by Darren | Monday, 11 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Yorkshire Water is once again working alongside the region’s pubs and hospitality sector to help them prepare for re-opening once the lockdown ends. The water company is enabling landlords to dispose of waste beer free of charge, repeating the scheme it ran before...
by Darren | Saturday, 9 January, 2021 | Pubs and Bars
Campaigners who saved the Puzzle Hall Inn, in Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, have been recognised with the Campaign for Real Ale’s pub saving award. The Puzzle Hall Inn team outside the pub The Puzzle Hall Community Pub Ltd, a not-for-profit community...
by Darren | Friday, 8 January, 2021 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
The Pub Governing Body (PGB) has agreed with the pubcos who follow the tenanted and leased codes of practice and self-regulation that all rent review negotiations will be suspended until further notice. PGB chair, Sir Peter Luff, said: “This pragmatic and sensible...
by Darren | Thursday, 7 January, 2021 | Cornwall News, Pubs and Bars
St Austell Brewery has raised £1,534 for hospitality workers in the UK — whose livelihoods have been hit the hardest by Covid-19 — as part of a wider campaign spearheaded by Hospitality Action. The proceeds have been donated to Hospitality Action’s Invisible Chips...
by Darren | Thursday, 7 January, 2021 | Business News, Pubs and Bars
Mitchells & Butlers saw sales down 67.1% against the same period the previous year in its first quarter, the company reports today. On a like-for-like basis (for sites when open, excluding periods of closure) trading has been 30.1% down on the prior year across...
by Darren | Tuesday, 5 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The British Beer & Pub Association has the chancellor’s announcement that pub businesses are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000 per property to help them through the latest lockdown. The trade association described it as a lifeline to pubs across...
by Darren | Tuesday, 5 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced one-off grants of up to £9,000 for businesses in the hospitality, leisure, and retail sectors. The total cost of the measure will be £4bn, with a further £594m to be distributed by councils to businesses not covered by these new...
by Darren | Tuesday, 5 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
The Campaign for Pubs has renewed its call for urgent financial help for the sector as the country goes into a new lockdown. Top, left to right: campaign chair Paul Cross; vice-chair, Dawn Hopkins; and director, Greg Mulholland The current level of grant support isn’t...
by Darren | Monday, 4 January, 2021 | Beer News, Business News, Pubs and Bars
England is entering another lockdown with many pubs and bars once again facing big financial losses and even closure. Photograph: Unsplash/Annie Spratt Venues have been ordered to close and, in bad news for brewers, can offer take-away food and drink, but not alcohol....
by Darren | Monday, 4 January, 2021 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
Wiltshire brewer and pub owner Wadworth is to celebrate the efforts of local heroes who went the extra mile in 2020. Throughout January, 18 pubs across the South West of England will select two people every week to enjoy a complimentary meal for two, with a drink,...
by Darren | Monday, 4 January, 2021 | Beer News, Pubs and Bars
A new project, Turning The Tide, aims to share the voice of the beer and hospitality industries at a time when they really need to be heard. Film-makers and creatives have teamed up to, so far, create five episodes of about 25 minutes each. The show is trying to raise...
by Darren | Monday, 4 January, 2021 | Pubs and Bars
The idea of using licensed premises as vaccination centres is gaining momentum, after it was promoted by BrewDog. BrewDog Carlisle in pre-lockdown times It started with a tweet from the Scottish brewer’s co-founder, James Watt. He said: “Hi @MattHancock &...
