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Tories propose high taxes on strong alcohol

pubThe Conservatives have proposed a two-tier tax on booze to tackle problem alcohol use and binge-drinking.
Posted: 07 March 2008 | 15:48

JD Wetherspoon feels smoking ban pinch

no smoking signProfits at high-street pub chain JD Wetherspoon have dive-bombed in the past six months due to the smoking ban.
Posted: 07 March 2008 | 15:13

Local councillor buys West Yorkshire dining pub

Fox and HoundsAlan Lamb, the Conservative councillor for Wetherby, has bought the well-known Fox and Hounds dining pub in the nearby West Yorkshire village of Walton.
Posted: 06 March 2008 | 15:00

New owners for Somerset inn

The Swan at Kingston,The Swan at Kingston, a popular village inn near the Quantock Hills in Somerset, has changed hands.
Posted: 06 March 2008 | 14:53

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises says no truth in Madonna pub story

Punch Bowl, MayfairScottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (SNPE) has said there is “no truth in the rumour” that pop singer Madonna has bought the Punch Bowl in Mayfair, London.
Posted: 06 March 2008 | 12:17

National minimum wage

The Government has announced that the National Minimum Wage for those above 22 years of age will rise from £5.52 to £5.73 per hour in October.
Posted: 05 March 2008 | 14:28

National minimum wage to rise to £5.73

Employers’ groups have welcomed today’s announcement that the national minimum wage for those above 22 years of age will rise from £5.52 to £5.73 per hour in October.
Posted: 05 March 2008 | 13:56

Pub closure rate rises in 2007

pubPubs in the UK have been closing at a rate of 27 a week over the past year with 1,409 pubs closing during 2007, research revealed today.
Posted: 05 March 2008 | 13:35

Barracuda sees strong sales in 2007

pubSmith & Jones operator Barracuda Group saw a 16% surge in sales last year.
Posted: 05 March 2008 | 09:00

Madonna buys Mayfair pub

Punch Bowl in MayfairPop star Madonna and film director husband Guy Ritchie have bought the Punch Bowl in Mayfair, London, for an estimated £2.5m.
Posted: 04 March 2008 | 16:32

Government looks to new rules on alcohol promotions

drinking in a pubThe 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

Regent Inns puts bars up for sale

Walkabout in WiganRegents Inns has put seven of its Walkabout bars up for sale as part of a £25m sale and leaseback scheme.
Posted: 03 March 2008 | 16:05

Licensees urged to check summertime opening hours

people in pub gardenAs British summertime approaches licensees have been warned to check the opening hours stipulated in their licence, as moving the clocks forward may force a premises to close earlier.
Posted: 03 March 2008 | 13:00

Maypole expands to seven sites

The Pear Tree Inn in MelkshamMaypole Group, the countryside hotel and restaurant operator set up in 2003, has signed a deal with Punch Taverns to move into its seventh site; the Pear Tree Inn in Melksham, Wiltshire.
Posted: 03 March 2008 | 11:26

Laurel puts 94 pubs up for sale

Struggling Laurel Pub Company has put 94 of its sites up for sale in the same week it closed 22 pubs as part of a refinancing exercise.
Posted: 29 February 2008 | 17:15

Scotland’s Gastro Taverns signs deal for expansion

Tony HussainGastro Taverns has signed a deal with Dundee-based SHK Property and Investment to expand its bar and restaurant estate in Scotland.
Posted: 29 February 2008 | 14:31

Government must work with us to tackle booze abuse

pubThe 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

Publicans’ union relaunches as Licensees Unite

bar manPublicans’ union NAHLM has been relaunched as Licensees Unite.
Posted: 27 February 2008 | 11:45

Mitchells & Butlers chairman to step down in May

Mitchells & Butlers logoPub company Mitchells & Butlers’s (M&B) under-fire chairman is to step down from the company at the end of May.
Posted: 27 February 2008 | 11:15

Laurel Pub Company to close 22 pubs

Slug and Lettuce, CambridgeLaurel Pub Company will close 22 pubs this week after earmarking between 50 to 100 pubs for sale or administration as part of a refinancing exercise.
Posted: 26 February 2008 | 12:06

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