17-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
Greene King's new font is tempting keg drinkers to have a go, says beer expert Roger Protz.
17-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
Craig Bell, the former finance director of Premium Bars and Restaurants (PBR), has joined north-east bar operator Ladhar Group has finance director.
17-Apr-2009 By Tony Jennings
It always ends in tears when Utopian individuals or movements get hell bent on changing our lifestyles, says Tony Jennings.
17-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
The current economic crisis is providing better conditions for tenants as pubcos adjust their business strategies to survive, says The PMA Team.
17-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Trade union Unite has thrown its full weight of support behind Inez Ward's Justice for Licensees campaign — including backing a protest march on...
17-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Barclays Bank has told a licensee it's no longer operating overdrafts for pubs. Chris Adshead's case comes amid claims that major banks are refusing...
17-Apr-2009 By Tony Halstead
National pub operator Trust Inns has launched a new Business Support Charter to help new licensees over the first critical year of trading. The...
16-Apr-2009 By Gerry Price
Gerry Price, leaseholder of the Inn at West End, Surrey is due for his rent review and mulls the onerous clauses in his leas and the dreaded annual price rise.
16-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
Four-strong SAV Pubs is the latest company to undergo a pre-pack administration. The company, which was founded in 2004 and run by Australian Mark...
Road sign rumpus for Shropshire pub
16-Apr-2009
A licensee has accused his local council of "double standards" after it removed his roadsigns on the basis they are a danger to motorists. Phil...
16-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
National Pubwatch is launching a major campaign to ensure thugs who attack licensees or pub staff face proper justice. The Court Not Caution...
16-Apr-2009 By Gerry Price
Gerry Price, Enterprise leaseholder, The Inn, West End, Surrey. Welcome to my blog. Follow my blog posts below: • 19 June: rent review shockers •...
16-Apr-2009 By Ros Shiel
A former drinks PR's optimistic guide to life after redundancy. Days since redundancy: about six months Invoices issued last month: seven - a...
Robert Sayles: So you're thinking about running a pub! Part 2
15-Apr-2009 By Robert Sayles Robert
Brian popped in last week, beaming from ear to ear. "I've found a pub" he said "Really" l said "that was quick." "Yes" he replied. "I found it on the...
14-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
Administrators are again trying to sell 19 Massive Pub Company leases a year after it sold the majority of the company to Innventive.
14-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale will approach the Office of Fair Trading about making a "super-complaint" about the operation of the beer tie to ensure a thorough investigation and swift resolution to the issue.
14-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises has put 32 pubs it owns on the market in order to concentrate on managing pubs.
CAMRA to talk to OFT about beer tie
14-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) says it will consider making a fast-track "super complaint" to the Office of Fair Trading about the beer tie, after...
Who's fooling who?
11-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
I don't expect Punch Taverns' Giles Thorley, Enterprise Inns' Ted Tuppen or Admiral Taverns' Lynne D'Arcy to give a flying fig for the following...
Package Deal? Pre-packs can save jobs, but demand transparency
11-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Today's tough market means more pub sector companies are likely to find themselves in financial difficulty to the extent they go into - or seek -...
09-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
Australian brewery Cooper's blends traditional values with chutzpah to produce highly distinctive beer, says Roger Protz.
09-Apr-2009 By Andrew Pring
The market forces driving pubcos to offer more support to their licensee partners are a template for the future, says Andrew Pring.
09-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
Glasshouse, the 12-strong pub company led by Peter Linacre, owed HM Customs & Excise around £500,000 when it went into administration.
09-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
The first MA150 seminar of 2009 took place at Claridge's recently. The PMA Team reports on some of the topics covered. Training boosts staff...
Robert Sayles: So, you're thinking about running a pub! Part 1
09-Apr-2009 By Robert Sayles Robert
"How many have you had Brian?" I asked - on reflection probably not the most encouraging thing to say to an aspiring publican. "I'm not drunk" he...
'Man jailed over fire in busy pub'
09-Apr-2009
A barmaid's husband has been jailed for setting fire to a pub which was packed with regulars on a Saturday evening. Michael Wozencroft, 40, lit...
09-Apr-2009 By Neil Morgan
Its not all doom and gloom out there, says Christie + Co head of pubs Neil Morgan.
09-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Trading standards have ordered licence reviews of all 22 pubs and clubs in central Oldham to force draconian restrictions on trading — including...
A day in the life of a drayman
08-Apr-2009
They visit you when you need them most, using their super strength and perhaps the odd fork-lift truck to deliver essential stock to you in the nick...
Publican Local Focus: Norwich - testing times
08-Apr-2009
The small city of Norwich in Norfolk has long been known as a pub lover's dream. From the bargain booze watering holes on the Prince of Wales Road to...
Mark Daniels: Old publicans don't die... they just vacate their bar stools!
08-Apr-2009
We all know the type. I even have a couple who still use my pub who are similar. The gentlemen who you can set your watch by, who sit in the same...
'Pub supermarket plans are shelved'
08-Apr-2009
A disused Warwickshire pub will not be turned into a Tesco store after 2,000 residents protested against the plans. Punch Taverns, which owns the...
Brave barmaid shaves head for breast cancer charity
08-Apr-2009
A barmaid battling breast cancer joined 15 others in a charity head shave at her place of work to help raise £1,000 for Breast Cancer Care.Keely...
'Reward offered to catch pub arsonists'
07-Apr-2009
The owners of a pub and restaurant complex have offered a £3,000 reward to catch arsonists who caused more than £500,000 in damage. Woody's Bar at...
Father proud of twins success
07-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A proud father believes his sons could be the youngest twins in the country to be issued with their personal licences. Andrew and James Chambers have...
07-Apr-2009 By Sir Shannon Alberry
Pubs have lost a generation of customers by making pubs an unwelcoming environment for young adults, says Sir Shannon Alberry, in his latest blog.
06-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
Industry sources report that a private equity player has approached former Premium Bars and Restaurants boss Mark Jones about buying key assets from his former company.
Keeping on an even keel, but for how long?
06-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
There are times when I 'get it in the neck' for something I've written. It comes with the territory. Sometimes I get it in the neck from licensees...
Hamish Champ: Pubs? They can make a man of you
06-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
I was talking to the father of one of my son's schoolmates last week and in the course of our conversation he asked me what I did for a living."I...
Licensee is runner-up in People's Race
06-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee swapped his pub for the racetrack and nearly pulled off an incredible win on Grand National day. Craig Brown, licensee of the Plough Inn...
'The Budget is a good opportunity to show support for pubs'
05-Apr-2009
"When this recession is over we will, sadly, come out the other side with a severely depleted stock of public houses. The British Beer & Pub...
03-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
It's not all about super cold — there's a great variety of beers Down Under
03-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The industry needs to start working together and stop squabbling over pub closure statistics, says the ALMR.
Pub bitch: Skinny Blonde bares all Down Under
03-Apr-2009
Whitbread push's for grammer Three hearty cheers to Whitbread for launching its apprenticeship programme, which will give more than 3,000 of its...
03-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
High profile tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward faces eviction from her pub after breaching the terms of her lease by closing. But Ward, who runs the...
02-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
Revolution vodka bar operator Inventive Leisure has reported a "tough" first quarter in 2009. The company, which is owned by private equity firm...
The Publican Power List 2009
02-Apr-2009 By Caroline Nodder
For more details, please have a look at the Power List 2009 brochure at the bottom of this page.1. Gordon BrownOur esteemed leader has done nothing...
Last man standing?
02-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
There is a definite sense of a changing of the guard at the industry's trade groups. Rob Hayward's departure from the British Beer & Pub...
02-Apr-2009 By Andrew Pring
Punch shouldn't waste the time of those licensees who really are interested in buying, says Andrew Pring.
Trade union hits out at pubcos
01-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Trade union GMB has added its voice to calls for an end to the beer tie, pointing to figures showing more than 1,000 pubco-owned pubs have closed in...
