Last orders: Pubs call for action as locals close across the country hospitality A top pub group has called for “swift and meaningful” reform to business rates today after new figures showed the number of boozers in England and Wales fell below 39,000 for the first time this year. According to official Government statistics, analysed by commercial real estate specialists at Altus Group, 412 pubs were either demolished [...]
New law set to push the price of a pint above £7 across London Hospitality Hard pressed punters could be set for another blow following reports that a new law coming into effect this October will see the price of a pint in London rise…again.
Call that a pint? Over two-thirds of beer served in pubs is short measured RETAIL More than two-thirds of beer and wine served in UK pubs and bars is short measured, a survey by Trading Standards suggests.