Pubs "foolhardy" to raise prices
02-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs that put up prices by around 10p a pint following tax hikes have been described as "foolhardy" in this year's Good Pub Guide. The annual guide...
Case for beer tie "overwhelming", says City analyst
02-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
A leading City analyst has claimed there is an "overwhelming case" for retention of the beer tie. In a research note that is sure to raise the...
Pub safety tips at RDR 2009
02-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Insights into schemes to make pubs safer will be offered by key players who are confirmed as speakers at the 2009 Responsible Drinks Retailing...
02-Oct-2009 By Tony Halstead
The British Beer & Pub Association is to lobby scores of prospective parliamentary candidates in the run-up to the general election, the...
01-Oct-2009 By M&C Report
The pub industry invited the emotive response of the Business and Enterprise Committee (BEC) committee by not acting on recommendations of the previous inquiry.
BBPA chief attacks soundbite politics
01-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
New British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chief executive Brigid Simmonds has warned the trade to be prepared for more "soundbite politics". She...
01-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
BII chief Neil Robertson has made it clear the group will not shirk from criticising and acting against pub operators — and individual licensees...
01-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
The licensee of a Surrey nightclub has agreed to become a "gold-plated" doorstaff provider within nine months. In what's believed to be a first,...
01-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Pubs are performing well despite the economic climate, and managing to cut or keep food prices low in an effort to attract customers, says the Good Pub Guide.
30-Sep-2009 By Jo Bruce
Most pubs have come a long way to improve a woman's — and indeed everyone's — pub experience, but many reap even more rewards from being further down the female-friendly path, says Jo Bruce.
30-Sep-2009 By David Elliott
Bring on the SWAGs — Sassy, Wise and Grown Up — says Greene King Pub Partners chief executive David Elliott.
30-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney & Gemma McKenna
Councils will be able to set a blanket curfew for pub opening hours in designated problem areas under new plans from Gordon Brown. Councillors will also be given the power to instigate a review of a licence themselves.
'Falling earnings could force more landlords to close pubs'
30-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Britain's biggest pub owners face cash-flow problems in the next few years as they wrestle with high debt levels and falling earnings, credit-rating...
Drop in heavy drinking in Scotland
30-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Figures that indicate heavy drinking is on the decline in Scotland have been welcomed by a leading trade group. According to the Scottish Health...
Pubs in problem areas face blanket opening hours clampdown
30-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The government is seeking to alter the Licensing Act to give councils the powers to restrict the opening hours of every licensed venue in a problem...
Licensee urges government to take food VAT action
30-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee is launching a bid to get the government to apply new laws on VAT that would help "most pubs in the country". Helen Glover, lessee at...
30-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
London operator Brian Mannion has taken on a fourth pub in the north-west of the capital. Mannion bought the Wellington Pub Company lease on the...
30-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The only major reform Labour or the Tories could bring in is a curfew on pub and club hours. That's the view of licensing expert Peter Coulson in response to Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour Party Conference yesterday.
29-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
Anti-pubco campaigner and Enterprise licensee Mike Bell has failed to get leave to appeal against an arbitration ruling that saw his rent increase by...
29-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Brewer and pub retailer Hall & Woodhouse has reported a "difficult year" in which the industry was hit by recession and poor summer weather....
The Publican Food & Drink Awards 2009 - finalists
29-Sep-2009
After a rigorous judging process, the finalists in The Publican Food & Drink Awards 2009 can be revealed. Getting this far is an achievement in...
London Town to hire caretakers for its closed pubs
29-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Tenanted and managed pub operator London Town is on the lookout for nightwatchmen - and women - to keep on eye on its closed pubs. London Town plans...
BBPA to drop "Axe the Tax" message
29-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Brigid Simmonds, the new British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) chief executive, has indicated the group is looking to "refine" its "Axe the Beer...
Globe Pub Company finding it tough to re-open shuttered pubs
29-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Globe Pub Company (GPC), the Robert Tchenguiz-owned pub operator, said the inability to access funding to spend on its pubs meant re-opening closed...
28-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Pubcos have failed miserably to self-regulate, Lord Mandelson has been told by one tenants group.
28-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Globe Pub Company saw an impairment charge of £199.1m in the value of its pubs in the year to 31 May 2008.
A Grand [Union] Plan
28-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Grand Union's plan to build an estate of 20 high-end pubs took a further step last week when the independent pub group added another London pub to...
To sell and lease?
28-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
It's fair to say eyebrows were raised across the property world last week after Enterprise Inns revealed its plan to sell then lease back a number of...
'Now Gordon wants to put a tax on 'nice' pubs'
28-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Landlords who have added beer gardens, children's play areas and even postal services in a bid to survive will be stung in a rates revaluation...
28-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Conservatives have warned of a "tax bombshell" for pubs that offer community facilities. Shadow Communities Secretary Caroline Spelman warned...
Pubs 'n' Bars sees 3.05% fall in turnover
28-Sep-2009 By Tamara Sender, M&C Report
Pubs 'n' Bars, the Aim-listed pub operator, has reported a 3.05% decline in like-for-like turnover for the six months to the end of June following...
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Labour MP John Grogan has praised the role of the ALMR in bringing the pub sector together through mediation.
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Helen Cook of Novus Leisure and Jim Owthwaite of Punch Taverns have been named Area Manager and Business Development Manager of the Year.
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
London Town, the AIM-listed pub operator, London Town has reported revenues for the six months to 28 June are "broadly unchanged" at £13.6m. ...
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Property tycoon Nick Leslau has resigned as a director of Chicago Rock Cafe operator 3D Entertainment;.
25-Sep-2009 By MA Reporter
The MA has teamed up with SIBA to hold the first-ever free-to-attend pub retailing conference for microbrewers who run pubs.
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
London Town has come up with a new way to create hundreds of jobs out of pubs which it has not yet been able to re-open.
Growing up in a pub taught me everything, says Arsenal boss Wenger
25-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
High-minded Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed that his approach to football tactics and his ability to understand people is down to growing up...
Pubs urged to consider "incidental music" exemption
25-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The Musicians' Union (MU) is hosting a band without applying for a licence in a bid to encourage pubs to consider using the "incidental music"...
ALMR announces Operations Managers Awards winners
24-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The best operations managers in the business have been recognised today by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR). Helen Cook of...
Licensee hits out at TENs "nightmare
24-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
A frustrated licensee who wants to host more live music has branded the system for applying for temporary event notices (TENs) a "time-consuming...
Julian Grocock: We must unite against BMA's diagnosis
23-Sep-2009
Except indirectly, because every time we immerse ourselves in impassioned argument about the structure of our industry, we do so united at least by...
23-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Scottish operator Dunedin Pub Company is selling both of its Edinburgh pubs for almost £1.8m, to focus on opportunities south of the border....
23-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
Pro-pub Welsh Assembly members expect to set an agenda for action to help community outlets today. The first formal meeting of the Cross-Party...
Valuation Office urges licensees to check property valuation
22-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Business owners - including licensees - are being urged to check details of their property valuation to ensure they are paying the right rates. Over...
22-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
All lap-dancing clubs will have to apply for a new licence under strict new rules unveiled by the Government. The Policing and Crime Bill...
22-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
The plastics industry has defended polycarbonate glassware in a letter to the British Beer and Pub Association. It follows criticism of plastic...
21-Sep-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
New figures show that the number of those convicted of or receiving a police caution for drunkenness has slumped by more 75%.
21-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The alternatives to the landmark mediation process failing are "too awful to contemplate", one trade leader has warned as the final round of meetings get underway. ALMR boss Nick Bish is hopeful an agreement can be reached.
The UK economy: has the tide really turned?
21-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Last week I wondered out loud whether economically next year would make 2009 look like a chimpanzees' tea party. Notwithstanding that while hugely...
