In the November Budget the Treasury announced it would conduct a review into Small Breweries’ Relief to ensure that it continues to work well and supports growth in the industry. As part of that review the Government have today (31st January) issued a...
Fundraising packs for the World’s Biggest Pub Quiz will be arriving over the next few weeks at the 970 pubs, bars and clubs across the country who have already registered for this popular event, running between 3-7 March. Organisers PubAid are urging more...
Fuller’s has announced the sale of its entire beer business to Asahi for £250 million in a surprise announcement on 25th January. The sale includes all its beer brands, including the iconic London Pride, the Dark Star portfolio of beers as well as the Griffin...
The BBPA has commented on the findings of a survey by the Portman Group, which found that there has been a boom in the popularity of low and no alcohol alternatives.Figures from the survey show that nearly a quarter (24%)[1] of British drinkers have either already...
Arthur Skill, a 19 year old Nottinghamian, owned a fish lorry. The year was 1919, and with the early morning rounds completed, Arthur found that more could be made of it carrying people to work – and so began Skills Coaches, the Nottingham based travel company...
Entries are now open for this year’s BII Licensee of the Year award, sponsored by Sky. The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) celebrates all that is good in the licensed retail sector and will recognise the top individual licensees operating in the industry in...
