Ale and Beer

Statutory Code: Vince Cable claims he will not be 'intimidated by scaremongering'

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable said he will not “be intimidated by scaremongering” over the introduction of a statutory code and adjudicator.

Source:Statutory Code: Vince Cable claims he will not be 'intimidated by scaremongering'

Paul McCartney to launch new album in pubs

Pubs across the country were given the first exclusive play of Paul McCartney’s latest album this Sunday.

Source:Paul McCartney to launch new album in pubs

Free-of-tie option would boost trade, claims Federation of Small Business survey

Licensees would invest more in their pubs, employ more staff and stock a wider selection of beers if they were offered a free-of-tie deal, according to a new survey.

Source:Free-of-tie option would boost trade, claims Federation of Small Business survey

Statutory Code: Mulholland accuses pubcos of "The Great British Pubco Scam”

Save the Pub Group chairman and MP Greg Mulholland has accused pubcos of “The Great British Pubco Scam” in an adjournment debate in the House of Commons yesterday evening.

Source:Statutory Code: Mulholland accuses pubcos of "The Great British Pubco Scam”

Statutory code: BBPA chair Jonathan Neame warns intervention could be 'worst possible thing to do'

Statutory regulation could “stifle investment, crush job growth and curtail entrepreneurialism”, British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chair Jonathan Neame has warned.

Source:Statutory code: BBPA chair Jonathan Neame warns intervention could be 'worst possible thing to do'

Fire Kills campaign rallies support from publicans

The Fire Kills campaign and its partners are urging the pub trade to encourage customers to test their smoke alarms when the clocks change on 27 October.

Source:Fire Kills campaign rallies support from publicans

Nobel Prize-winning Professor Higgs takes Pride in success

Particle physicist Professor Peter Higgs was pictured celebrating his Nobel Prize in Physics award with a bottle of London Pride.

Source:Nobel Prize-winning Professor Higgs takes Pride in success

Enterprise announces regional Community Hero Award winners

Eighteen Enterprise publicans have each been awarded £5,000 to invest in their communities after winning regional categories in the Community Hero Awards 2013.

Source:Enterprise announces regional Community Hero Award winners

Punch Taverns on course to reach area manager qualification target

Punch Taverns is “on track” to have all of its area managers pass an industry-recognised qualification in hospitality management, after it revealed more than half had already qualified.

Source:Punch Taverns on course to reach area manager qualification target

Greene King claims licensee members' club success

Greene King has hailed its first annual members’ club event for its top-performing licensees as a roaring success.

Source:Greene King claims licensee members' club success