The latest CGA-CAMRA Pub Tracker, covering the period of April-December 2013, shows that the number of net pub closures in the UK has risen from 26 to 28 per week– showing that much more needs to be done to protect pubs. CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, is pressing the Government to act now to help save pubs by: Pressing ahead with plans for a Pubs Watchdog to protect … [Read more...]
How democracy works by Tim Martin
Tim Martin, Chairman and Founder of J D Wetherspoon, updates on the issues, politics and progress of the campaign for VAT reduction in pubs Winston Churchill famously said that democracy was the worst political system - apart from the alternatives. Say what you like about our politicians, but at least none had a stately Spanish galleon in its own artificial lake, like the … [Read more...]
Singer Inns and Taverns in administration
FRP Advisory, the specialist restructuring and advisory firm, confirms that its partners Andrew Sheridan and Gareth Morris have been appointed joint administrators to Singer Inns and Taverns Limited the operator of six public houses in Devon and Somerset. Three of the Devon pubs are already being operated by new tenants which has secured ongoing employment for all 46 staff … [Read more...]
Appetite for Fairtrade continues to grow
The Fairtrade Foundation is in the middle of Fairtrade Fortnight (24 February – 9 March) as well as its major new Make Bananas Fair campaign, whilst Fairtrade sales continue to grow - 14 per cent during 2013 - demonstrating continuing public and business support for Fairtrade goods. Michael Gidney, Chief Executive of the Fairtrade Foundation says: “It’s 20 years since the … [Read more...]
First for Admiral as training receives top industry kite-mark
Admiral Taverns, the current pub company of the year, has become the first independent pub operator to be accredited by the Good Practice Recognition Scheme, a nationally-recognised accolade from the industry’s professional qualification and awarding body, the BII. The ‘Admiral Taverns Development Programme’ The ‘Admiral Taverns Development Programme’ was created by the … [Read more...]