Ale and Beer

'Million jobs depend on pub trade'

Your round-up of the national news – Wednesday February 16, 2011

Source:'Million jobs depend on pub trade'

Enterprise Inns raises its beer prices by 3.8 per cent

Licensee said move was expected but fears ‘disaster’ for industry if Budget results in further hikes

Source:Enterprise Inns raises its beer prices by 3.8 per cent

Inflation hits four per cent

Bank of England may raise interest rates in response to increase

Source:Inflation hits four per cent

Thornbridge Brewery plans a London pub

Derbyshire brewer on the look-out for site in the capital

Source:Thornbridge Brewery plans a London pub

Mild January boosts managed pub chains

Year-on-year sales up nearly 11 per cent as softer comparables kick in

Source:Mild January boosts managed pub chains

App Smart Extra: BrewBerry

Brewery and beer-information apps for the BlackBerry.

Source:App Smart Extra: BrewBerry

Live music reforms to be debated by peers

Lib Dem’s private members’ Bill to be discussed next month

Source:Live music reforms to be debated by peers

M&B appoints new chairman

Ex Hamleys boss Simon Burke replaces John Lovering at managed operator

Source:M&B appoints new chairman

Kurnia sells site to JD Wetherspoon

Kai’s Bar, in Louth, will have a £1.5m makeover

Source:Kurnia sells site to JD Wetherspoon

Eric Illsley sentenced to a year in prison

Former FLVA adviser jailed for expenses fraud

Source:Eric Illsley sentenced to a year in prison