UK pubs

UK GOVT OVERHAULING GAMING IN PUBS TO SAVE INDUSTRY

Posted on July 28th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
The UK government has opened consultation on regulations around gaming machines in pubs and other venues, seeking views on updating protection for players and venues amid increasing choices. A series of gambling white paper consultations have begun on multiple gambling

UK CLOSES AGAIN: ONE THIRD OF PUBS MAY NOT REOPEN

Posted on November 9th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Due to a massive resurgence in coronavirus cases since mid-September, the United Kingdom has again gone into total lockdown, closing all pubs in a second attempt to get the pandemic under control. The nationwide lockdown came into effect again on

UK PUBS IN TROUBLE AND ON THE ROPES

Posted on June 26th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
Defying continued prohibition orders, some UK pubs have been secretly serving booze, and their begrudged patrons resorting to violence in defence of their perceived right to sip a pint. Australian pubs are mostly resuming trade, albeit subdued, but thousands of

UK PUB CLOSURES CONTINUE AT TWO-DOZEN PER WEEK

Posted on December 12th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
New figures out of the UK show the steady decline in the number of pubs in Britain, with thousands closing since 2013. The UK Market Growth Monitor by CGA and AlixPartners reports that across Britain the number of pubs and

GAS CRISIS THREATENS DRAUGHT BEER

Posted on July 2nd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Britain in in the grips of a crisis, as low production and high demand for CO₂ bring the real possibility the country’s famously tepid beer will also be flat. Carbon dioxide, whilst enjoying recent fame as a greenhouse gas, has

HEINEKEN BUYS 1,900 PUBS

Posted on August 23rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Brewing giant Heineken has been given the nod to secure nearly 1,900 British pubs from Punch Taverns. More than two years in the making, the monster deal will see more than 3,200 pubs in the Punch portfolio split between Heineken

COPS CRACK DOWN ON BAD-BOY UK PUB

Posted on June 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
UK licensing authorities are calling to task a suburban pub they say has become a “focal point for crime and disorder” after too many callouts for them and paramedics. [caption id="attachment_10057" align="alignright" width="269"] Knights Quest pub, Blackheath. Image: WhatPub.com[/caption] The