James Purnell has left the post of Licensing Minister to be replaced by Shaun Woodward MP who is married to Sainsbury heiress Camilla Sainsbury and was once pilloried for employing a butler.
MPs will hear appeals for a string of smoking ban concessions for pubs in England and Wales at a meeting prompted by The Publican. Following concern...
Pubs, political parties and the health lobby are strongly opposing Westminster's plans to reform licensing in Northern Ireland.At a briefing event in...
Rogue satellite companies that offer live Premiership football are no longer advertising Saturday afternoon 'closed-period' games in their marketing...
Canada-based companies selling unsolicited till rolls for credit card terminals are stepping up their pursuit of pubs in the UK. A flood of licensees...
MPs are to be given three options in the free vote on smoking, including the choice of exempting private members' clubs.A total ban or a ban in pubs...
Plans for a total ban on smoking in pubs look almost certain after Tony Blair agreed to give MPs a free vote on the issue.But an amendment tabled in...
Licensing minister James Purnell has hailed the Licensing Act as the biggest development in the pub industry for the last 30 years.Responding to The...
by John Harrington Nearly 4,000 pubs received official warnings about screening football illegally during the 'closed period last season, the Morning...
by Ewan Turney Red Bull has won a landmark legal case in Scotland preventing pubs and clubs from passing off other products as Red Bull to unwitting...
So-called "24-hour drinking" and other concerns affecting pubs are likely to be key issues in the race for the general election.Tony Blair officially...
Applications for licences under the new licensing regime are beginning to trickle into councils across England and Wales. Following a flurry of media...
Three-quarters of people in the leisure industry believe more skilled workers are needed if the UK is to host the Olympics in 2012.A survey conducted...
More pub managers are set to cap their working hours as the EU presses the government to implement the 48-hour working week.Trade union the National...
Pubs are banking on some big matches to kick start customer interest in the Rugby World Cup.As the tournament moves into the quarter final stage this...
Licensees suffering the effects of a drop in tourists could be about to see a change in their fortunes.The latest figures have revealed that overseas...
Busy location on coastal main road
Extensively renovated detached public house
Five trade areas (100)
Sizeable refurbished 4-5 bedroom accommodation
Newly created beer garden (125)
Established and popular business...
