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It’s a public house, not a public place: your rights when a refused customer starts filming
You refuse someone, and out comes the phone. They film your staff, demand answers and tell you it’s a public place. It isn’t. Here’s what the law actually says, where filming crosses the line, and how to handle it without making things worse.
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Our take
Budget 2026: what it means for the pub. Have we been forgotten?
Read our take: Budget 2026: what it means for the pub. Have we been forgotten?John Healey’s first Budget gives pubs in England a bigger rates discount from April 2027. It also puts up beer duty, lifts the wage floor again and leaves…
What tech are you using to support your business?
Read more: What tech are you using to support your business?Every pub runs on a pile of systems, some clever and some held together with Blu Tack. Here’s…
Dogs: yes or no? Rural pubs have always welcomed dogs, but more and more city pubs are opening their doors to our furry friends
Read more: Dogs: yes or no? Rural pubs have always welcomed dogs, but more and more city pubs are opening their doors to our furry friendsCountry pubs have had a dog by the fire for as long as anyone can remember.…
Ask for Angela: from a Lincolnshire poster to a licensing expectation
Read more: Ask for Angela: from a Lincolnshire poster to a licensing expectationIt started as a poster in Lincolnshire toilets in 2016. Ten years on, Ask for Angela…
Pub closures: is the industry on its knees, and what can be done to help?
Read more: Pub closures: is the industry on its knees, and what can be done to help?Britain is losing pubs at about one a day this year, and the South East is…
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