Green growth
15-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
Green, as everyone knows by now, is the new black. Businesses are paying heed to environmental issues, and it's not just about appeasing tree-hugging...
Hamish Champ: Hunting for the perfect pub
15-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
Hunting for the perfect pub can be a hit or miss affair. Off the top of my head I know of some great pubs in Yorkshire and I'm aware of the location...
Bingo operator hit by smoking ban
15-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
The smoking ban has hit earnings at the one of the country's largest bingo hall operators.Rank Group, which operates Mecca Bingo halls, announced a...
'Plans for tax on pub quizzes'
15-Oct-2007
Gordon Brown has become embroiled in a new tax row as secret plans to introduce a levy on pub quizzes were revealed. Confidential orders to council...
LETTERs
15-Oct-2007
Trying to bowl over Sky Sports Just a few lines regarding Sky and bowling greens (MA, 1 November 2007). Would you say that a public house with a...
Throwing stones in glass houses...
14-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
Listening last week to Regent Inns chairman Bob Ivell - aka 'The Consolidator', viz his mantra on mergers in the hospitality sector - I was minded to...
12-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
One of Britain's leading medical experts calls for pubs to be allowed to serve 16-year-olds
Chris Maclean: pandemonium at the pub
12-Oct-2007 By Chris Maclean
We have just come back from our weekly trip to the cash & carry and the florists. It is always a pleasant trip, except for the cash and carry...
Riverside pubs set for boost
12-Oct-2007
Pubs by rivers and canals are set to receive a boost in trade after a major marketing campaign was launched to attract more visitors.British...
11-Oct-2007
Fewer pubs served under-18s during the summer sting campaign than in previous years
11-Oct-2007 By John Harrington
Trade hits out at plans for the country's largest saturation zone
Neame buys 12 pubs
11-Oct-2007 By The PMA Team
Kent-based brewer and retailer Shepherd Neame has bought 12 pubs on an individual basis in a single year - the highest number for a decade. The...
Ghost hunting in haunted pubs part 2
11-Oct-2007
I had already spent several hours in reputedly haunted JW Lees pub the Olde Boar's Head when the team of paranormal investigators accompanying me...
Ghost hunting in haunted pubs part 1
11-Oct-2007
DICK TURPIN got about a bit, and there was nothing he liked better than a pint in the nearest coaching inn after a hard day's highway robbing. At...
St Austell hit by wet summer
11-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
The recent wet summer has hit Cornish brewer St Austell hard, the group's chief executive James Staughton has admitted.The county is a key holiday...
Crackdown on serving drunks in Scotland
11-Oct-2007
Claims that a Scottish council is to recruit an army of inspectors to ensure pubs are not serving alcohol to drunks have been denied.But Glasgow City...
Pubs praised as underage sales dive
11-Oct-2007 By James Wilmore
The pub trade's efforts to stamp out underage sales have been hailed after government figures revealed a major drop in the number selling to...
11-Oct-2007
The IFBB has launched a new campaign to encourage more people to choose a career as a licensee
Karaoke con is back
11-Oct-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
The pub karaoke conman has been targeting outlets across the West Midlands, North-West England and North Wales, the Morning Advertiser has learnt....
MyShout
11-Oct-2007
A menu catering for nut-allergy sufferers could make your pub stand out from the crowd, says Stephen Crawley The House of Lords recently reported on...
Cllr Theobald feels exposed over nudity
11-Oct-2007
There was spirited debate at the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Morning Advertiser-sponsored away-day in Brighton last week. Councillor...
THE GUV'NOR
11-Oct-2007
Peter Eveleigh When are individuals going to be held responsible for their actions asks the licensee of the Riverside Inn, Bradford on Avon,...
MyNewPub
11-Oct-2007
Bell Inn Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire Agent: Guy Simmonds Barry and Lynn Turner have just taken on the Bell Inn, the only pub in the village...
THE AGENTS
11-Oct-2007
Chris Platts Partner, Brownill Vickers and Platts Following Peter Coulson's recent article on the possible sources of conflict when a tenancy ends,...
BarTalk
11-Oct-2007
Would you have welcomed a general election this year? John Ellis Crown Inn Oakengates Shropshire No. As someone who has worked in local Government...
Fruitful season lies ahead for LTC
11-Oct-2007
October has many autumnal treats in store, including Hallowe'en, Oktoberfest... and the Licensed Trade Charity's annual conference This year, the...
You are not alone!
11-Oct-2007
Veteran business journalist Andrew Sawers explains why the heat is on for people working in businesses of all shapes and sizes, and why it's no good...
How can pubs be more successful?
11-Oct-2007
Back-of-envelope thoughts can often prove inspirational. We ask winners from the wider world to write down their tips for the tradeMax Clifford PR...
NewsDigest
11-Oct-2007
Coors Brewers has a new chief executive - former Bass marketing director Mark Hunter. He replaces Peter Swinburn, who has been appointed as the chief...
Chile climate
11-Oct-2007
Fiona Sims explains why cool-climate Chileans are hot property Everyone seems to be talking about Chile Too right. Chile's wine scene has developed...
One over the eight
11-Oct-2007
The fact that there are hundreds of common expressions for getting drunk shows how much it is woven into our society, both in good and bad ways. But...
Check your lottery rights
11-Oct-2007
It is no surprise to me that local authorities failed to make the grade when it came to lotteries. The previous lottery legislation introduced...
LETTERs
11-Oct-2007
Losing trust in the police The Tenby & District LVA has always taken great pride in the working relationship it has with the police and local...
Quality - time to get it right
11-Oct-2007
You're a typical licensee, so you're working hard - probably never harder - but you're making no more money than you used to. In fact, despite those...
10-Oct-2007 By The PMA Team
Dissident Shepherd Neame shareholder Stuart Neame has tabled three resolutions questioning aspects of corporate governance
Job loss threat at C&C Group
10-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
The threat of job losses hangs over Magners cider maker C&C Group as the Irish company prepares to undertake a "comprehensive restructuring" of...
Door staff praised for their work in pubs
10-Oct-2007
Door workers in the pub industry have been praised and recognised for the first time for their contribution to the safety of staff and...
09-Oct-2007 By Ewan Turney
Glasgow is to recruit a team of drunk inspectors in a bid to clampdown on bars serving drunks
Regent Inns "cautious" on consumer spending
09-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
Despite Regent Inns seeing some of its units taking £80,000 a day during the current Rugby World Cup, the Walkabout operator says it expects a...
08-Oct-2007
2008 will be the year of the licensee, says MA editor Andrew Pring
Constellation Europe buys Flagstone
08-Oct-2007
Wine and spirits producer Constellation Europe has bought Flagstone, the South African wine maker, for an undisclosed sum.Constellation, whose brands...
08-Oct-2007
Two drinkers who left a Daventry licensee with a broken jaw on Boxing Day could be sent to prison. Robert Dunn, aged 30, and Glyn Shakespear, aged...
LETTERs
08-Oct-2007
Drink-drive law is hard on rural pubs I read your publication every week, and I have to say that I often find the views of Roger Protz to be rather...
LETTERs
08-Oct-2007
Pressure mounts in the on-trade I have six children and run a pub in Norfolk single-handedly. Can there be any more screws the powers that be wish...
Write-downs on the High Street
06-Oct-2007 By Hamish Champ
It is not exactly clear what prompted Cognetas to write down the value of its investment in Tiger Tiger operator Novus Leisure. Rivals have long...
Q&A: Beltran Domecq
05-Oct-2007
CV:2003 to present - commercial relations director. Master of Sherry and Brandy de Jerez, Domecq-Jerez1990-2003 - director of vineyard and public...
05-Oct-2007 By John Harrington
The pub karaoke conman is targeting outlets in the north west
05-Oct-2007 By Tony Halstead
Pub operators are being urged by police to adopt a crisis strategy to help combat the threat of terrorist attacks on their premises. More pub...
04-Oct-2007 By Andrew Pring
MA editor asks if anyone will ever dare serve alcohol again
04-Oct-2007
After a long wait real ale has come back to the Rats Castle
