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In an Open Letter to Business Secretary Vince Cable, Roger Protz says the delays to Dr Cable's report into the pub companies is causing great concern for pub tenants and pubgoers. As a result of their debt mountains, Enterprise and Punch are selling off viable pubs and closing down vital community assets. The time for action is now

Added: Sunday, June 1st 2014

At the Publican's Morning Advertiser Beer Innovation Summit held in Burton-on-Trent on 26 February, Roger Protz said such beer styles as India Pale Ale were the vogue as drinkers were looking for malt and hop character in beer and were moving away from bland global brands

Added: Wednesday, February 26th 2014

Tesco reports it has sold more than 1.5 million bottles of ales this week -- three times more than in the same pre-Christmas week in 2011. It says demand continues to grow as younger people switch to ale. But this great British success story is largely ignored by the media. The BBC programme 12 Drinks of Christmas, presented by Alexander Armstrong and Giles Coren (pictured) completely ignored Britain's national drink

Added: Saturday, December 21st 2013

A damning report by Fair Deal for Your Local shows that the giant national pubcos are closing locals at a frightening pace in order to pay off their horrendous debts. As Business Secretary Vince Cable ponders the role of the pubcos, Fair Deal says the case for a statutory code of practice must be top of his agenda

Added: Saturday, September 28th 2013

The Good Pub Guide says between 2,500 and 4,000 pubs should close. This would rip the heart out of many local communities. People need pubs -- and not just the upmarket, food-led pubs featured in the guide. Pubs can be saved -- as in the case of the Bull in Great Milton, Oxfordshire,rescued by locals, including celebrity chef Raymond Blanc, seen in the foreground

Added: Sunday, September 1st 2013