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Westminster council legal judgment could limit scope of licensing fees

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:23:30 +0200

A ground-breaking case that is believed to cost Westminster City Council £2m could limit the scope of fees which licensing authorities will be able to charge under the Licensing Act 2003.

Alcohol brands face TV ad legislation threat

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:42:56 +0200

Adverts promoting alcohol brands could face legislation after Ofcom said it would ask advertising regulators to review the rules that limit their exposure to children.

Britvic invests in growing Lipton Iced Tea

Robyn.Black@wrbm.com (Robyn Black) — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30:05 +0200

Britvic is investing in the largest sampling campaign to date for its Lipton Ice Tea brand.

Feathered Nest crowned VisitEngland Tourism Pub of the Year

Mike.Berry@wrbm.com (Mike Berry) — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:21 +0200

A remote Oxfordshire village pub is celebrating after being crowned Tourism Pub of the Year by VisitEngland.

Opera Tavern is Slider Decider winner in ETM Group competition

Lesley.Foottit@wrbm.com (Lesley Foottit) — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:23:41 +0200

London’s Opera Tavern bar and restaurant took the Slider Decider crown at the ETM Group competition.

New Cirrus Inns pub open

Jo.Bruce@wrbm.com (Jo Bruce) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:06:42 +0200

Cirrus Inns have opened a new site in Gloucestershire.

6 obligations for personal licence holders

Mike.Berry@wrbm.com (Mike Berry) — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:36:08 +0200

Once your personal licence has been granted, you should not simply file it under “remember to do something with me in 10 years”. If you are working in the licensed trade and involved in the sale of alcohol, you must comply with certain obligations that go with being a personal licence holder.

Porcupine pub closure: council refuses to rubberstamp demolition

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 May 2013 12:24:24 +0200

Campaigners hoping to save south-east London pub the Porcupine have received a boost after Bromley Council refused to rubberstamp its demolition.

Beer O'Clock strikes at 5.42pm for British pubs

Mike.Berry@wrbm.com (Mike Berry) — Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:34 +0200

Licensees are expecting a bumper start to the Bank Holiday today (Friday 24 May) with a new poll revealing that 'Beer O’clock' strikes at 5:42pm – the moment when lager loving Brits enjoy their first drink of the weekend.

Enterprise Inns tenant to hold ‘draught wake’ to mark end of the pub selling draught beer

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:02:18 +0200

An Enterprise Inns tied tenant is set to hold a ‘draught wake’ at the beginning of June to mark the end of the pub selling draught beer.

Booker announces growth plans following Makro merger

Jo.Bruce@wrbm.com (Jo Bruce) — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:31 +0200

Food and drink wholesaler Booker aims to hit £6bn in sales and become the UK’s leading wholesaler following its merger with Makro.

CAMRA urged pubs to support Pubs & Charity campaign

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:26:37 +0200

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is urging pubs to sign up to a newly-launched Pubs & Charity campaign in conjunction with PubAid to be run throughout July.

Oxfordshire community group looks for new lessee to run pub

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:10:46 +0200

A community group that took over its local pub in Oxfordshire five years ago is looking for a new lessee to run the venue.

Pubs urged to cash in on bank holiday potential

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:10:56 +0200

Pubs should brace themselves for a busy bank holiday weekend, if figures from a customer survey are anything to go by.

Luminar launches employee intranet service

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:35 +0200

Luminar employees are benefiting from better company communication after the nightclub operator launched its first ever intranet service.

Spirit Pub Company apprenticeships set to pass 1,000 mark

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:21:01 +0200

The number of people who are on or have completed an apprenticeship programme with Spirit Pub Company is set to pass the 1,000 mark.

Week left to enter BT Sport Great British Pub Awards 2013

Jo.Bruce@wrbm.com (Jo Bruce) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:22 +0200

Licensees have just a week left to get their entries in for the BT Sport Great British Pub Awards 2013, organised by the Publican's Morning Advertiser.

Keith Knowles urges industry to support Perceptions career scheme

Michelle.Perrett@wrbm.com (Michelle Perrett) — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:19:35 +0200

Keith Knowles, chairman of the Perceptions Group, has urged more of the industry to come on board and support the scheme.

Pubs minister Brandon Lewis backs Perceptions Group scheme offering 15k work placements

Gurjit.Degun@wrbm.com (Gurjit Degun) — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:39:29 +0200

Community pubs minister Brandon Lewis MP is set to launch the Pub and Bar Careers scheme which aims to offer 15,000 work placements to young people today.

Woolwich attack: pubs expect continued disruption

Mike.Berry@wrbm.com (Mike Berry) — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:34:57 +0200

Pubs in Woolwich are facing continued disruption following yesterday’s attack in which a young soldier was brutally murdered outside the Royal Artillery Barracks.