Ale and Beer

JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has warned that pub closures risk creating a “high street blight”.

Source:JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin warns of “high street blight”

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is set to hit their target of getting 300 pubs listed as Assets of Community Value (ACV) by the end of the year.

Source:CAMRA to reach its target for ACV-listed pubs

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said the consultation into a statutory code of conduct for pub companies does not address the distinction between a lease and a tenancy.

Source:Statutory Code: RICS says consultation does not address lease and tenancy distinction

The introduction of a mandatory guest beer option for pub tenants could be “disastrous” and “endanger the viability” of mid-sized brewers while reducing choice behind the bar, JW Lees has told the Government.

Source:Statutory Code: JW Lees claims mandatory free of tie option would be 'disastrous'

Retail sales at Britain’s biggest and busiest railway stations continue to significantly outperform the high street, aided by an increase in sales across food retailers, pubs and bars, latest figures from Network Rail show.

Source:Pub sales at railway stations outperform the high street