Ale and Beer

Pub Mentors: Surge in soft drink sales

Martin Sampson, out-of-home shopper marketing controller at Coca-Cola Enterprises, keeps tabs on his protégés.

Source:Pub Mentors: Surge in soft drink sales

CAMRA reveals National Pub of the Year

The Bridge End Inn in Ruabon, Wrexham, has been crowned the Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) National Pub of the Year – the first ever Welsh pub with the title.

Source:CAMRA reveals National Pub of the Year

Heston's ex chef in pub role

Heston Blumenthal’s former head chef has joined a Berkshire pub and introduced a French influence to the menu.

Source:Heston's ex chef in pub role

ACPO wants risk assessments for Live Music Bill

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) wants risk assessments introduced as part of plans to de-regulate live music.

Source:ACPO wants risk assessments for Live Music Bill

BBPA: Cut beer duty, save 16,000 jobs

The British Beer and Pub association (BBPA) has reiterated its case for the beer duty escalator to be scrapped, saying the move would avoid the loss of 16,000 jobs by 2015.

Source:BBPA: Cut beer duty, save 16,000 jobs

Fund to slash VAT hits £379k

A fighting fund to lobby for cut in VAT to 5% for the hospitality industry has hit £379,000 — with family brewers alone contributing £240k.

Source:Fund to slash VAT hits £379k

PMA launches campaign to target rogue traders

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser is relaunching the Eye on the Trade initiative, which aims to fight the cases of those licensees who are swindled or ripped off by rogue traders.

Source:PMA launches campaign to target rogue traders

Tom Palmer: 'Character and team spirit see us through'

With so many new faces in the England squad for the 2012 Six Nations campaign ( making the average age of the players 25 ) plus a new coaching team in place led by Stuart Lancaster it was no surprise to us all that the approach to preparation for the first game at Murrayfield was different to previous years.

Source:Tom Palmer: 'Character and team spirit see us through'

Trade raises more for PPL fighting fund

The trade has raised between £250,000 and £300,000 for a fighting fund to challenge the proposed fee increases from music-royalties collection agency PPL.

Source:Trade raises more for PPL fighting fund

Essex licensee convicted for dishonest broadcasts

An Essex licensee has been ordered to pay over £19k in fines and costs after being convicted for showing Premier League and international matches via Sky Sports without a commercial viewing agreement.

Source:Essex licensee convicted for dishonest broadcasts