BBPA Launches Free Diversity & Inclusion Webinar Series
The BBPA is inviting businesses from across the hospitality sector to sign up to the first in a series of webinars focusing on promoting and…
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Alcohol
Former Greene King Managed Pub Becomes Hive Pub After £500,000 Transformation
Former Greene King managed pub The Ainsty in York has reopened as a Hive Pub after a £500,000 transformation by pub owner Greene King. As…
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Pubs Call for Licensing Change as World Cup Fans Made to Wait for Alcohol
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has called for an change to the Licensing Act 2003, after many pubs had to delay the serving…
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On Premise Drinks Sales Seeking A Summer Surge
Drinks sales in the On Premise finish 2% behind the same week last year, as decline was seen for a fifth successive week. CGA by…
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Government Backs Pubs To Open Earlier For World Cup Final
Government encourages councils in England to get pubs open earlier on Sunday ahead of the Lionesses historic World Cup final. The Government is encouraging councils…
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Allow Pubs Alcohol Service from 10am on World Cup Final Day Government Urged
Pubs have called on the government to relax licensing rules for Sunday opening hours and alcohol sales for the Women’s World Cup final. The Lionesses…
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Admiral Taverns Invests £338,000 into Two Berkshire Community Pubs
Admiral Taverns has invested £338,000 across two local community pubs in Berkshire. The Millhouse in Dustan Park has received a £177,000 refurbishment, whilst the Blue…
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Cost of Living Crisis Bites as Young People Cut Nights Out
The cost-of-living crisis continues to impact consumer social lives, according to a new survey commissioned by late-night operator REKOM UK. Peter Marks, chairman at Rekom…
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Takeaway Pint Rules Extended As Plans To Scrap Them Is Axed
The Government has “had a change of heart” and has decided to extend licensing laws introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic which allows pubs to sell…
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Black Sheep Launches New Beer to Support Rob Burrow’s MND Fundraising
Black Sheep Brewery is launching the new beer in support of rugby legend Rob Burrow MBE, in partnership with Rob Burrow Racing Club. Rugby, horse…
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£215,000 Major Refurbishment for Newport Pub
The Maindee on Chepstow Road re-opened on the 9th August following a major investment of £215,000! The pub is part of the Proper Pubs division…
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Pub “Takeaway Pints” Banned From September As COVID Rules Expire
Pubs will no longer be able to sell takeaway pints from the end of September (2023) as rules introduced during the pandemic will be allowed…
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Pub Closures Rise Again in Q2 Surpassing Q1 Record
Pub closures reached their highest level on record in the second quarter of 2023, surpassing the previous record in the first three months of the…
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Drinks Sales Flat Year-On-Year To Finish Damp July
Year-on-year drinks sales in the On Premise were exactly level in the week to last Saturday (29 July)—rounding off a month of modest trading amid…
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West Midlands Based Multiple Operator Takes On Third Star Lease With Eyes On Fourth
Stourbridge based multiple operator, pub@group Ltd., has taken on its third Star pub in five years, The Hare & Hounds, Halesowen, with plans to take…
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