City pubs suffer as customers avoid demonstrations
01-Apr-2009
Pubs in the City of London have reported a nosedive in trade as a result of protests ahead of the G20 summit but remain unscathed by outbreaks of...
01-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Interpub human resources director Franca Knowles has been awarded an honorary MBE for services to hospitality training. Knowles was born in Holland...
Pubco licensees speak out in Parliament
31-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
Furious pubco licensees have voiced their objections in Parliament today to rent levels, the price they are charged for beer and the way they are...
Cheapest" pub in Britain under fire
31-Mar-2009
A pub is being forced to slash its opening hours after it was accused of attracting a culture of binge drinking and drug taking.Police are demanding...
Blanket policies hammering community pubs
31-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
The government must stop using blanket policies that punish all pubs and take urgent action to reward those that play a vital role in their...
31-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
Fierce criticism of pubcos and the beer tie dominated the first open meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group. Licensees, anti-pubco...
31-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Government should reward and incentivise pubs which play a positive role in their community rather than hampering them with blanket restrictions,...
Shepherd Neame acquires flagship pub
30-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Brewer and retailer Shepherd Neame has acquired the Jamaica Wine House.
30-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
A popular Oxford pub has not only been given a new lease of life by its owners, Arkell's Brewery, but it is also being run by one of the family as...
30-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Globe Pub Company, the tenanted operator of 429 pubs owned by Robert Tchenguiz, has reported a sharp rise in closed pubs as a result of the "tough...
Philip Davison: What a week I've had!
30-Mar-2009 By Philip Davison Philip
It certainly was a very proud moment for my wife Lauren, Daughter Chantelle and myself, plus the four lnog serving members of our team we took with...
Crossed fingers and low profiles
30-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Late March is traditionally a quiet time on the corporate front. Most companies have done with reporting their half-year numbers and are content to...
Tuppen hits back at Clegg's pubco attack
30-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
Enterprise Inns' chief Ted Tuppen has hit back at criticism of the pubco model by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, arguing it is at the "heart of...
Jokers paint pub pink .. and send landlord a bill
30-Mar-2009
A historic pub was given an overnight makeover - and the landlord is far from tickled pink. Pranksters turned up in the dead of night and transformed...
Pubs show support for Challenge 25
30-Mar-2009
Pubs in Derby are backing the Challenge 25 initiative despite opposition to the measure by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).Dave Lalor,...
Northern Ireland to join SIA
30-Mar-2009
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has hosted roadshows across Northern Ireland to highlight new licensing laws for the private security...
'Thousands of pubs will close unless they get Budget concessions'
29-Mar-2009
"Thousands more pubs will shut unless they get help in next month's Budget, a new report warns. A freeze on beer duty and cut in business rates are...
Pub bitch: Bobby George gets his eye in
27-Mar-2009
Wardrobe malfunctionOn the oche at last week's Publican Awards, held in the glittering surroundings of London's Grosvenor House hotel, was John...
27-Mar-2009 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Latest accounts from 3D Entertainment, the nightclub business spun out of Luminar, reveal losses in its most recent year of £12.1m. The losses stem...
26-Mar-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Licensees across the country are receiving rates bills up to 550% higher than last year after the scrapping of transitional rate relief.
26-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Pub closures will peak at around the 46-a-week mark in the coming year, pub sector research company CGA chief executive Jon Collins has forecast....
Polycarbonate drive in Dundee
26-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
Licensees in Dundee are being urged to switch to polycarbonate glasses in a police drive to improve safety. Nearly 80 pubs and bars have been offered...
26-Mar-2009 By Roger Protz
Wells & Young's is spending £4.5m to promote its cask portfolio this year, says Roger Protz.
26-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
London-based Capital Pub Company has acquired Terisco — owner of the Bishop pub in East Dulwich. Capital paid £400,000 for the company, which had...
26-Mar-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A snapshot survey of the trade showed last week's good weather, sporting fixtures and Mothers' Day combined to produce record takings. Ian Payne,...
25-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team & Ewan Turney
The pub trade will have two contenders vowing to be Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice — a M&B area manager and a former Marston's BDM.
Licensee to ride on Grand National day
25-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee who is used to creating the perfect atmosphere to enjoy horseracing is to ride on the biggest stage of them all. Craig Brown, licensee at...
And The Publican Awards 2009 winners are...
25-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The best in the business have been rewarded for their achievements at industry 'Oscars' The Publican Awards. Top performing licensees and pub...
25-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Scottish Beer and Pub Association has slammed the Government for failing to restrict supermarket promotions.
25-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
The industry's charity awareness group is urging licensees to get in touch over how much cash they raised for Comic Relief. PubAid was set up to...
John Beard named new Whyte & Mackay boss
24-Mar-2009
Spirits producer Whyte & Mackay has appointed former Bacardi executive John Beard as its new chief executive. Beard joins the whisky and vodka...
London pubs give Shepherd Neame a boost
24-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Kent brewer Shepherd Neame said its London pubs continued to drive growth across its pub estate, despite the current recessionary environment.The...
24-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
Kent based brewer and operator Shepherd Neame has reported a 7.2% increase in turnover for the six months to 27 December 2008 but profits were hit by...
24-Mar-2009 By Aidan Fortune
Costcutter is the latest supermarket to declare an interest in converting closed pubs. Executive chairman Colin Graves told MA's sister title...
24-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
Licensees could win a free year's subscription to racing channel Racing UK if Tony McCoy wins the Grand National at Aintree on 4 April. Despite...
Tough at the top
23-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Whenever managed pubco JD Wetherspoon announces its results you can bet your last beermat the group's founder and chairman Tim Martin will pop up...
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23-Mar-2009
Champion Jockey A.P McCoy has a strong chance to win the John Smith's Grand National and to all those savvy Landlords this may be seen as a bet worth...
Will the banks fall into line? And when will they start lending again?
23-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
The UK's banks have taken a lot of flak for the economic mess we're now finding ourselves in.Yes, there's a global dimension to the current...
Campaigning licensee vows to fight on
23-Mar-2009
Campaigning licensee Inez Ward has vowed to keep fighting on behalf of tied tenants and lessees despite having to close her pub.Inez, founder of...
Teapot just fails to win cup
23-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
John Smith's People's Darts champion Tim 'The Teapot' Jones made a stunning debut in his first professional event. Jones made it all the way to the...
23-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
High profile lessee rights campaigner Inez Ward has been forced to shut her pub after bailiffs cut off the electricity. Ward, Enterprise licensee at...
23-Mar-2009 By Tony Halstead
A sacked pub manager is still holed up in the living quarters of York's Brown Cow today almost three weeks after a deadline imposed by brewer Sam...
23-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
The number of supermarkets in Britain has overtaken the number of pubs for the first time as cheap alcohol in the off-trade continues to take its toll.
'Number of supermarkets in the UK now greater than pubs'
22-Mar-2009
"There are now more supermarkets than pubs for the first time in Britain, according to statistics which highlight the dramatic decline of the...
20-Mar-2009 By Roger Protz
For some, children in pubs are a minor irritation but the history of the Butt & Oyster features some interesting characters — fictional and real, says Roger Protz.
Pub bitch: Paddy's Day special
20-Mar-2009
Whiskey in the jarWe all know UK pubs are seeing beer sales tumbling and spirit sales booming, but our boozers have some catching up to do if they're...
'Pub evacuated after Monty Python prop mistaken for grenade'
20-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Bomb disposal teams were called in and buildings evacuated after workmen mistook a Monty Python film prop for a hand grenade. The experts were called...
20-Mar-2009 By Tony Halstead
A new mindset of bargain-hunting has gripped the UK consumer. Tony Halstead looks at how pub operators are taking advantage of the phenomenon with...
20-Mar-2009 By David Elliott
The trade must stress its good news in this time of economic concern, says David Elliott.
BII members in favour of minimum pricing
19-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Members of the BII are in favour of minimum pricing, according to chief executive Neil Roberston. The BII boss, who took over from John McNamara...
