A host of tenanted pubcos are to make changes to the AWP machine tie in the wake of the critical Business & Enterprise Committee report on tenant/pubco relationships, writes Paul Charity. Charles Wells Pub Company this week followed the lead of Punch in promising not to rentalise tenants’ machine share. It will still share the income with licensees, but no ...read more

A new survey of late night operators has revealed the sector turns away at least two million customers per month for not being able to produce ID. The study by CGA for Noctis of 500 venues also discovered that 70% don’t allow under-18s to enter at any time, while 92% operate Challenge 21 or Challenge 25. It also revealed that ...read more

A bar in Kent has won the right to extend its opening hours despite being in a controversial cumulative impact zone. Multiple operator GC Mallen won the right to extend trading at its Tonic Bar on Beckenham High Street, Kent until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays and 1am on other days at Bromley Magistrates Court. Bromley Council had originally turned ...read more