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Weight-Loss Drug Boom Adds to Pressures Facing Scotland’s Pubs and Restaurants, Trade Body Warns

Scotland’s licensed hospitality sector is contending with a fresh headwind as the growing popularity of weight-loss medications appears to be denting footfall in pubs, bars and restaurants, according to new research from the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA).

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Ministers Signal More Flexibility for Tied Pub Tenants After Pubs Code Review

The Government has indicated it is willing to reform the rules governing tied pub tenancies, potentially giving licensees more control over what they pay for…

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Trade Mark Dispute is Brewing for Cornerstone Inns CIC and Greene King

A small pub group based in Cheshire is considering going head-to-head with Greene King, one of the largest pub companies and brewers in Britain, over an attempt by the latter to block its trade mark application.

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Westminster Presses Ahead With Vertical Drinking Curbs Despite Sector Backlash

Westminster City Council has confirmed it will maintain licensing policy wording designed to discourage so-called “vertical drinking” across the West End, despite a wave of criticism from the hospitality trade, residents and senior political figures earlier this year.

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Westminster Council to ‘Better Explain’ Vertical Drinking Term Amid Calls for More Support

Westminster City Council has published a revised licensing policy following a high-profile debate about what it called “vertical drinking”, and has also urged the Mayor…

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