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PM says 'no restriction on help' for those affected by storms

Prime Minister David Cameron has said there will be “no restrictions on help” for communities and businesses affected by storms, after announcing a £100m fund for flood defences.

Source:PM says 'no restriction on help' for those affected by storms

BBPA welcomes Welsh Government extension of Small Business Rate Relief

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed the Welsh Government’s decision to extend Small Business Rate Relief to March 2015.

Source:BBPA welcomes Welsh Government extension of Small Business Rate Relief

Sales grow 60% at new-look Chicago Rock Cafe

Chicago Leisure has seen sales at its new-look Chicago Rock Café grow by more than 60% since it relaunched in November, as it firms up plans to expand.

Source:Sales grow 60% at new-look Chicago Rock Cafe

Think tank urges business rates reform

Think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has called for urgent reform of Britain’s business rates system.

Source:Think tank urges business rates reform

BBPA report strengthens case for Budget beer duty freeze

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has urged the Government to freeze beer duty after new research revealed 900,000 jobs are dependent on the beer and pub sector.

Source:BBPA report strengthens case for Budget beer duty freeze

The Big Interview: David Rey, Sky Business

David Rey tells Mike Berry how Sky supports pub businesses and about its aims to be the trade’s first choice entertainment partner.

Source:The Big Interview: David Rey, Sky Business

Anheuser-Busch InBev Buys Blue Point Brewing Company

The move could help Anheuser-Busch InBev capitalize on the popularity of craft beer, bringing a Long Island beer company with a devoted following into a family of brands that includes Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s.

Source:Anheuser-Busch InBev Buys Blue Point Brewing Company

John Smith’s takes horse racing campaign to pubs

Heineken has launched a campaign across over 2,000 pubs to give drinkers of John Smith’s a chance to ‘buy one ticket and get one free’ at 28 jump and flat racecourses across the UK.

Source:John Smith’s takes horse racing campaign to pubs

ETM Group offers Tube Strike Respite deal at its pubs

London-based ETM Group has used the tube strike to its advantage by offering a promotion at its pubs today and tomorrow.

Source:ETM Group offers Tube Strike Respite deal at its pubs

Freedrinks’ Zeo signs as sponsor of PubOpsClub

Zeo, the soft-drinks range from Freedrinks, has joined Sky and Vianet as a launch sponsor of PubOpsClub, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s new business club for pub operations managers.

Source:Freedrinks’ Zeo signs as sponsor of PubOpsClub