Britons pay more beer tax than any of our EU Neighbours in the EU'S top brewing nations. The BBPA is distribution 100,000 posters,postcards and beermats, which urge members of the public to back the campaign, to pubs around the UK.
29 MP'S have signed an early day motion asking for a f...
28/01/2016
The first of a two part consultation on a new pubs code sets out how the market rent only option will work. The aim is that a tennant tied to a pubco with more than 500 pubs should be no worse off than a free of tie tenant.
Its estimated that up to 13,000 tied tenants will be protected by the ...
30/10/2015
Sex and consent is a difficult issue, mainly because something that seems so simple is continually ‘misunderstood’ in rape cases.Thames Valley Police have decided to tackle the issue by comparing sex to a well known British pastime – drinking a cup of tea.The result is this simp...
30/10/2015
The British Beer and Pub Association has called for an "urgent reform" after finding England's pubs are paying almost six more times in business rates than can be justified by their turnover.Pubs are paying an annual tax bill that is £500 million above what they should be paying....
09/07/2015
Following the recent judgement on Travelers and Wetherspoons, where exactly does the law stand on refusal of entry?
According to legal specialist Popperton Allen, a Licensee still has the right to refuse entry but the reason for the refusal must not be unlawful.Equality Legislation makes it un...
01/06/2015
There are still 29 pubs a week closing in the UK and many will be visited by Bailiffs. Citizens Advice has issued the following.
Fees bailiffs can charge
When bailiffs act against you, they are allowed to charge certain fees, which you are responsible for paying. There are also other ch...
16/05/2015
Publicans who's personal licence expire on or after 01 April 2015 will not need to apply for a renewal the Government has confirmed.
Having previously stated that renewals would be abolished, they provided no date when this would come into practice until now. Lost or stolen licenses will n...
28/03/2015
It is the news no long-suffering wife wanted to hear: scientists have proved that every man needs a good night out with his friends.
According to the research, male bonding is more likely to lower a man's stress levels than a night out with
28/01/2015
Andrew Griffith, All party Parliamentary Beer group Chairman has called for a further cut in beer duty in the 2015 udget.
The Burton MP said he welcomed the end of the beer escalator and the duty cuts in both the 2013 and 2014 budgets but said a further cut would secure jobs in the sector, hel...
22/12/2014
There has been numberous articles since the Government voted to scrap the beer tie questioning if its a good or a bad thing, will pubs benefit or suffer from this?
If your a big PubCo who has been raking in billions of pounds from hard working licensees then your profits will suffer!
20/12/2014