Pub News

BBPA says reform of Business Rates, VAT and Beer Duty cut essential to bridge the gap in pubs’ recovery

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), has revealed it estimates 60 million pints of beer will be sold in Britain

Community pub operator Hawthorn, now part of Admiral Taverns, has created a new platform, Proper Pubs to bring together its managed operations

A group of Conservative northern MPs are calling for the implementation of a range of measures, including scrapping closing times for pubs and bars, to give beleaguered high streets

The British Beer & Pub Association, the leading trade association representing brewers and pubs, has today revealed that pubs overpay their fair share of Business Rates by £570 million a year.

National Pubwatch is working in partnership with Best Bar None, the Home Office backed accreditation scheme for licensed premises, to support licensees and independent operators to reduce alcohol-related

Red Dragon Pubs, a new pub company for Wales, has been officially launched at The Aubrey Arms, in Swansea – the first pub under its ownership.

Four of Shepherd Neame’s pubs are finalists in the inaugural Medway Food and Drink Awards, celebrating the best food and drink businesses in Medway.

Academics at the University of York have published a paper looking into the effectiveness of the Pubs Code adjudicator. The paper is a detailed analysis of the adjudicator, which oversees over the Pubs

Colin Wilkinson, Scottish Licensed Trade Association managing director, commenting on current problems facing the supply chain and the knock-on effect on pubs and bars

Paul Cahill, Area Manager for Stonegate Group who is based in Bournemouth, completed his rowing challenge to raise over £2,000 for the British Heart Foundation, the UK’s leading charity funding

Former Greene King boss Rooney Anand has announced he will acquire The Coaching Inn Group under his investment vehicle.

Red Cat will take on the estate of 18 sites for an undisclosed sum.

The Blind Bull, Little Hucklow, one of seven pubs celebrated in this year’s Pub Design Awards

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has just unveiled the 2021 winners of its prestigious Pub Design Awards