'Under-18s to be banned from drinking alcohol in public'
03-Feb-2008
Police are to be given new powers to confiscate booze from under-18s who drink in public. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will announce the move on...
BBPA chief in dispute with Archbishop of Canterbury
03-Feb-2008
British Beer & Pub Association chief executive Rob Hayward has written to the Archbishop of Canterbury after he claimed '24-hour drinking' had...
03-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has defended extended opening hours after the Archbishop of Canterbury claimed the streets were now less...
Comment: Too much flavour?
01-Feb-2008
I read last week that a major cider brand owner has launched a blueberry cider. Not the most staggering story ever. But it does provoke mixed...
Top tables
01-Feb-2008
Our regular focus where licensees give tips on customer service. What should you do when customers bring along their own food and drink for their...
Hot concept
01-Feb-2008
PubChef checks out Paul Salisbury's "posh Harvester" concept. The Farm Farmhouse Way, Solihull ? innatthefarm.co.uk Who: Paul Salisbury and Paul...
Cinema room
01-Feb-2008
Where: the Garrison, Bermondsey, London ? thegarrison.co.uk The idea: Cinema room. When Adam White and Clive Watson opened the Garrison, in the heart...
A round-up of this month's news
01-Feb-2008
Food prices soar Licensees are facing annual food inflation of 7.4% this year - the fastest rate of increase since records began in 1992. The figure...
31-Jan-2008 By Andrew Pring
MA editor Andrew Pring says S&N deal will benefit pubs
The threatened pubs of Ulster
31-Jan-2008
If you think you've got problems, imagine trying to run a pub in a city where there are bombs going off every few hours. It's not Baghdad or Beirut...
'Predators circle pubs group wounded by £422m losses'
31-Jan-2008
Opportunistic bidders have begun stalking Mitchells & Butlers a day after the pub operator announced £422m of losses and likely losses linked to...
Pub facing demolition wins CAMRA award
31-Jan-2008
A pub has won an award for being one of the most improved in its area months after developer's shut it down for not making enough cash. The Summer...
Another pub told to rip out decking
31-Jan-2008
A pub in Birmingham is appealing after it was told to rip up £9,000 worth of decking installed before the smoking ban.The Digby Hotel in Water Orton...
Flood clean-up continues
31-Jan-2008
The clean-up from the recent floods was continuing for licensees this week with one pub owner moving his cellar upstairs to escape future damage....
31-Jan-2008
The alleged tactics of Glade Solutions Limited mirror those of firms that have conned licensees
MyShout
31-Jan-2008
Despite gloomy stories about dangerous drinking, beer really is good for you, says David Elliott Hands up all those who admit they've been a little...
THE GUV'NOR
31-Jan-2008
Peter Eveleigh Riverside Inn, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire Whenever the time comes to think about these articles, like other folk who make similar...
The Agents
31-Jan-2008
Graham Allman Managing director GA-Select It was Margaret Thatcher who famously said, "The lady's not for turning", then Tony Blair followed up with,...
BarTalk
31-Jan-2008
What have you got planned at your pub for St Valentine's Day? Alan Dreja Royal Oak Southampton We have a well-supported quiz on Thursdays anyway, so...
Put some fizz into your bizz
31-Jan-2008
With on-trade sales on the rise, Champagne isn't just for special occasions any more. Nigel Huddleston reports While the off-trade gets to grips with...
Pubs in the pink
31-Jan-2008
Rosé has shed its poor image to become one of wine's success stories over recent years, outperforming even cider in the on-trade. Nigel Huddleston...
NewsDigest
31-Jan-2008
Agilo, a London-based investment firm, has bought bar operator Sports Cafe for an undisclosed sum. The firm has acquired five of the eight sites...
LETTERs
31-Jan-2008
The sharp end of the pub trade I read with great interest your article "Punch executives land double-digit pay rises" (MA, 10 January 2008). It's...
30-Jan-2008 By Ewan Turney
Birmingham is the latest city to launch the Best Bar None (BBN) awards scheme
Pete Robinson: Nick Hogan's £10,000 fine in perspective
30-Jan-2008
He said afterwards: "I think the financial penalty is extortionate considering the offence. If I was a drug dealer doing small amounts of cocaine I...
Pete Robinson: Truth or consequences
30-Jan-2008
Meanwhile any tobacco related item which could be detrimental to their cause is carefully censored. To read their garbage you'd think pubs were...
Labour MP tables EDM over Scottish & Newcastle bid
30-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Labour MP Tony Lloyd has put down an early day motion calling for Heineken to set out its plans for the UK arm of Scottish & Newcastle...
ADZs delay drags on
29-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore
The Home Office has been forced to backtrack on its promise that alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) would be in place this month. A spokeswoman told...
28-Jan-2008
ALMR says CGT reforms should go further to help serial entrepreneurs vital to the pub industry
Best Bar None rewards Doncaster pubs
28-Jan-2008
Richard and David McIvor picked up the top prizes at Doncaster's Best Bar None awards for the second year running.The brother's town-centre venue,...
Massive Pub Company calls in the administrators
28-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
Massive Pub Company, the London-based multiple operator, has put 34 of its 46 sites into administration.It is understood the pub operator called in...
Food & Drink Group looks for a partner
28-Jan-2008 By Hamish Champ
The Food & Drink Group (FDG) is shelving all "non-essential" capital expenditure for the time being and is looking for what it calls "a...
Best Bar None awards launch in Birmingham
28-Jan-2008
Birmingham City Council is to launch a Best Bar None awards scheme to recognise the city's best pubs. The awards will assess premises on criteria...
ALMR pushes for further CGT changes
25-Jan-2008
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) will push for further amendments to the watered down capital gains tax (CGT) announced by...
24-Jan-2008 By Andrew Pring
MA editor Andrew Pring considers the impact of the latest price rises
The search for the country's best bar teams is on
24-Jan-2008
The hunt for the nation's top bar teams is now on!The frontline of pub retailing, the people who customers are most likely to deal with face-to-face,...
Pub raises £66,000 for charity
24-Jan-2008
A pub and its customers have raised a staggering £66,000 for charity with a downhill Wacky Races-style soapbox dash.The race, which took place...
Floods put pubs under threat again
24-Jan-2008
Publicans who fell victim to the summer floods have been dealt a further blow by the latest stormy weather, as previously devastated areas were...
Close shave for flood pubs
24-Jan-2008
Licensees in the Midlands and Yorkshire are breathing a sigh of relief after narrowly escaping a repeat of the floods that devastated Britain last...
THE GUV'NOR
24-Jan-2008
John Baldwin One of the main problems affecting our society is the lack of alcohol education, says the licensee of the Big 6, in Halifax,...
Host's hygiene penalty
24-Jan-2008
A former Greene King pub manager has received a 12-month conditional discharge after pleading guilty at Crown Court to failing to comply with...
The Agents
24-Jan-2008
Tim Martin Sales associate Fleurets I am often asked by potential vendors for advice on the best time to put a pub on the market. The answer can...
MyNewPub
24-Jan-2008
Zephyr Bar and Club Exeter, Devon Agent: Christie+Co Exeter businessman Ali Anvari is planning a high-profile re-launch at his new bar - enlisting...
InBrief
24-Jan-2008
Carlsberg may shut Alloa depot Carlsberg may shut its Scottish distribution centre in August this year. Workers at the site are said to be "shocked"...
Licensees targeted in dry-cleaning scam
24-Jan-2008
Tricksters are attempting to con cash from licensees using a spilled drinks dry-cleaning scam. Hosts are being asked to pay cleaning bills sent...
Dual drama at Theatre of Dreams
24-Jan-2008 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
Sir Alex Ferguson's plan is finally kicking into action. Manchester United are inching ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table. They...
Educating the future generation
24-Jan-2008
High-quality education for the children of those in the licensed retail sector is high on the LTC's list of priorities this year Many people in the...
BarTalk
24-Jan-2008
What are your plans for raising beer prices at your bar this year? John Ellis Crown Inn Oakengates Shropshire I only change my prices once a year,...
NewsDigest
24-Jan-2008
Pub operator Young's is to de-list Stella Artois and replace it with "genuinely imported lagers". This includes Heineken, Amstel and Pilsner Urquell....
LETTERs
24-Jan-2008
The downturn is already here Your editor's Morning Advertiser opinion piece (17 January 2008) initially drew my interest because of its inference...
