All articles by Mike Berry – Page 4
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Winners of ALMR Operations Managers Awards revealed
Menesh Modhwadia of New Inventive Pub Company and Darren King of Greene King Pub Partners collect top ALMR ops prizes
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Personal licence application form published
The Government has finally published the regulations which revise the application form which must be used to renew personal licences from 5 January 2014.
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US craft breweries opening at rate of 1.5 a day
New US craft breweries are opening at a rate of 1.5 per day as the pace of the craft beer revolution shows no sign of slowing.
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New report calls for measures to support pubs
A new report has called on the Government to reduce VAT, halve alcohol duty, amend the smoking ban and scrap cumulative impact zones in order to help stop pubs closing.
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Mulholland calls for BBPA to be scrapped
Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland MP has tabled a motion in Parliament calling for the British Beer and Pub Association to dissolve and be replaced by a new representative body.
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NewsEdinburgh brewer pledges support for new drink drive limit
With Scotland’s new lower drink drive limit coming into force today (5 December), Edinburgh-based brewer Innis & Gunn is pushing the message to pub-goers not to drink and drive over the Christmas period.
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CAMRA's planning law campaign boost
Action by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to close the planning loophole allowing pubs to be converted or demolished without planning permission is gathering momentum, with more than 10,000 people having signed the petition.
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Just 10 people prosecuted for selling alcohol to drunks last year
Just 10 people were prosecuted in England and Wales last year for selling alcohol to a drunk person, official figures have shown.
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Pub gets £3.8m lottery grant for refurb
A landmark south London pub has been awarded a £3.8m grant by lottery bosses to help restore the Grade II listed building to its former glory.
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Mullholland issues pubco ultimatum
Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland MP has issued an ultimatum to the three large brewing pubcos to work with him or risk losing the right in the new pubs code to insist tenants sell their brands in their pubs
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Food safety "highest priority" for M&B following
Managed pub operator Mitchells and Butlers (M&B) has insisted food safety is the company’s “highest priority” following its conviction of a food hygiene offence which led to the death of a customer
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Gov.t accepts decision on MRO
The Government has accepted MPs’ decision to vote for a market rent only clause for tied tenants in the pubs code and will not seek to challenge it
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Analysis & Insight
Action urged on “drunk sales”
A new report calls for a review of the legislation on ‘sales to drunks’ — which it claims is one of the most under-enforced laws on the statute books. But is it needed?
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Analysis & Insight
BBPA research shows pub closures down to five per week
As the pubs code legislation reaches a critical stage in Parliament today (18 Nov), new BBPA research shows that recent pub closure figures in the leased/tenanted sector are five per week, much lower than previously thought.
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Non-alcoholic beer sales rise in UK
One in seven British drinkers bought a non-alcoholic beer last year, highlighting improvements in taste and quality of alcohol-free alternatives, according to new figures from global research firm Mintel
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Thirty per cent of pubs now subscribe to BT Sport
BT Sport has published new figures which reveal that more than 24,000 commercial premises have taken its sports service, and that 30% of UK pubs now subscribe to the channel.
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Analysis & InsightFight is on for ‘young pound’
Pubs are facing stiff competition when it comes to securing the disposable cash of leisure seekers. Mike Berry studies the latest findings of what people want from their pub visits
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Government confirms business rates valuation date will be 1 April 2015
The Government has announced that business rates assessments from 2017 onwards will be based on a property’s rental value on 1 April 2015.
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NewsCategory focus: Letting rooms
Many pubs are looking at adding letting rooms to their existing offer, but how do you stand out from the crowd and compete against hotels and budget accommodation?
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Punch ordered to pay damages to tenant in latest PICAS hearing
Damages have been awarded against Punch Taverns for breaches of its code of practice following the latest case to go through the Pubs Independent Conciliation & Arbitration Service (PICA-Service).