Ale and Beer

Beer duty: Labour shadow minister refuses to commit to scrapping beer-duty escalator

Labour might have to retain the beer-duty escalator if it returns to government after the next general election, shadow small business minister Toby Perkins has admitted.

Source:Beer duty: Labour shadow minister refuses to commit to scrapping beer-duty escalator

Pub loses more than £1k after customer leaves without paying

A licensee has been fleeced of more than £1,000 after a man stayed five nights at her venue and left without paying the bill.

Source:Pub loses more than £1k after customer leaves without paying

People 1st and Hospitality Guild call for employer support to access share of £250m skills funding pot

People 1^st and the Hospitality Guild are co-ordinating an industry-wide bid for the industry to get a share of £250m pot available within the government’s Employer Ownership Fund.

Source:People 1st and Hospitality Guild call for employer support to access share of £250m skills funding pot

Carvery Heaven opens sixth site

Carvery Heaven, the Midlands-based pub carvery operator, has opened its sixth site after taking a lease with Star Pubs & Bars on the Ashfields Hotel at Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

Source:Carvery Heaven opens sixth site

HMRC offers "sympathetic approach" to pubs over Machine Games Duty registration failures

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officials will take a “sympathetic approach” to pubs that have not registered for the new machine games duty (MGD).

Source:HMRC offers "sympathetic approach" to pubs over Machine Games Duty registration failures

St Patrick's Day: We want your pub pictures

St Paddy’s Day is on Sunday 17 March and pubs across the country will be celebrating the big day.

Source:St Patrick's Day: We want your pub pictures

New research reveals Pubwatch schemes are key to fight against alcohol-related crime

Pubwatch schemes play a crucial part in helping to tackle alcohol-related violence and creating safer local drinking environments, according to new research

Source:New research reveals Pubwatch schemes are key to fight against alcohol-related crime

Councils in towns and cities find Community Right to Bid too risky

Local authorities in town and city centres are finding it too risky to make use of a law that gives a community six months to bid for a pub.

Source:Councils in towns and cities find Community Right to Bid too risky

CAMRA to look at how consumers see future of pub

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is looking into how consumers see the future of the pub in the context of “market failure”.

Source:CAMRA to look at how consumers see future of pub

Bramwell Pub Company eyes conversions

The Bramwell Pub Company is looking to convert more sites along the lines of its “quality meat & beer” venue the Longroom in Farringdon, City of London.

Source:Bramwell Pub Company eyes conversions