Pub News

Simon Moore, landlord of the Chequers in Witney, Oxfordshire -- the prime minister's constituency -- faces losing his job and his home as a result of the crippling rents imposed by his landlord, Enterprise Inns. According to Greg Mulholland MP and the GMB trade union, the case proves the need for reform of the giant pubcos

Added: Tuesday, May 7th 2013

Unite, Britain's biggest trade union, has joined the campaign to stop pubs closing and communities withering

Added: Tuesday, May 7th 2013

The Jolly Angler in Reading was closed and boarded up by enterprise Inns. Now it's a flourishing pub free of the pubco tie. It was used as the launch pad for a major campaign that seeks a fair deal for tenants struggling with high prices and rents at the hands of the giant pubcos

Added: Friday, May 3rd 2013

For the second year running, MP Greg Mulholland, who chairs the Parliamentary Save the Pubs Group, has been named Parliamentary Campaigner of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale as a result of his role in combating pub closures. He is pictured, centre, with CAMRA chief executive Mike Benner (left) and national chairman Colin Valentine

Added: Monday, April 29th 2013

CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale, has launched a month-long celebration of the British pub to encourage more people to use them following the scrapping of the Beer Duty Escalator. Pictured: the Baum, Rochdale, CAMRA's national pub of the year

Added: Tuesday, April 2nd 2013

The Ivy House in Nunhead, south London, which has featured such music stars as Elvis Costello and Joe Strummer, has been saved by local people after giant pub company Enterprise Inns sold it. An action group got backing from English Heritage, which listed the building, and financial support from the Architectural Heritage Fund

Added: Wednesday, March 27th 2013

In the wake of last week's budget decrease in beer duty and the scrapping of the duty escalator, the Wetherspoon pub chain will cut the price of its beer. But founder Tim Martin (pictured) is also calling for a reduction in VAT so pubs can compete more favourably with supermarkets

Added: Monday, March 25th 2013

CAMRA's names top pub, the Baum, next door to the first-ever Co-op shop in Britain. Giant brewer AB Inbev announces nationwide push for Goose Island beers; Sambrook's launches pale ale with aid of German lagering technique; Purity reports booming sales

Added: Wednesday, February 13th 2013