Sell More Save More pubs look to the future
01-May-2009
Onwards and upwards!Our category champions have now completed their work at the four pubs involved in Sell More, Save More 2. But their influence and...
Brulines: the verdict
01-May-2009
What general areas have you been advising pubs on?"Our emphasis has been on helping licensees reduce waste, manage staffing levels and improve beer...
Local Hero: Recession busters!
01-May-2009
When we launched our Local Hero initiative with WaverleyTBS last month, we could only guess at which of the many local individuals and causes we...
'Number of drunks taken to hospital soars by half'
01-May-2009
Numbers of people taken to hospital because of alcohol have soared by more than half in the past five years, new figures show. There were 863,257...
30-Apr-2009 By Stephen Oliver
Whether it's this Government or one of the other lot that takes over this poisoned chalice, we're stuffed, says Stephen Oliver.
30-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
The line-up of speakers for the next Morning Advertiser 150 club seminar has been unveiled. The next seminar takes place at Belton Woods Hotel, near...
Tourism award to go on Proud of Pubs tour
30-Apr-2009
The Proud of Pubs message is going on tour thanks to actor, publican and brewer Neil Morrissey in the shape of a major new award dedicated to the...
30-Apr-2009 By Tim Sykes
Tim Sykes, chairman of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, has called for a set of "standard compulsory clauses" to be inserted in pubco...
30-Apr-2009 By Jo Bruce
Chef Nigel Haworth's Ribble Valley Inns is to open their first pub outside Lancashire. The Bull at Broughton, North Yorkshire, is part of the...
30-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
A licensee has been left "disillusioned" with police after twice being attacked by thugs who never appeared before court. Andrew Goodall's case comes...
30-Apr-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Budget has failed to help the property industry by ignoring "simple practical solutions" — according to the BPF.
30-Apr-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Award-winning pub operator David Barnard has just opened the Fish House in West Sussex, following a £4m redevelopment. Barnard, operator of the Crab...
Adam Withrington: Isn't this a Fair point? - Part 2
29-Apr-2009
OK. So not everyone agreed with my blog last week. Honestly I'm glad it has generated this much debate. The tie is an issue which needs an open...
Anger as violent attack on licensee goes unpunished
29-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Police are being urged to re-open a case after a thug who headbutted a licensee walked away without being charged. Andrew Goodall, licensee of the...
Campaign launched to re-open 'Tolkien' pub
29-Apr-2009
Pub lovers are backing a campaign to return a pub once popular with Lord of the Rings writer JRR Tolkien to its former glory. The Community Alert on...
28-Apr-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The Licensed Trade Charity has assisted 18% more licensees this year than last, as the number of requests for help is steadily increasing.
Regent Inns confirms plan to de-list shares
28-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Regent Inns has confirmed its intention to delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange once investors have approved the proposal.In a statement...
'Gunman jailed for shooting at pub'
28-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A masked gunman who fired shots outside a pub as a warning to another man has been jailed for almost 17 years. Sean McGovern, 25, targeted the...
Pubs could unite to ban stag parties
28-Apr-2009
Stag parties could be banned by pubs in a historic part of the country in a major bid to drive up standards. Around 30 pub and other local traders in...
28-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns brand Two for One is offering single unit meals for the first time since the brand was launched in 2002. The new "Price Cruncher" meals...
27-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
The two key lieutenants of property magnate Robert Tchenguiz have resigned from the board of his two managed pub companies after a request from...
Mark Daniels: Checkout Charlies
27-Apr-2009
Aren't Supermarkets great?No, they really are. I know that, as publicans, we love to loathe the damned places, citing them as a close second to the...
27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Manchester-based brewer and operator Joseph Holt is to absorb the 2% duty hike for all of its 130 pubs and 200 freetrade accounts until 1 July. Holts...
The pub industry: a house divided?
25-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
People I spoke to last week about Alistair Darling's Budget were understandably peeved. There was the City analyst who viewed the Chancellor's...
24-Apr-2009 By Steve Haslam
Enough is enough, time to move on, dust ourselves down, leave the Pubco vs Lessee argument to run its course, says Steve Haslam.
24-Apr-2009 By Andrew Pring
Remember that chant in Animal Farm — "four legs good, two legs bad"? Well, it's becoming that heated and polarised in the pub trade these days, says Andrew Pring.
Adam Withrington: Isn't this a Fair Point?
24-Apr-2009
We are our own worst enemy in this industry - we really are.When all and sundry are calling for industry unity on the issue of alcohol duty, it...
Pilsner Urquell takes a putt with golf-themed pub promotion
24-Apr-2009
Pilsner Urquell is to run golf-themed activity in London pubs to promote its status as official beer of the Open Championship.'19th Hole' outdoor...
Tories: "We're unlikely to legislate on supermarket pricing
24-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
A future Conservative government would be unlikely to force supermarkets to raise the price at which they sold alcohol, a senior shadow minister...
Top tourism prize goes to the English pub
24-Apr-2009
The English pub has scooped the award for 'outstanding contribution to tourism' at the England travel industry's Oscars.The award, which has...
24-Apr-2009 By Gerry Price
Gerry Price, leaseholder of the Inn at West End, Surrey considers the Budget, St George's Day and, of course, his up and coming rent review. What a...
24-Apr-2009 By Peter Linacre
This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is perhaps the end of the beginning, says Peter Linacre.
23-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has proposed implementing major changes to the pubco model to ensure a "fair distribution of the economic benefit between the landlord and the lessee".
Gilmore: Minimum pricing would not harm pubs
23-Apr-2009
Reports in the national media suggesting pub prices would be hit by minimum pricing of alcohol are misleading, according to one of Britain's top...
23-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
A couple have been jailed for running a "factory" producing fake ID used by youngsters to buy alcohol, in a landmark prosecution. Adrian Holmes and...
23-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Applications for the search to find the industry's best operations managers for 2009 close at the end of April. The Association of Licensed Multiple...
22-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Budget has shown that the Government does not give a XXXX about Britain's pubs, says the ALMR.
Mark Daniels: Thanks for nothing, Mr Darling
22-Apr-2009
It's not a very funny joke, but then neither is the Chancellor's decision to once again hike up the tax on alcohol, with a further 2% added to the 8%...
Licensees blast duty hike
22-Apr-2009
Licensees have slammed Chancellor Alistair Darling's decision to press ahead with a two per cent tax hike in alcohol tax in today's Budget.At a...
Pub bosses' anger at Darling's hike
22-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Leading figures across the UK brewing and pub industries have reacted with weary resignation to the Budget. Marston's chief executive Ralph Findlay...
'Darling has betrayed Britain's struggling pubs'
22-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association has slammed today's Budget for signing "the death warrant for thousands of Britain's pubs and for tens of...
Pubs to become booze free bars for teens
22-Apr-2009
Pubs lying empty are set to be reborn as non alcoholic venues for teenagers under a new government backed initiative.A major pub company along with...
22-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Chancellor has signed the death warrant for thousands of British pubs by increasing duty 2% from midnight. The British Beer and Pub Association...
Licensee warned over tipping
21-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
An unsuspecting licensee narrowly escaped prosecution when spirits in the pub she had just taken over were found to be counterfeit. Trading standards...
21-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
The man heading the national rollout of Best Bar None hopes the number of schemes will almost double to 150 over the next year. It's after the Home...
20-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
London Town has re-opened 125 pubs in the four months to March this year — and created 550 jobs in the process. The company has embarked on this...
Win £10,250 to invest in your pub with Guinness - in association with The Publican
20-Apr-2009
As part of its 250th anniversary celebrations, Guinness has teamed up with The Publican in order to offer one Community Pub the chance to win...
48 hours to save the pub
20-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has warned there are just two days left to save the British pub. The comments were made by chief...
20-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The beer and pub industry has warned the Chancellor there are just 48 hours to save the pub trade. Industry figures, MPs and celebrities including...
Darling faces £242m tax black hole from pub closures
18-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
The government is facing a black hole of £242m in lost tax revenue due to pub closures since the last Budget - and the figure is set to get worse,...
