the 48-hour working week.
Equipment: Never a better time to buy British?
03-Feb-2009
Buying British catering equipment makes more sense than ever, according to supplier LincatThe company, a major supplier to the UK pub trade, says a...
03-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
A leading licensing solicitor has urged the Government to relax opening times for London pubs during the 2012 Olympics. Jeremy Allen of Popplesten...
Famous Grouse offers rugby-goers free samples
30-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Famous Grouse whisky is to offer rugby goers free samples and beanie hats as part of its sponsorship of the Scottish rugby team. All adult fans...
29-Jan-2009 By Tony Halstead
There has been a sizeable drop in the number of pubs screening football via foreign satellite systems, after two foreign broadcasters within Europe...
27-Jan-2009 By John Harrington
The leader of Westminster City Council has warned that irresponsible pubs will be shut as the 2012 Olympics approaches. Cllr Colin Barrow also said...
Olympics to bring £2bn tourism boost
26-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore
The 2012 London Olympics could generate £2bn in tourism income for the UK economy, a leisure industry chief has predicted. Brigid Simmonds, chief...
16-Jan-2009 By John Harrington
Licensees at 22 pubs were forced to pay between £500 and £6,000 in fines for foreign satellite screenings since July 2008, the MA has learnt. An...
Mini-Budget duty hikes rubber stamped
14-Jan-2009 By James Wilmore
Hopes of a government U-turn on the beer duty hike in November's mini-Budget were officially banished yesterday. A committee of MPs met in parliament...
Constellation restructures
07-Jan-2009
Constellation Europe has announced major changes to its structure, with two senior members of the team appointed to new positions. The UK and...
Chinese New Year plans for Tsingtao
18-Dec-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Tsingtao beer is to get a major push in January in a bid to improve the popularity of the drink outside of the Chinese community. UK distributors...
Support grows for Axe the Beer Tax
17-Dec-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that around 11,000 people have already pledged their support to Axe the Beer Tax - Save...
UK socialising spending to fall 12 per cent over Christmas
11-Dec-2008
Many UK consumers are expected to sharply cut their spending on gifts, socialising and food and drink this Christmas, according to accountancy firm...
13-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
A Bridgend licensee has been stripped of her personal licence and ordered to pay nearly £7,000 for screening football using a domestic Sky card.
'Society warns of legal hurdle in cheap drink clampdown'
11-Nov-2008
The Scottish government could be overstepping its powers in its bid to tackle problems caused by excessive drinking, according to the Law Society of...
05-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney
The UK market was the only market to record net revenues below last year for Carlsberg. The Danish brewer said that "the toughening market...
'Banks urged to lend small firms EU cash'
31-Oct-2008
Chancellor Alistair Darling has called on British banks to take advantage of up to £4 billion worth of new European cash to give small businesses...
Pubs given migrant worker warning
29-Oct-2008
Pubs and pubcos may lose the right to employ overseas staff as they have yet to meet government regulations which come into force in a few weeks'...
24-Oct-2008 By Andrew Pring
Pubs taking Sky are paying 463% more for subscriptions than in 1996, according to the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), which this...
UK 'slipping into recession', says Bank of England chief
22-Oct-2008
The governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has predicted the UK economy will slip into recession in the early part of next year. Speaking to...
Esta chairman Colin McGhee dies
21-Oct-2008 By John Harrington
The chairman of the European Satellite Television Association (Esta) has died after being hit by a tube train in London.
17-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
Carlsberg UK has appointed Isaac Sheps as its new chief executive in place of Doug Clydesdale.
07-Oct-2008 By Ewan Turney
Maxxium UK has launched a major consumer campaign to reposition Sourz as a modern mixable spirit. The £4m Add some Zing campaign will culminate in a...
Eastern beers advance
01-Oct-2008
China is not exactly known for its fair and accurate media - but UK expansion plans by Chinese and Far Eastern beer brands suggests brewers in the...
Sky prices and foreign satellite issue to air in Parliament
24-Sep-2008 By James Wilmore
The cost of Sky for pubs and the current legal situation around foreign satellites will be debated during a meeting in Parliament next month....
24-Sep-2008 By John Harrington
John Grogan MP is to host a second meeting in Parliament to discuss Sky with the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers and representatives of foreign satellite suppliers.
Pubco power review deadline just a week away
22-Sep-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
The deadline to submit evidence to an inquiry into pubco power is fast approaching. All submissions for the Business and Enterprise Committee (BEC)...
18-Sep-2008 By Tony Halstead
Thousands of pubs were caught up in a soccer-TV black-out of England's vital World Cup qualifying matches following satellite channel Setanta's capture of exclusive rights.
05-Sep-2008 By Neil Morgan
The sector will be kept on its feet through survival of the smartest.
Going for gold
02-Sep-2008
As Team GB celebrates its Olympic medal haul, former pub chef Mat Shropshall is going for gold at this year's 22nd IKA Culinary Olympics.Mat has...
Pubs join in Olympic success
28-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore
Pubs across the UK have done their bit to mark Great Britain's "great haul of China" at the Olympics. After bagging a staggering 19 gold medals and...
Guinness proves to be good for Diageo
28-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ
Guinness producer Diageo has announced net sales for the year up eight per cent to £8.1bn.Driven primarily by growth in its international markets,...
French licensee looks to life across the channel
27-Aug-2008
A French licensee who is so obsessed with British culture he has just bought a London black cab is keen to expand his links in the UK. Alain Cauchon...
Play darts in a pro arena
26-Aug-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
Details on how to win the chance to play darts in front of a packed house before the final of the world championship have been released. The Publican...
21-Aug-2008 By Ewan Turney
Pubs using EU-based foreign satellite systems may temporarily escape conviction until the Karen Murphy case is heard in Europe. A letter being sent...
Tsingtao celebrates Olympic success
18-Aug-2008
With Team GB celebrating its medal tally at the Olympics in Beijing, Chinese brewer Tsingtao is also capitalising on the increased profile the Games...
Could you be the BII Licensee of the Year 2009?
14-Aug-2008
The hunt for the UK's greatest publican gets underway this week with entries now invited for the BII Licensee of the Year 2009 award. The ultimate...
