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9 out of 10 Star Pubs and Bars tenants report no better behaviour despite the October 2020 PCA fine
In a survey run and released by the Forum of British Pubs across their membership, 9 out of 10 Star Pubs and Bars (Star) tenants report that despite the fine imposed by the Pubs Code Adjudicator in Oc...
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Bedfordshire Pub wins top slot in National Awards
Houghton Conquest gastropub and hotel, and Forum of British Pubs member, the Knife and Cleaver Pub has won the ‘Best Pub and Rooms’ category in the Great British Pubs Awards. Competing with other top...
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Forum of British Pubs criticises Pubs Adjudicator for focusing on minor issues at the expense of major ones
The pubs representative organisation, the Forum of British Pubs (FBP) has hit out at the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) for ignoring the major issues that are facing tied pub landlords being unfairly tre...
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Pubs rates relief in sight as Valuations Office Agency joins forces with the Forum of British Pubs
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has engaged with pub representative organisation, the Forum of British Pubs (FBP) to ensure that pubs, both tied and free of tie, benefit from accurate business rates...
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Two thirds of tied publicans regret the experience of running a tied Pub, directly contradicting the British Beer and Pub Associations claims
Latest research from pub lobby organisation, the Forum of British Pubs (FBP), highlights the poor treatment served on tied pub tenants by the Pubcos during the pandemic. Whilst the British Beer and Pu...
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2500 More Pubs to Close as Covid Rules cause Confusion and Rental Terms remain Punitive
Notwithstanding the reopening of the pubs sector, the Forum of British Pubs (FBP) is forecasting that a further 2500 are set to close unless the terms of the Pubs Code are changed, amidst confusion to...
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MPs lobby Minister to back CAMRA and Pubs Group call to save pubs
A group of MPs led by Tracy Brabin MP (Member for Batley and Spen), and the Labour Party candidate for West Yorkshire Mayor, has written to Small Business Minister, Paul Scully MP, in support of a cam...
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Community looks to Zoom to save local pub
Hosted by the Forum of British Pubs, locals from the closure threatened Wilpshire Hotel in Blackburn, will be using Zoom on Thursday to plan a response against the underhand actions of pub owning busi...
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Pubs hit by delays in local authority grant distributions
Survey work undertaken by pubs support organisation, the Forum of British Pubs, is highlighting that the pub sector is not only suffering from the Covid hospitality closures, but also from delays they...
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Government Ministers criticised by British Pub Confederation
Pub representative association ‘Standing up for Pubs and Publicans’, The British Pub Confederation has written to the Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy &...