All Legislation articles – Page 68
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Analysis & Insight
Leisure and services replacing shopping on high streets
Restaurants, coffee shops and bars are replacing other retail premises on the high streets of the 500 biggest towns in Britain, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers quoted in The Telegraph
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Analysis & Insight
Confidence in pub sector grows
Confidence is growing in the pub sector six months on from the beer duty cut, according to new figures from the British Beer and Pub Association
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News
Labour 'would cut business rates for small firms'
A Labour Government would freeze business rates for smaller firms and reverse a planned cut in corporate tax for larger companies, party leader Ed Miliband is expected to announce at Labour’s Conference today
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News
Sector second most affected by rate swaps
The pub, restaurant and hotel sector is the industry second most affected by costly interest rate swaps, according to campaign group Bully-Banks
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News
TCG and Black Sheep join VAT campaign
Managed pub and bar operator TCG and North Yorkshire brewer Black Sheep are the latest companies to say they’ll reduce their prices for a day as part of the industry’s VAT cut campaign
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Opinion
It's nothing personal
Of all things the pub industry would like Government to consider to help the sector, the abolition of personal licences is quite a long way down the list, argues Rob Willock
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News
Milton Keynes next for late-night levy
Milton Keynes is set to be the next area to implement a late-night levy. The town’s licensing authority has overturned an earlier recommendation not to introduce the measure
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NewsPortman Group names Narey as new chair
Sir Martin Narey, former CEO of Barnardo’s and chief executive of the National Offender Management Service, has been named chairman of alcohol responsibility body the Portman Group
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News
Anand: Minimum pricing not dead
Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand has said minimum pricing of alcohol is not a “dead issue” and urged the industry to “grab the agenda”
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News
Daily Mail resumes attack on '24-hour drinking'
The Daily Mail has renewed its attack on alcohol licensing reform on its front page this morning , calling for the Government to drop what it calls the “24-hour drink law”
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News
Council plans to scrap meals on wheels for takeaways
Brent Council is looking to scrap its meals-on-wheels service for the elderly and vulnerable, but as an alternative will help them to buy food from their favourite restaurant or takeaway
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NewsSector crucial for job creation: EY
The UK hospitality sector created 153,000 jobs between 2010 and 2012, according to a new Europe-wide report that shows the importance of the sector in employment and growth
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News
ACPO: 'No surprises' during alcohol crackdown
he Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) lead on alcohol licensing and harm reduction has said there will be “no surprises” for licensees during the ‘week of action’
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News
'Thousands of outlets' to cut prices on Tax Parity Day
A source close to the campaign to cut VAT for the sector to 5% has estimated that between 10,000 and 15,000 outlets will reduce their prices on the national day of action
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News
Rate relief delay could cost pubs £15m
Failure to extend small business rate relief from April 2014 could cost pubs £15m over the next year, according to the British Beer and Pub Association
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News
Pubs may face fresh licensing burdens
Pub and bar operators could face a fresh licensing burdens under new Government proposals to scrap personal licences, according to leading licensing lawyers
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News
Personal licences could be scrapped
The pub and restaurant trade could see the end of personal licences as the Government launches a consultation into the idea of scrapping them
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News
Doubts cast over VAT campaign
With just weeks to go until Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, fresh doubts have been cast over the effectiveness of the VAT Club and its prospects of securing a tax reduction for the hospitality sector in next year’s Budget
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News
Labour would restrict zero-hours contracts
The Labour Party would reportedly look to restrict the use of zero-hour contracts, which are used widely in the leisure and hospitality industry, if it gets into power
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News
High street report urges business levy
A new report into the future of high streets has called for a one-off levy for businesses, and for the Government to reintroduce the 2015 business rates revaluation