Ale and Beer

Westons director named cider association chair

The managing director of Westons Cider, Helen Thomas, has been elected chair of the National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) for the second time in her career.

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MRO: Savills warns of pubcos selling sites to avoid legislation

Three months on from its introduction as part of the pubs code, head of licensed leisure at property agent Savills, Kevin Marsh, has warned about the prospect of pub companies selling on properties to avoid granting sites the MRO option.

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‘Negative disadvantage’ for pubs forced to display hygiene ratings

English food-serving pubs forced to display the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) hygiene ratings may suffer and those with lower scores will face a negative disadvantage, a trade boss has warned.

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CAMRA calls on member votes for Champion Beer of Britain

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has called for its members to vote for their favourite local brews to win the jewel in the real ale crown, the Champion Beer of Britain.

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Scotland backs minimum alcohol pricing

Minimum alcohol pricing plans have been backed by the Scottish courts, to the dismay of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), which slammed the move.

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Enterprise: Swansea landmark gets £270k refurb

Swansea’s landmark Adelphi Hotel is to reopen ahead of the festive season after undergoing a £270,000 refurbishment.

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CAMRA calls for end of late-night levies

Chief executive of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Tim Page, has called for an end to late-night levies and an increase in voluntary partnership arrangements at a House of Lords review of the Licensing Act 2003.

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The Wine Guide – your 101 to wine in pubs

It shouldn’t really come as a great surprise that wine doesn’t have it all its own way in the setting of a pub, but growth is singularly lacking and the perceived wisdom is that it should be doing better. In our Wine Guide we take a good look at the on-trade’s still wine category. Nigel Huddleston reports

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A step-by-step guide to setting up a workplace pension

All employers – regardless of size – will soon need to set up a pension scheme for staff. Here’s a step-by-step guide to the process of auto-enrolment and putting a scheme in place.

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Hourly pay in hospitality industry above national living wage

Thousands of workers in the UK hospitality industry are being paid more than the national living wage (NLW), according to a new study.

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