Ale and Beer

Gloucestershire licensee hits the small screen

A Gloucestershire licensee is featuring in a Channel 4 programme that sees four B&B owners score each others’ businesses, starting today.

Source:Gloucestershire licensee hits the small screen

313 Drinking Banning Orders issued, confirms Home Office

The Home Office has reported that 313 Drinking Banning Orders (DBOs) have been issued on conviction since the facility became available to local authorities last year.

Source:313 Drinking Banning Orders issued, confirms Home Office

Minimum pricing campaign continues in Manchester

A Greater Manchester health body is continuing to campaign for a 50p minimum price bylaw for alcohol in light of the issue gaining momentum in Scotland.

Source:Minimum pricing campaign continues in Manchester

Asda announces Pru Leith link up

Asda has teamed up with Leiths School of Food and Wine to revamp its Extra Special range of meals.

Source:Asda announces Pru Leith link up

BIS: Government shuns statutory code

The Government has failed to introduce a Statutory Code of Practice to manage the pubco/tenant relationship in its response to the recommendations of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BISC).

Source:BIS: Government shuns statutory code

Bottomless chips at Beefeater

Whitbread’s Beefeater brand has introduced ‘bottomless chips’ on the menu across all sites.

Source:Bottomless chips at Beefeater

Pubs with rooms needed for gov't placement scheme

Pubs with accommodation in London have been given an opportunity to engage positively with the Government by Labour MP and former Home Office minister Hazel Blears.

Source:Pubs with rooms needed for gov't placement scheme

Fuller's reports like-for-like sales rise

Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has this morning reported a 3.9% rise in like-for-like sales across its managed pubs and hotels division for the 26 weeks to 1 October 2011.

Source:Fuller's reports like-for-like sales rise

Best Bar None ‘can be just as effective as Gov’t’

Best Bar None (BBN) schemes “can be just as effective as the Government” in helping to tackle alcohol-related health issues, according to the BBN chief executive Neil Robertson.

Source:Best Bar None ‘can be just as effective as Gov’t’

Bolton Pubwatch goes digital

Bolton’s Pubwatch scheme has become the UK’s first to adopt a digital-only approach to tackling crime and antisocial behaviour in pubs and clubs.

Source:Bolton Pubwatch goes digital