St Austell, the Cornish brewer and pub operator, has secured a new £40m refinancing package with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Barclays to “explore future growth opportunities”.
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A conman fleecing publicans out of hundreds of pounds has been identified as David Michael Brown (AKA Ben Saint James), a convict caught after intervention from the Publican eight years ago. Fish & chips is the most British of dishes. Sheila McWattie looks at 10 ways to get it on your menu. The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is urging MPs to take a fresh look at modern pubs and bars and value the positive impact the sector has on the economy, jobs and communities – through a new campaign called ‘I’ve Changed My Outlook’. Luxury Swiss Ice Cream brand Mövenpick is urging pub chefs to enter the first ever annual competition to find the UK’s best gourmet dessert chef. The Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICAS) officially opened for business yesterday (February 29). Source:PICAS opens for business They think it’s all over… it is now for Karen Murphy. The final whistle has blown on her six-year legal battle against her conviction for using foreign satellite services to show live Premier League football in her Portsmouth pub, the Red, White and Blue. Source:Keep an eye on the ball Eleven MPs have supported calls for the beer duty escalator to be suspended in next month’s Budget. A Blackpool licensee has defended the town’s minimum-pricing scheme as a “responsible way of selling alcohol” amid further warnings that it is illegal. A West Yorkshire licensee has had his conviction for showing Sky Sports with a domestic card quashed after an appeal. |
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