by Darren | Friday, 23 October, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
Hospitality charity Only A Pavement Away has partnered with sector software experts Polaris Elements to manage its employability programme. The new platform supports the Only A Pavement Away team in connecting people who have found themselves homeless or rough...
by Darren | Thursday, 22 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced further funding for workers and businesses in the face of changing coronavirus circumstances. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak There will be: Additional cash grants of up to £2,100 per month for, primarily, hospitality and...
by Darren | Thursday, 22 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The team at Stay in a Pub, the UK’s leading promoter of pub accommodation, have launched a new website with a focus on Great British stays. The Stay in a Pub team: Clair Iddenden (partner relationship manager), Sophie Braybrooke (marketing consultant), Roger Wright...
by Darren | Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Greenhithe brewery No Frills Joe is crowdfunding to open a taproom in Dartford, Kent. The aim is to raise £50,000. Founder and head brewer, Jack Wolfart, and assistant brewer, Mirek Siek The project will build on the success of owner Jack Wolfart’s brewery, opened...
by Darren | Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The South Yorkshire region, with Sheffield at its heart, is the latest area set to enter a tier 3 lockdown, from this Saturday. Photograph: Unsplash/Harrison Qi The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) says the shutdown will severley affect 982 pubs and 17,900...
by Darren | Tuesday, 20 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Nottingham’s Castle Rock Brewery has sent an open letter to the chancellor calling for meaningful support for pubs and bars amid the coronavirus crisis. The Vat and Fiddle, Castle Rock’s brewery tap The letter, also circulated to local MPs, calls for...
by Darren | Tuesday, 20 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Alistair Darby has told the BBC that he’s worried the short Welsh lockdown may be followed by several more. Alistair Darby being interviewed for the BBC’s News at Ten Chief executive, Alistair Darby, said: “It’s like sharpening a pencil. If you...
by Darren | Tuesday, 20 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Five brewers in Greater Manchester have released a joint statement against tier 3 restrictions, saying they would be a “deliberate political act of wilful economic destruction”. Photograph: Pixabay/musaraja92 The message comes from bosses at Joseph Holt,...
by Darren | Monday, 19 October, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
Results of a survey carried out by the Forum of British Pubs during September highlight the challenges that publicans are still facing, and that the interventions of the government have failed to deliver the relief that was hoped for. The far-reaching survey had three...
by Darren | Monday, 19 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
A ‘firebreak’ lockdown is to be introduced across Wales from 6pm on Friday, forcing more than 3,000 pubs to shut until 9th November. Cardiff City Centre. Photograph by joncandy is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 The Welsh government announced that grants would...
by Darren | Monday, 19 October, 2020 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
Despite the obvious challenges, one independent pub group is looking forward to a head start to the new year thanks to a new gift card platform. Mary McLaughlin and Tim Bird, founders of Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars Cheshire Cat Pubs & Bars launched its pay-ahead...
by Darren | Saturday, 17 October, 2020 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Fuller’s has launched a range of campaigns and promotions designed to entice customers back into pubs and hotels across the South of England. Despite doom, gloom, and local lockdowns, Fuller’s says its pubs and hotels are safe, covid-secure, and still open for...
