Ale and Beer

Hook Norton identifies 16 towns for pub sites

Hook Norton, the Oxfordshire-based brewer and pub operator, has identified 16 towns and cities within 50 miles of its brewery where it’s looking to make pub property acquisitions.

Source:Hook Norton identifies 16 towns for pub sites

S&NPC creates sports guide for lessees

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) has created a guide for its licensees called Sport for Success to help them promote televised sport.

Source:S&NPC creates sports guide for lessees

Fuller's launches an enhanced agreement for tenants

Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has launched an ‘enhanced’ agreement for tenants aimed at reducing the burden of red tape.

Source:Fuller's launches an enhanced agreement for tenants

Doorstaff guidance on false identification documents to be revised

The Home Office is revising its guidance on training door supervisors to identify and seize false identification documents, to reflect revised legislation on the issue.

Source:Doorstaff guidance on false identification documents to be revised

Pub landlords offered risk assessment advice for Euro Football Championships

Health & safety consultancy Perry Scott Nash has issued risk assessment advice for pubs ahead of the European Football Championships, which kick off tomorrow.

Source:Pub landlords offered risk assessment advice for Euro Football Championships

Pubs to be treated like ‘crack houses’ in Government's new antisocial behaviour proposals

Pubs are to be treated in the same manner as ‘crack houses’ under the Government’s proposals to tackle antisocial behaviour.

Source:Pubs to be treated like ‘crack houses’ in Government's new antisocial behaviour proposals

Drinkaware extends 'out of home' media push for 2012 'Good Times' campaign

Drinkaware, the alcohol awareness charity, is extending the ‘out of home’ media push for its “Why let good times go bad?” campaign to reach people who are on a night out.

Source:Drinkaware extends 'out of home' media push for 2012 'Good Times' campaign

Alcohol-related hospital admissions data to be scrutinised

Concerns about “over-stated and over-played” alcohol-related hospital admissions could be alleviated by a new consultation looking at the methods used to collate such information.

Source:Alcohol-related hospital admissions data to be scrutinised

Complaints stream in over pub business rates calculations

Complaints over the way the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) calculates business rates have been streaming in, with licensees quoting rates bills increasing nearly three-fold.

Source:Complaints stream in over pub business rates calculations

Ramsgate Brewery removes Kray Twins pump clip after Portman Group ruling

A Kent brewery has stopped using an image on one of its pump clips which featured East End gangsters, the Kray Twins, after the Portman Group ruled it breached alcohol responsibility rules.

Source:Ramsgate Brewery removes Kray Twins pump clip after Portman Group ruling