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Trade's Budget plea over pubs and jobs

Industry leaders have made their last-ditch attempts to persuade the Chancellor to help save the future of the pub trade and jobs ahead of the Budget on 21 March.

Source:Trade's Budget plea over pubs and jobs

Spirit remains on track

Spirit Pub Company said this morning that it remained on track to deliver full year expectations after reporting continued strong sales growth across its managed estate during its second quarter.

Source:Spirit remains on track

Gov't to announce low-strength beer pledge

The Government is set to launch a new campaign around lower-strength beer as part of its bid to tackle the UK’s binge-drinking problem, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser has learnt.

Source:Gov't to announce low-strength beer pledge

Clegg pressed over beer duty escalator

All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman Andrew Griffiths has urged the deputy PM to scrap the beer duty escalator.

Source:Clegg pressed over beer duty escalator

Minor miracles

Children are given special attention at the Bolingbroke in south-west London. Mark Reynolds, who co-owns Renaissance Pubs with his friends Tom Peake and Nick Fox, tells Jessica Harvey about how to get families through the door.

Source:Minor miracles

Industry fears over minimum pricing

Industry leaders fear that Government intervention over minimum pricing could lead to a hike in duty rates and the closure of many pubs and brewers.

Source:Industry fears over minimum pricing

Brakspear pubs hail Tax Free Beer Day "huge success"

Brakspear has hailed its Tax Free Beer Day as a huge success for 10 Henley pubs which campaigned to end punitive beer taxation.

Source:Brakspear pubs hail Tax Free Beer Day "huge success"

Fuller's completes Enterprise pub purchase

Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has added an extra site to the package of pubs acquired from Enterprise Inns, bring the total to 16 pubs for £25.4m.

Source:Fuller's completes Enterprise pub purchase

M&B community pubs get new name

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has placed its c.130-strong Town Centre & Community pubs under one name Oak Tree Pubs.

Source:M&B community pubs get new name

Hospitality leaders call on Chancellor to consider 5% VAT rate

The British Hospitality Association and leaders of the hospitality industry have called on the Chancellor to reduce the rate of VAT for the tourism sector to 5%.

Source:Hospitality leaders call on Chancellor to consider 5% VAT rate