Wind

Look out for older customers in freezing weather, charity urges

26-Feb-2018 By Ed Bedington

Charity bosses are reminding pubs to keep a close eye on their elderly and vulnerable customers as the country braces itself for the weather front newspapers are dubbing “The Beast from the East”.

Pubs experience trade drop after St Jude storm tears across UK

28-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Pubs across southern UK experienced a drop in trade after the worst storm in five years battered parts of the country.

Duty-bound to try again

29-Mar-2012 By Rob Willock

So, after the time and effort the industry expended trying to persuade the Government to halt the alcohol duty escalator, George Osborne dashed our hopes with a single sentence: “Today I have no further changes to make to the main duty rates set out by...

Licensee's husband battles wind for beer delivery

13-Jan-2012

The husband of a Punch licensee in Glasgow braved gale force winds to make sure a beer delivery could make its way into the pub.

Scots trade chief blasts pub patio 'wind tests'

06-May-2011 By Gurjit Degun

A Scottish trade chief has slammed a council's decision to ask licensees to carry out regular "wind assessments".

Slow thaw to big trade freeze

13-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team

December's snowfall hit the pub trade hard, though some operators managed good sales growth, says The PMA Team.

So much for summer — it's all about storms

07-Aug-2008 By Stephen Oliver

Let's make the most of the opportunities the storm washes up, says Marston's Beer Company managing director Stephen Oliver.

BarTalk

13-Mar-2008

How did this week's storms affect you? Ian Rigg The Taps Lytham Lancashire We expected a rough time, but this part of the world escaped fairly...

Pubs forced to shut as storms hit UK

25-Jan-2006 By Tony Halstead tony.halstead@william-reed.co.uk

Licensees across Britain saw trade badly hit by gale force winds and rain that swept the country last week. The biggest storms for 17 years forced...

Gastro pubs hit by storms

20-Jan-2005

Freak "weather bombs" which caused hurricane-strength winds across the north of England and Scotland have devastated trade at several gastro pubs....