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Government to consult on changes to the 2003 Licensing Act [Camra, Tue, 27 Jul 2010]
The Coalition Government has launched a consultation on the 2003 Licensing Act for England and Wales.
Two brewers up for top business awards [The Publican, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]
Otter and Innis and Gun nominated for Orange awards
Wine Focus: Beating the great wine buff bluff... [The Publican, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]
When it comes to wine a lack of knowledge is the biggest barrier to sales, but barstaff holding back because they think customers know more than they do are making a mistake often people dont know as much about wine as they let on, or...
Back bar focus: Behind every great barperson... [The Publican, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]
... is a great back-bar. Glynn Davis reports on how pubs are driving sales by using the space behind the bar as a shop window for their wares
Home Office asks if mandatory code should be reversed [The Publican, Wed, 28 Jul 2010]
Government says regulation should be a 'last resort'
Travelodge to stock CAMRA's Champion Bottled Beer [The Publican, Tue, 27 Jul 2010]
Budget hotel chain will stock winning brew from next week's GBBF
£12 pint is a hit [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

Fancy a £12 pint? Well, hundreds did at the renowned White Horse in London’s Parsons Green - which sold 576 half pints of special American ale at £6 a pop.
Save Pub Group calls for Home Office meeting [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland has called for a meeting with the Home Office over the proposed changes on licensing.
Sky and ALMR at odds over price hikes [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

The long-running dispute between Sky and the ALMR rumbles on — the two are at odds on the actual size of this year's price hike.
Boat Inn: charting a course for success [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

Andrew Woodward, owner of the Boat Inn, Towcester, tells Sonya Hook how he and his family have kept the family pub afloat for more than 130 years.
Licence hikes and levy could cost £15.5m [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

The proposed late night levy could cost the industry up to £9m per year — while the higher licence fees would add a further £6.5m annually. That's according to Government estimates released.
The nouvelle hell of the gastropub [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

Budvar's Tony Jennings hails the rise and rise of the gastropub — but wishes the concept could be renamed.
3D golf destined for Sky [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

Sky will be showing golf’s 2010 Ryder Cup live in 3D this year, and has just released the list of 3D football fixtures for this season.
Tenant to sue pubco for £230k [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

A Greene King tenant is suing the company for more than £230,000 after attempts to lease the pub or buy the freehold failed.
DCMS ‘free’ to talk up thriving pubs [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

The transfer of responsibility for licensing to the Home Office should free up the DCMS to positively promote pubs, trade leaders argue.
Travelodge to stock Champion Bottled Beer of Britain [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

The winner of Campaign for Real Ale’s Champion Bottled Beer of Britain will be stocked at Travelodge for the second year.
Merchant Inns: only half of sites profitable [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

A report into the collapse of Merchant Inns, the mid-market pubs-and-inns business, shows that only half of its six venues were profitable.
Diageo backs licensing overhaul [Morning Advertiser, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]

Drinks giant Diageo has backed the Government's tough plans for licensing — saying they are better than a ban on below-cost alcohol sales.
Licensing review: 10 key points [Morning Advertiser, Wed, 28 Jul 2010]

Read our summary of the ten key points from the Licensing Act consultation launched this morning by the Home Office.
Beating the barrel bandits [Morning Advertiser, Wed, 28 Jul 2010]

The BBPA is determined to do something about the long-term problem of the theft of empty beer kegs, reports Nigel Huddleston.
Practice can make our trade perfect [Morning Advertiser, Wed, 28 Jul 2010]

The Pub Industry Framework Code of Practice has made me optimistic that the future of this industry is on firmer footing, says Neil Morgan.
Mulholland calls for meeting with minister to discuss government pub proposals [The Publican, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]
LibDem MP wants to highlight good community pubs
ALMR: Pubs 'footing the bill' for BSkyB's growth ambitions [The Publican, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]
Trade body says maths of showing sport on Sky 'doesn't work'
Harvard beckons for Fuller's' Simon Emeny [The Publican, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]
New group managing director to take business school sabbatical
Pubs step up underage checks [The Publican, Thu, 29 Jul 2010]
Survey reveals a 20 per cent rise in two years of customers being asked for ID

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