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Budget set for 24 March 10 Mar 2010, 10:31 am

The Budget, including news on duty hikes, will take place on Wednesday 24 March, the Government has confirmed today.

Bitter bother for Tory MP at Wetherspoons 10 Mar 2010, 8:48 am

A Tory MP had half a pint of bitter thrown over her during a constituency meeting held in a pub in North Yorkshire.

No help to buy safer glass 10 Mar 2010, 8:16 am

The new safer glassware promoted by the Government will cost about the same as standard toughened glasses.

Kirklees licensee forced to sack U-16 waitresses 10 Mar 2010, 7:53 am

A West Yorkshire licensee has been forced to sack a 15-year-old and two 16-year-old waitresses following a council request.

Fallon takes non-exec role at Eclectic Clubs & Bars 10 Mar 2010, 7:43 am

Jim Fallon, the former financier at McQueen, has joined the board of Eclectic Clubs & Bars as a non-executive director.

Lottery winner takes on Brains pub 9 Mar 2010, 12:26 pm

A £13m lottery winner has ditched her leisurely lifestyle to take on a SA Brains tenancy in Llanelli, Wales.

Pubs urged to check rateable values now 9 Mar 2010, 10:38 am

Pubs should check the details of their rateable values now, before new bills come out at the start of April, warns the Valuation Office Agency.

Ever So Sensible plans restaurant expansion 9 Mar 2010, 9:38 am

Ever So Sensible, the Nottingham-based pub and restaurant group, has launched a new Tiki-bar concept in the city.

Orchid is 20th best big company to work for 9 Mar 2010, 8:39 am

The Orchid Group is the 20th best big company to work for, according to the Sunday Times guide.

Fair Pint pub plans community buy-out 9 Mar 2010, 7:35 am

A Fair Pint founding member is hoping to buy the freehold of his pub via a community buy-out.

Pub licensee joins MP race in Gosport 9 Mar 2010, 7:03 am

An Admiral Taverns tenant has been named as the Lib Dem candidate for Gosport at the next general election.

Brighton pub policing scheme dismissed 9 Mar 2010, 7:02 am

Council proposals to force late-licence pubs and clubs in Brighton to pay for extra policing have been dismissed by the Government.

KPMG replaces Ernst & Young as Punch auditors 9 Mar 2010, 7:00 am

Accountants Ernst & Young (E&Y) has resigned as auditor of Punch Taverns and will be replaced by KPMG.

Tradeteam nets five-year M&B deal 9 Mar 2010, 6:59 am

Drinks logistics firm Tradeteam has signed a five-year extension to its deal with pub group Mitchells & Butlers.

Mephedrone user barred from Hereford pub 9 Mar 2010, 3:01 am

A Hereford licensee was forced to throw out and bar a customer after he was caught using new “legal high” drug Mephedrone or “Meow”.

Scores on the Doors: 86% would get 3-stars 8 Mar 2010, 10:49 am

A total of 86% of pubs, restaurants and take-away outlets would have been awarded three stars or more under the Scores in the Doors scheme.

Punch Taverns targets graduates 8 Mar 2010, 9:04 am

Punch Taverns has launched a new recruitment scheme, where graduates and entrepreneurs can now take on a pub for as little as £5,000.

FLVA calls for pub tenant liaison bodies 8 Mar 2010, 8:26 am

A licensees' association has called on all pubcos to establish tenant liaison bodies to ensure effective lines of communication remain in place.

Hat-trick for Saltaire at SIBA awards 8 Mar 2010, 7:42 am

West Yorkshire brewery Saltaire scooped three awards at the Society of Independent Brewers National Beer Competition 2010.

Luminar to lose 40 head office jobs 8 Mar 2010, 7:39 am

Luminar, Britain’s biggest nightclub company, is to cut around 40 head office positions as part of a cost reduction exercise.

BBC show halts Punch pub housing plan 8 Mar 2010, 7:36 am

A bid by Punch Taverns to convert a community pub into 13 houses has been halted following a BBC investigation.

Ember Inns asks What's Your Wine? 8 Mar 2010, 7:02 am

Pub group Ember Inns is launching a What’s Your Wine quiz alongside its new wine menu, to encourage customers to try a new tipple.

Pubs help launch Sustainable Restaurant Association 8 Mar 2010, 7:01 am

Four pub operators are launch members of the Sustainable Restaurant Association, which aims to make sustainability a primary responsibility.

Pivovar opens second pub 8 Mar 2010, 7:01 am

Pivovar has launched a second site, following the success of York’s Pivo cafe-bar — the Sheffield Tap.

Mulholland leads protest against Carlsberg 8 Mar 2010, 1:54 am

Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland poured a can of Carlsberg down the drain outside the Joshua Tetley Brewery in protest at its imminent closure.