The BBPA is encouraging licensees to remind the public to test their home smoke alarms. Chief Executive Brigid Simmonds is making the call as a new Home Office campaign, ‘Fire Kills’, is launched today. The campaign seeks to prevent deaths from fire by reminding the public to test their smoke alarms every month, and is timed to coincide with the onset of winter, when there … [Read more...]
Birmingham’s hottest new cocktail bar Lobby on Hill Street holds exclusive launch party
The Cairn group proudly celebrated their latest venue, Lobby on Hill Street, launch party by inviting over 200 guests to a glamorous evening of cocktails, canapés, live music and DJs. On Thursday evening guests enjoyed a champagne and jazz reception at the invitation only event, which saw attendees enjoy glitter make-overs courtesy of Central School of Make Up, traditional … [Read more...]
Beer sales down in Q3 despite positive trend – quarterly ‘Beer Barometer’
British Beer sales posted a decline in Q3 when compared with last year, but the trend is still broadly positive for the UK’s favourite pub drink. The figures are contained in the latest ‘Beer Barometer’ quarterly sales tracker from the British Beer & Pub Association. Beer sales were down 3.4 per cent from July to September when compared with 2015, but the 2014 figures … [Read more...]
Wetherspoon Q1 Trading Update
JD Wetherspoon plc (‘Wetherspoon’ or ‘the Company’) presents below its Q1 trading update for the 13-week period up to 23 October 2016. Current trading For the 13 weeks to 23 October 2016, like-for-like sales increased by 3.5% and total sales increased by 2.3%. The level of like-for-like sales reduced to 2.3% in the last 5 weeks of the period. The operating margin, … [Read more...]
Cottons Guinness World Records title and launch of cocktail training school
Cottons Caribbean Restaurant and Salon de Rhum in Notting Hill Gate has been awarded the Guinness World Records title for the bar with the most varieties of rum commercially available. The challenge was conducted and an official certificate was presented to manager Samantha Edwards at the flagship Notting Hill restaurant, which opened in April this year. Cottons Salon de … [Read more...]