Ale and Beer

Video: New Foster's ad campaign celebrates 125 years of brewing

Heineken is celebrating 125 years of the Foster’s brand with its new TV and print ads.

Source:Video: New Foster's ad campaign celebrates 125 years of brewing

High profile MP Jack Straw backs calls for beer duty escalator to be scrapped

High profile Labour MP Jack Straw has backed calls for the scrapping of the beer duty escalator.

Source:High profile MP Jack Straw backs calls for beer duty escalator to be scrapped

BII London calls for new blood

BII London region chairman Tom Richardson urged younger members of the BII to get more involved.

Source:BII London calls for new blood

Beer Duty: MPs and industry leaders deliver ‘message in a barrel’ to Treasury

Sixty MPs have called for a freeze in beer duty in next month’s Budget by sending a ‘message in a barrel’ to Chancellor George Osborne at an event in Westminster.

Source:Beer Duty: MPs and industry leaders deliver ‘message in a barrel’ to Treasury

The Alcohol Health Alliance supports minimum unit price of 50p

The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), an alliance of 70 medical bodies, has reiterated calls for the Government to taker tougher action on alcohol, including setting a minimum unit price of 50p, up from the David Cameron’s current plan of 45p.

Source:The Alcohol Health Alliance supports minimum unit price of 50p

PICA-Service chair Rodger Vickers hits back over accusations of bias

Rodger Vickers, chairman of the panel of the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA-Service) has written an open letter to the trade in response to doubts raised in some quarters about his independence.

Source:PICA-Service chair Rodger Vickers hits back over accusations of bias

Thatchers unveils a revamped fruit cider range

Thatchers has launched a Somerset Mixed Fruit cider to sit alongside its Rosé and Pear variants as part of a new Somerset Fruit Ciders range.

Source:Thatchers unveils a revamped fruit cider range

Pubs should maximise trade during British Pie Week

British Pie Week is almost upon us (4 to 10 March) and pub chefs should have their pie offer in place.

Source:Pubs should maximise trade during British Pie Week

Horley Pubwatch to launch ping-pong project to help support local area

Horley & District Pubwatch Scheme in Surrey is to launch a Pubwatch Ping Pong project next month to show how pubs and clubs can help to support their local area.

Source:Horley Pubwatch to launch ping-pong project to help support local area

Gaming machine permissions: a legal guide for pubs

Visits to licensed premises by some licensing authorities over the past year have highlighted the fact that a surprising number of publicans do not have the correct permissions for their gaming machines.

Source:Gaming machine permissions: a legal guide for pubs