Durham bar and microbrewery goes into administration
16-Jan-2002
A high-profile Durham bar and microbrewery has gone into administration only five months after opening in a flood of publicity.Cathedral's has been...
Drinks and bar snacks calorie counter
16-Jan-2002
On a diet? Watching what you eat? We can help! Take a look at the calories that are contained in your favourite tipple or bar...
Drink to your health
16-Jan-2002
Healthy New Year's resolutions can be bad news for pubs. Counting the calories while drinking in your local is the answer, says Ben McFarlandAfter...
Early issues for 2002 include licensing and smoking
15-Jan-2002
by David Clifton, one of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors Joelson WilsonCould I please suggest a resolution that the Government...
Perks of the job - we meet top barista Thomas Polti
15-Jan-2002
Phil Mellows meets publican Thomas Polti, the man widely regarded as the greatest barista in Britain, and finds the secret of a good coffeeThomas...
A design for life?
15-Jan-2002
Twenty-five years ago pub design was a relatively straightforward matter. A bit of flock wallpaper, a violently-patterned carpet and some red velour...
British beer industry threatened by...fish innards?
15-Jan-2002
Declining volumes, the threat from global brewers and bootlegged beer have all taken their toll on the cask ale sector.Now fish bladders are the...
Campaign to encourage rural pubs to diversify given boost
15-Jan-2002
A campaign to encourage rural licensees to diversify and offer services such as a post office or newsagents alongside food and drink is proving a...
Court ruling could force licensees to allow children on their premises
15-Jan-2002
Licensees could be forced to allow children on to their premises following a court ruling in the Republic of Ireland earlier this month.A court ruled...
Po Na Na joins the Christmas party
14-Jan-2002
Po Na Na provided further evidence that revellers were out in force during the festive period last week when it reported a 3.1 per cent rise in...
WKD shot concept launched by Beverage Brands
14-Jan-2002
Beverage Brands, the flavoured alcoholic beverage (FAB) specialist, has made its first foray into the lucrative shots and shooters market. The...
What the Sunday papers said - 13 January
14-Jan-2002
Prince Harry has been sent to Featherstone Lodge Rehabilitation Centre in Peckham, south London, by his father, Prince Charles, according to all the...
Positive feedback from extended New Year opening
14-Jan-2002
Extended opening hours on New Year's Eve have been hailed a success by the trade even though many pubs chose to open for just a few extra...
Disease-hit pubs launch legal bid for £5bn compensation
11-Jan-2002
Licensees affected by the foot-and-mouth outbreak are to issue the Government with a writ for £5.1bn compensation.The writ will be issued by the...
Wetherspoon festive sales disappoint City
10-Jan-2002
Shares in JD Wetherspoon plummeted yesterday after it revealed sales figures for the Christmas and the new year period. The group reported a rise in...
Last orders for Robert Cain?
10-Jan-2002
The management of Robert Cain will meet with CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) and representatives from Liverpool City Council this week in an attempt to...
Report on size of cask ale market sparks row
10-Jan-2002
A row has broken out over a report which claimed the cask ale market was much healthier than previously thought.The Business Guide to the Cask Ale...
Trade fears cut to drink-driving limit after sharp rise in offences
10-Jan-2002
Fears that the drink-drive limit could be lowered have resurfaced after a sharp rise in drink-driving offences over Christmas and New Year.Police...
How many drinks does it take...
10-Jan-2002
What state are you in after one, two, eight, or more drinks? Our fool-proof test shows that, regardless of our favourite tipple, the effects of...
Licensees could be breaking law in throwing out old fridges and freezers
10-Jan-2002
Licensees who replace their fridge or freezer this year may find themselves inadvertently breaking the law.New legislation from Europe, brought in on...
Trade fears over pub closures by police unfounded
09-Jan-2002
Trade fears that police would use new powers to close hundreds of pubs over the festive season have so far proved unfounded.The Association of Chief...
Renewed calls for age card after underage drinking crackdown
09-Jan-2002
Demands for a national proof-of-age card have resurfaced after a crackdown on underage sales in Manchester showed 80 per cent of off-licences were...
Chorion full of festive cheer
08-Jan-2002
Chorion is the latest operator to issue a bullish trading statement for the Christmas and New Year period.The late-night bar and club specialist...
What the Sunday papers said - 06 January
07-Jan-2002
The Sunday TimesThe City should witness a sharp rise in the number of companies making stock-market debuts this year, with an upturn in sentiment and...
SFI: Merry Christmas but forecasts remain unchanged
04-Jan-2002
Shares in SFI, the pub and bar operator that owns Slug & Lettuce, and the Litten Tree brands, jumped yesterday on the back of a bullish Christmas...
AWP jackpot increase comes into play
04-Jan-2002
Licensees are already taking advantage of new laws that allow AWP (amusement with prizes) machines to offer higher jackpots.On New Year's Day the...
The top news stories of 2001 on thePublican.com
03-Jan-2002
The nine months or so since we've been up and running have seen some controversial issues facing the trade, so we thought a round up of the most...
Coors wins battle for Carling
03-Jan-2002
American brewer Coors has emerged as the surprise victor in the battle for Carling, Britain's best selling beer, in a £1.2bn deal. Few expected...
'Too old' customer considers legal action against pub
02-Jan-2002
A Brighton businessman is considering legal action after a pub turned him away for being too old.John Deverall said he thought the doorstaff at the...
The top City stories of 2001 on thePublican.com
02-Jan-2002
Not a complete review of the year - thePublican.com only launched in April of 2001 - but rather a look at the top City stories you've been interested...
New Year round-up
02-Jan-2002
Well, that's Christmas over and done with, and, unless you really over-did it on New Year's Eve, your hangovers should also have subsided by now. But...
Diageo given nod on Seagram deal but must drop Malibu
20-Dec-2001
Diageo has at last been given clearance to proceed with the £5.6bn takeover of Seagram's spirit portfolio on the condition it disposed of its white...
Beating the new year lull
20-Dec-2001
With consumer confidence at a low, publicans are going to have towork extra hard in the traditional new year lull. Phil Mellows reportsWhile...
To survive high closure rate rural pubs must diversify, says report
18-Dec-2001
More than half of all villages in England are now without a pub for the first time since the Norman Conquest.A new study, supported by HRH the Prince...
AIR launches new guidelines for licensees upgrading ventilation
17-Dec-2001
The Atmosphere Improves Results (AIR) initiative has launched a new information booklet for licensees who are thinking about upgrading ventilation in...
Licensees warned of effects of loud music on customer and staff hearing
17-Dec-2001
Licensees at pubs and clubs are being urged to consider the hearing of their staff and customers when playing loud music.According to a leading...
What the Sunday papers said - 16 December
17-Dec-2001
The Sunday TelegraphPubmaster, the pubs group backed by WestLB, is to pay £500m for Inn Partnership, the tenanted pubs group owned by Nomura, in a...
Price lists should be shown in pubs says new Government report
14-Dec-2001
Pub customers have the right to know how much soft drinks cost before they order them at the bar, according to a new report. New Government...
Scheme intended to cut rates may cost Scottish licensees
14-Dec-2001
Many licensees in Scotland will have to pay higher rates thanks to a scheme that was intended to cut rates for small businesses.The Scottish...
Welsh rural pubs use the internet to attract tourists
13-Dec-2001
Rural pubs in Wales have been using the internet to help attract tourists back to the region in the wake of the foot-and-mouth crisis and the...
Local newpapers may name and shame rogue licensees
13-Dec-2001
Rogue licensees who sell cheaper or inferior spirits to unsuspecting customers could be named and shamed in their local newspaper.In the run-up to...
Jokes!
12-Dec-2001
Christmas may have been and gone, and January may stretch on into the forseeable future, but there's no need to mope! Our jokes should bring a smile...
Noble House to raise £50m from disposals
12-Dec-2001
Noble House Leisure, the pub and restaurant group headed by entrepreneur Robert Breare (pictured) is to raise £50m from the sale of half the 214...
Rape drug to be banned amid growing concerns
12-Dec-2001
Rape drug GHB is to be banned next summer amid growing fears that it is being slipped into customers' drinks in pubs and clubs.Home Office minister...
Eldridge Pope ready to expand
12-Dec-2001
Eldridge Pope has transformed itself from brewer to dedicated pub operator and is ready to expand. Chief executive Mike Johnson said the company had...
Trade urged to join drink-driving fight in run-up to Christmas
12-Dec-2001
Police to crack down on drink-drivers following a rise in deathsLicensees are being encouraged to help the fight against drink-driving in the run-up...
GLA hears of barstaff`s 'extremely high exposure' to smoke
11-Dec-2001
Barstaff in London are facing "serious potential health risks" from passive smoking, the Greater London Authority (GLA) has been told.The evidence...
Whisky industry sets up task force to target hijacks
11-Dec-2001
The whisky industry has set up a special task force aimed at calling a halt to the number of losses caused by delivery truck hijacks each year. For...
Experts predict a fruitful Christmas for the trade
11-Dec-2001
It is going to be a merry Christmas for the trade despite the events of the last few months, according to experts. A miserable start to the year with...
What the Sunday papers said - 09 December
09-Dec-2001
The Sunday TelegraphSpearmint Rhino, the controversial chain of lap-dancing clubs, is drawing up plans to float on the London Stock Exchange, a...