Alcohol
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Shepherd Neame chief executive Jonathan Neame has defended the pub industry’s efforts to head off yesterday’s 6% hike in alcohol duty in the Budget.
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 11:00
Andrew Colley and Robin Knight have turned the Pride of the Valley into somewhere affluent local residents are happy to go. Janet Harmer reports on how the hoteliers are attracting a new market of discerning customers
Posted: 13 March 2008 | 00:05
Hospitality industry leaders have rounded on the chancellor after he announced inflation busting price hikes for alcohol in today’s Budget.
Posted: 12 March 2008 | 16:36
Tax on alcohol will rise substantially from midnight on Sunday with a 6% above inflation hike, the Chancellor has revealed in today’s Budget.
Posted: 12 March 2008 | 13:39
Trade body the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR), has insisted it is the “wrong time” to increase beer duties ahead of an assumed rise in alcohol taxes in today’s Budget.
Posted: 12 March 2008 | 11:15
According to a survey by drinks lobby the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), 1,567 pubs closed permanently in 2007, equivalent to 57 a month.
Posted: 10 March 2008 | 11:30
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: 100 hotel guests evacuated by fire; Minnesota bars become theatres to get around smoking ban; Wetherspoon blames celebrities for making binge-drinking acceptable...
Posted: 10 March 2008 | 10:46
Proving you can’t have your American Pie and eat it, news this week that far from Cherish a new London boozer the Material Girl Madonna pretty much said Justify My Love and has denied that she has anything to do with Scottish & Newcastle’s Punch Bowl. Don’t preach; someone’s in trouble deep.
Posted: 07 March 2008 | 18:00
The Conservatives have proposed a two-tier tax on booze to tackle problem alcohol use and binge-drinking.
Posted: 07 March 2008 | 15:48
The Government is to develop a code for the responsible sale and promotion of alcohol, following the publication today of its long-awaited review of the Licensing Act 2003.
Posted: 04 March 2008 | 15:28
The Government has refused to call time on extended opening hours in England and Wales but has vowed to come down hard on those flaunting the alcohol laws, following a long-awaited review.
Posted: 04 March 2008 | 15:11
The Government’s review of licensing laws in England and Wales, which will be published later today, will call for a crackdown on problem outlets in the off-trade.
Posted: 04 March 2008 | 11:00
A round-up of the latest London restaurant reviews including: The Red Sea; Tom Ilic; Quilon; Texture
Posted: 03 March 2008 | 17:23
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Gordon Ramsay tried to buy the New Angel; E-menus coming to London in three months; Rentokil Initial expected to announce a break-up
Posted: 03 March 2008 | 10:03
The Government has been urged to work more closely with the pub industry to address alcohol abuse rather than resorting to the "blunt instruments" of raising alcohol taxes and overhauling legislation.
Posted: 28 February 2008 | 08:00
No sooner had the air cleared from the smoking ban than the dangers of alcohol reared its head. Overall levels of alcohol consumption by the general public have increased rapidly over the past 10 years as we all drink more wine, spirits and alco-pops (but we all drink less beer) and the term binge-drinking has entered the national vocabulary.
Posted: 27 February 2008 | 16:10
A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Home Office to concede that licensing changes bring few benefits; police chiefs call for abolition of 24-hour licensing; Labour MPs support new rights for agency workers
Posted: 25 February 2008 | 10:24
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has derided the British Medical Association’s (BMA) report on alcohol as “flawed and flimsy”.
Posted: 22 February 2008 | 11:26
The British Medical Association (BMA) today called on the Government to increase the taxation on alcohol, introduce legislation restricting drinks promotions and amend the Licensing Act to include public health stipulations.
Posted: 21 February 2008 | 13:55
Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan has called for higher taxes on alcohol.
Posted: 15 February 2008 | 15:26
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