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Karen Murphy: "fantastic relief" to win Premier League case

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:02:27 +0100

Licensee Karen Murphy said it is a “fantastic relief” to win her case against the Premier League.

Murphy wins case against Premier League

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:18:53 +0100

Portsmouth landlady Karen Murphy has claimed victory today in her long-running legal battle with the Premier League over foreign satellite football.

Food is key to pub survival

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:00:46 +0100

Value for money on pub food is the most important factor for customers, according to The Mystery Dining Company (TMDC).

Carlsberg is awarded top Cask accreditation

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:02:56 +0100

Carlsberg UK has been awarded a Cask Marque Distributor Charter – the first national distributor in the UK to receive the quality stamp of approval.

Welsh pub loses trade after council forbids A-boards

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:51:58 +0100

A Welsh pub has lost 90% of its trade since being forced to remove A-boards from a nearby main road.

New rail link to close former CAMRA pub of the year

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:07:34 +0100

The Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Pub of the Year 2009/10 is set to fall victim to the construction of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail network, which was approved by the Government last month.

Black Dog seals its third outlet

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:52:02 +0100

Black Dog Ballroom, the Manchester-based bar and nightclub operator, has secured its third site as it looks to expand out of the city and develop a new bowling and pool offer.

Batemans offers new lease agreement

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:25:30 +0100

Lincolnshire-based pub operator and brewer Batemans has unveiled a new tenancy agreement that offers licensees free-trade prices on all drinks.

Nottingham parking charges cause outcry

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:13:07 +0100

Nottingham licensees are furious at new early-evening and Sunday parking charges in the city centre.

Clear cut advantage

Adam.Pescod@wrbm.com (Adam Pescod) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:33:39 +0100

Unless you are a student and beans-on-toast represents the sum total of your culinary abilities, nobody would choose to have the same meal every night. But that does not stop pub chefs putting the same dishes on their menus up and down the country

Heavitree sales and profits flat

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:39 +0100

Full-year profit and sales at Heavitree Brewery, the Devon-based brewer and pub operator, were flat during a 12 months that the company described as “a difficult period” for pubs.

Below-cost alcohol ban would have 'limited impact'

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:36:23 +0100

The plan to ban sales of alcohol below the combined cost of duty and VAT would have “limited impact” on prices in shops and supermarkets, according to a new study.

Minister speaks against pubco review

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:14:24 +0100

Business minister Norman Lamb has hinted that the Government plans to ignore requests from MPs to appoint an independent panel to review the progress of pubco/tenant reform.

Punch found in minor code breach

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:01:28 +0100

Punch has been found in minor breach of its code of practice by using “incorrect” and “misleading” comparables in its rent review of Dave Mountford of the Rising Sun, Middleton, Derbyshire.

Mojito top cocktail choice for drinkers

Noli.Dinkovski@wrbm.com (Noli Dinkovski) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:37:03 +0100

The Mojito is the most requested cocktail in pubs, bars and clubs across the UK, according to research exclusive to the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.

Publicans positive despite rising costs

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:08:35 +0100

Nearly half of publicans believe their turnover will improve in 2012, despite growing fears about rising energy costs.

Planning lifeline for Cambridge pubs

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:04:21 +0100

Pubs in Cambridge could be given a lifeline as the local council is looking to bring in new planning polices to save premises from closure.

Hobgoblin launches campaign to scrap beer duty escalator

Mike.Berry@wrbm.com (Mike Berry) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:22:21 +0100

Beer brand Hobgoblin is launching a campaign calling on the Government to scrap the beer duty escalator.

Admiral offers new licensees free BII membership

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:03:41 +0100

Admiral Taverns is to fund membership of the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) for all its new tenants for the lifetime of their lease deal.

BBPA: 300k jobs would be saved with duty freeze

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:13:17 +0100

Freezing the beer duty will keep 300,000 young people in employment, according to new research commissioned by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).