Nick Yates: Pubs lace up their running shoes
02-Apr-2008
Some things aren't meant to be: after a month or so laid up by a knee injury and unable to run, I was finally able to hit the roads again last week...
Thwaites names Peter Morris as its new managing director
02-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has replaced former managing director Brian Hickman with ex-Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE)...
Sheps reveals replacement for Ian Dixon
02-Apr-2008 By Hamish Champ
Shepherd Neame, the Kent brewer, has announced that Tom Falcon will replace head of production Ian Dixon upon his retirement in July. Falcon, who...
The keys to a good pub: Be unique and have a vision
02-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore
Being unique and having a clear vision are the keys to running a great pub, visitors were told at Publican Live yesterday. During the Proud of Pubs...
01-Apr-2008 By The PMA Team
Tycoon parts company with business partner HBOS in respect of Herald Inns
01-Apr-2008 By The PMA Team
Summit Clubs, the nightclub company owned by former Soho Clubs and Bar chief executive Jeremy Gordeno, is in administration
Are you local? The great debate
01-Apr-2008
Just how local is local food? The question was debated by panellists and VIP guests at the Pub Catering Trends Forum at Publican Live.Data from The...
Expert panellists at Publican Live spell out benefits of training
01-Apr-2008
Training staff, offering deals on snack items and constantly monitoring the quality of your beer was the advice on offer to licensees at the Sell...
Herrljunga to be relauched at Publican Live
01-Apr-2008
The Liverpool-based drinks company signed a deal to distribute and market the brand last November.However, Halewood has now revealed that from the...
Lovin' this month...
01-Apr-2008
Our round-up of what's pulling at the PubChef team's heartstrings this month Annual favourites Old Bunty and Beano annual covers for menu sleeves at...
A round-up of this month's news
01-Apr-2008
Hygiene made public The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has decided that a single nationwide scores-on-the-doors scheme should be put in place to make...
Lovin' this month...
01-Apr-2008
Musical menu covers Old record sleeves for menu covers at the Globe in Brighton, East Sussex. Ever wondered what to do with the Muppets' A Christmas...
Diary dates... April
01-Apr-2008
Food & Drink Expo 6-9 Birmingham NEC The show includes chef demos from Canada's Kevin Maniaci - executive chef for Inn on the Twenty in Ontario...
Good month bad month
01-Apr-2008
Good month for... Farmers: Orchid carveries are offering the UK's farmers the chance to dine for free at one of its 39 carveries. Development manager...
Even in this market, people are still buying
31-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
According to a new Plimsoll Publishing survey there's never been a better time for pub companies to snap up rival businesses. The group's...
Hamish Champ: Bye bye, S&N
30-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Tomorrow (Monday) sees the Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) extraordinary general meeting at which shareholders will in all probability most likely...
28-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz placed Laurel Pub Company in administration last night before immediately buying out the majority of its sites to be...
'British youth are violent, drunken and out of control'
28-Mar-2008
Punch Taverns, Britain's biggest pub company, said today that it had dropped its takeover attempt for the rival Mitchells & Butlers (M&B),...
27-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
MA urges licensees to download their own Ban Alistair Darling toolkit today
27-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises has acquired two packages of tenanted pubs from Tuns Taverns and the Progressive Pub Company
27-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Industry rumours suggest Laurel will split into two companies
Triumph for Staffordshire publican
27-Mar-2008
Chris Lewis is one happy publican. A week after he was named BII Licensee of the Year at The Publican Awards 2008, he is back in his pub - the Swan...
New groups buy Laurel Pub Company operations
27-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Laurel Pub Company owner Robert Tchenguiz has put the group into administration and two new companies have immediately repurchased 293 sites. The two...
Bargain booze stays on shelf
27-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
Major supermarkets and off-licences have been slammed for absorbing hikes in alcohol duty announced in the recent Budget.Current discount deals...
Police chief wants polycarbonates in every pub
27-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
A senior police officer has reignited the debate on polycarbonates by calling on the trade to ditch glass in all pubs. Chris Allison, the Association...
Cashbox cuts losses to £1.6m
27-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
Cashbox, which operates 1,800 automated teller machines (ATM) in pubs and other retail outlets, said it reduced first half operating losses by 10 per...
Over 21 off-sale plan slammed
27-Mar-2008
Proposals to up the legal age for buying alcohol in supermarkets and off-licences in Scotland to 21 have been met with criticism.The move is expected...
Derbyshire coppers breathalyse youths
27-Mar-2008
Police in Derbyshire have started breath-testing teenagers as part of an operation to tackle underage drinking.For the last two months officers in...
The rest of the vote-winning pubs
27-Mar-2008
Albert Arms Esher Surrey Anchor Inn Sutton Gault Cambridgeshire Approach Friar Lane Nottingham Bankes Arms Studland Bay Dorset Banner Cross Hotel...
Horse & Groom
27-Mar-2008
Malmsbury, Wiltshire Merchant Inns managed house The Horse & Groom is a picturesque Cotswold stone inn that Merchant Inns extensively refurbished...
The Swan
27-Mar-2008
Denham, Buckinghamshire Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) leasehold In late 2002 when David and Becky Salisbury took over the...
Five Degrees West
27-Mar-2008
Falmouth, Cornwall St Austell managed house It is nearly five years since a former nightclub with a questionable reputation was transformed into the...
The Taps
27-Mar-2008
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire Greene King managed house For real-ale aficionados, the Taps in Lytham St Annes has become something of a magnet. And...
Square & Compass
27-Mar-2008
Worth Maltravers, Dorset Freehouse The Square & Compass dates back to the 1750s and some aspects of the way business is done today haven't...
The Fountain
27-Mar-2008
Clent, West Midlands Marston's Pub Company leasehold Richard and Jacqui Macey have made the Fountain such a sought-after place to eat that there is...
The Alma
27-Mar-2008
Wandsworth, London Young's managed house The Alma lives up to its Victorian heritage. It is packed with classic furniture and fittings such as solid...
Basketmakers Arms
27-Mar-2008
Brighton, East Sussex Fuller's leasehold Licensee Peter Dowd has been at the Basketmakers Arms for 21 years and his devotion to the small,...
White Horse
27-Mar-2008
Parsons Green, London Mitchells & Butlers managed house The White Horse was voted number one in the last Morning Advertiser Top 20 poll. Then, it...
White Lion
27-Mar-2008
Barthomley, Cheshire Marston's Pub Company tenancy As you would expect from a thatched country inn built in 1614, the White Lion is all about...
Churchill Arms
27-Mar-2008
Kensington, London Fuller's managed house Next year, Gerry O'Brien celebrates managing the Churchill Arms for 25 years. His enthusiasm for the trade...
Top 20 UK Pubs 2008
27-Mar-2008
As chosen by a select panel of top industry figures, the MA brings you its Top 20 UK pubs of 2008 - a definitive guide for anyone who takes a keen...
LETTERs
27-Mar-2008
Darling and Brown are out of touch With reference to the recent Budget, I want to voice my concerns about the 9.1% increase in beer duty. I firmly...
Cutting out dead wood
27-Mar-2008
As trade nosedives in many pubs, tenant support and how to provide it is increasingly and urgently the issue of the day at pubco HQs across the land....
Pub offenders could face clean-up duties
27-Mar-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Offenders caught committing crime on licensed premises could be forced to carry out community-service style orders to compensate licensees and pub...
Pub is the Hub may help Welsh regions
27-Mar-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
The Welsh Assembly Government is considering plans to support the Prince Charles-backed scheme that helps regenerate rural pubs. Pub is the Hub has...
BarTalk
27-Mar-2008
How will a ban on selling cigarettes affect you? Jessica Luke Brewery Tap Peterborough Cambridgshire I don't see it as much of a problem. I wouldn't...
Pubco ordered to demolish decking
27-Mar-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
A pub operator has been ordered to demolish a £30,000 exterior dining and decking area because it failed to apply for the correct planning consent...
NewsDigest
27-Mar-2008
The wife of smoke-ban rebel Hamish Howitt is being prosecuted for not being a member of the local pubwatch. Blackpool Council brought the prosecution...
26-Mar-2008 By MA reporter
Sharing best practice, building strong relationships, and facing the challenges ahead together is what the Morning Advertiser 100 Club is all about....
25-Mar-2008 By John Harrington
Small number of licensees prosecuted shows pubs are acting responsibly
