14-Jun-2011 By Adam Pescod
A licensee in Kent has had an appeal dismissed over a conviction for using an Albanian television station to show Premier League football.
03-Jun-2011 By Adam Pescod
The licensee of a Lancashire pub has been fined £4,320 for using a foreign TV channel to show live football matches to her customers. Julie Hanson,...
23-May-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
BBPA chief executive Brigid Simmonds has urged the Scottish National Party to reconsider its policies towards alcohol tax.
21-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The search is now on for the UK's top pubs in the Publican's Morning Advertiser's Great British Pub Awards 2011. There are 16 categories for...
13-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney
Test purchasing company Serve Legal is to address a major European conference on tackling underage drinking today. Serve Legal will give a...
The Publican merges with Morning Advertiser
31-Mar-2011
After more than three decades of covering the UK pub trade as a standalone title The Publican is joining forces with the Morning Advertiser. The...
30-Mar-2011 By John Harrington
Eclectic Clubs & Bars is to spend £850,000 opening two Polynesian-influenced Lola Lo nightclubs in Oxford and Cambridge.
Andrew Pring: The UK has too many pubs
23-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
The UK has an excess of pubs and many bad ones are run by illiterate and innumerate people, a respected industry observer has told MPs. Andrew...
MPs back disability campaigners pub access bid
18-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
A pub-loving disability campaigner is taking his fight to Westminster after successfully forcing a change in the law in Scotland. Mark Cooper's...
14-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The British Beer & Pub Association has outlined the crucial role of the sector in terms of employment and tax revenue for every local area in Britain.
London pubs and brewers pump more than £3bn into economy
14-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
The City of London and Westminster are the constituencies with the most pub-related employment in the UK, according to latest research. A study by...
Pubs voted into Toptable 100
08-Mar-2011 By Michelle Perrett
Three pubs and bars have been voted into the top 100 restaurants on booking website Toptable.
NI pubs group welcomes minimum price push
07-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade group Pubs of Ulster has welcomed today's launch of a consultation into minimum pricing in Northern Ireland. Ministers are keen to be first...
03-Mar-2011 By John Harrington
Budweiser volumes rose 36.1% in the UK during 2010 as A-B InBev reported a 3.4% increase in UK beer volumes overall during the year. Announcing its...
24-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
Moving to British Double Summer Time before next year's Olympics would be a great boost to the pub industry, says The PMA Team.
18-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Punch Taverns has badged over 100 of its town and city centre pubs across the UK under one of Britain's most historic brewing names, Taylor Walker....
Beds and Bars boss: 'Olympics will create chaos'
17-Feb-2011
The 2012 Olympics are a rip-off that could damage the British economy for a decade. That's the view of Keith Knowles, managing director of Beds And...
17-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
A father and son have received a record fine for screening Premier League football matches at 11 pubs via the internet.
Caroline Nodder: Foreign satellite opinion opens can of worms for pubs
14-Feb-2011 By Caroline Nodder
A can of worms was opened last week by a European judge who expressed the opinion that the Premier League should be banned from selling off exclusive...
Pubs urged to get in training for the Olympics
14-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Experienced trainers are being sought to ensure tourists get a good welcome from hospitality staff during next year's Olympics. The UK is currently...
14-Feb-2011 By Lorraine Heller, Restaurant
The Minister of Tourism John Penrose has warned the hospitality sector to be wary of a 'displacement effect' that could be caused by the Olympics....
Efforts to cut alcohol consumption will not reduce harm
10-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
An academic has warned MPs that attempting to cut overall alcohol consumption in the UK will do nothing to solve problem drinking. Professor...
BBPA chief: Sky's price hikes are the 'real issue'
03-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Trade group leader Brigid Simmonds has argued that Sky price hikes are the "real issue", in light of today's opinion on foreign satellite, and...
Albanian TV firm warns against footy decoder cards
31-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
An Albanian satellite TV company has issued a warning against UK pubs over using its cards to show Premier League football. Tring TV, which has the...
31-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Albania-based Tring TV is the latest foreign broadcaster to issue a warning to UK licensees who use its decoder cards.
Britvic sales hit by snow and ice
27-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Soft drinks giant Britvic blamed the recent bad weather for a continued slump in sales of its single serve drinks in UK pubs. Announcing a decline in...
Novus in exclusive talks to buy Balls Brothers
25-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Tiger Tiger operator Novus Leisure has entered into exclusive talks to buy Balls Brothers, the City wine bar group which has been in administration...
21-Jan-2011 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Simon Wilkinson, the former Kout Food Group (KFG) and Paramount Restaurants executive, is to take the helm at La Tasca.
Fears duty hikes will be used as alternative to minimum price
19-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Banning alcohol sales below duty plus VAT must not be used as a substitute for a minimum price, a trade group has warned. The government's plans to...
04-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Former BBPA director of brewing Dr David Long has been awarded an MBE and Everard's chairman Richard Everard an OBE.
21-Dec-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn is launching Innis & Gunn Original on draught in January — it has previously focused on the off-trade.
'Punch boss Ian Dyson in line for £4m shares'
16-Dec-2010 By James Wilmore
The new boss of Punch, Britain's largest pub group, could earn nearly £4.6m this year as a result of a controversial pay package. Ian Dyson, the...
03-Dec-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Britvic, the soft drinks maker, has spoken of the ongoing challenges in the UK on-trade market. The group, led by Paul Moody, yesterday posted...
29-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Sceptre Leisure, the suppliers of amusement machines in the UK, has bought RV Smith (Leisure) Limited.
29-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
The Greek broadcaster behind Novasports has warned it will pull the plug on screenings of Premier League football via its systems in UK pubs....
19-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
Trials of the Diageo-backed customer self-pour system, used widely across pubs in Ireland and the US, have begun in Britain. Draft Master, which...
SIA to remain until after 2012 Olympics
01-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is not expected to be dismantled until after the 2012 Olympics, according to the body's chief executive....
29-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
No significant changes to the SIA doorstaff licensing regime will take place before the London 2012 Olympics.
Magners sees signs of recovery
12-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Magners cider has returned to volume growth in the UK for the first time in three years, according to C&C Group, the Dublin-headquartered group...
Trade groups to give MPs evidence on drink-driving inquiry
11-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Two leading industry trade groups will give evidence tomorrow to an MP-led inquiry into the UK's drink and drug-driving laws. Representatives from...
'Europe to decide on non-Sky TV satellite football in UK pubs'
04-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The European Court of Justice is to determine whether pubs can show live football matches on satellite TV, without having to pay a subscription to...
'Football screening rights in the dock as European court hears Murphy case'
03-Oct-2010
The Premier League faces a potential 'Bosman' ruling this week when the European Court of Justice hears a Portsmouth licensee's claim that being...
'Now the banks are lending even less - loans to small firms worse than six months ago'
21-Sep-2010
Banks were last night warned they must start lending to small businesses or face swingeing new taxes. Bank of England figures showed that small...
Wetherspoons profits from breakfasts
20-Sep-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
J D Wetherspoon has reported that its decision to open at 7am for breakfast has resulted in the pub group becoming one of the UK's biggest coffee...
17-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
AB InBev and Harvester joined forces to promote the designated driver scheme as part of the brewing giant's "Global Be(er) Responsible Day".
Most ambitious advertising campaign yet for Smirnoff vodka
17-Sep-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
Diageo has unveiled what it calls its most ambitious advertising campaign, as it attempts to celebrate the best nightlife around the world with...
13-Sep-2010 By Robyn Black
Diageo is launching an ambitious new initiative for its Smirnoff brand, in a bid to create buzz and excitement around the vodka globally. The...
ASH claims smoking ban survey is 'misleading'
08-Sep-2010
A leading anti-smoking charity has hit out at a study which claims the smoking ban is the main cause of pub closures in the UK. Action on Smoking...
MPs to quiz North over drink-drive limit cut
06-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
An MP-led inquiry into the current laws around drink-driving will begin in earnest in Parliament next week. MPs on the Transport Committee will hear...
06-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A group of MPs and other relevant bodies will meet in Parliament next week to discuss the proposed reduction in the drink-drive limit. It comes...
