24-Sep-2007
The future of one of Britain's smallest pubs is under threat after a police crackdown on drinkers standing outside its doors. The manger of the...
Hamish Champ: There's 'premium' and then there's 'having a laugh'...
22-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Feeling rather parched one lunchtime last week I popped into one of my favourite pubs down a back street near the Publican's offices where I ordered...
Smoking ban hits Pubs 'N' Bars
21-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
South England-based pub group Pubs 'N' Bars is one of the first pubcos to admit the smoking ban has probably hit trade since its introduction in...
LETTERs
21-Sep-2007
Off-trade must take the heat I write regarding the comments in MA Opinion (13 September 2007). You have hit the nail firmly on the head in your...
Pete Robinson: Discarded fag ends and 'irresponsible' landlords
20-Sep-2007
A while back I wrote about the dishonest claims that smokers dump over 100 tons of fag ends in town centre streets every day, pointing out this...
Supermarkets accused of dairy price fixing
20-Sep-2007
Leading supermarkets have been accused of working together to keep the price of dairy products artificially high. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT)...
THE AGENTS
20-Sep-2007 By Stephen Taylor Managing director Guy Simmonds
Anyone looking to buy a pub could be forgiven for hearing only doom and gloom. But at Guy Simmonds, we are finding the smoking ban has had a...
Red Devils look to divert Blues
20-Sep-2007 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
The Big Four are not the Premier League's only football teams taking on some of Europe's best in recent weeks. Everton and Tottenham Hotspur both...
A lifeline for more people in 2007
20-Sep-2007
The LTC is assisting more people than ever and can make a real difference to the quality of life of those who seek help The Licensed Trade Charity...
Perfect ploughman's
20-Sep-2007 By Joe Lutrario
This month looks at how pub classic the ploughman's is an ideal dish for licensees wanting to develop their food offer Why put it on the menu British...
Beneath the froth
20-Sep-2007
The hot drinks market is growing and customers expect more for their cash - but is the trade taking advantage of the opportunities? Kelly Smith takes...
Love pubs, love the planet too
20-Sep-2007
Pampering emporium Lush can lay more claims to the green agenda than most given that its products are derived from natural sources like seaweed and...
Sometimes the big boys listen
20-Sep-2007
Global giants can be forced to listen. As a result of protests from consumers and the people of the small town of Hoegaarden in Belgium, a brewery...
MyShout
20-Sep-2007
It's about time the industry recognised the vital role played by multiple retailers, says Nick Bish When I opened last week's MA I was both delighted...
Former licensee to get Opus refund
20-Sep-2007
Opus Energy has agreed to refund a former licensee £1,250 after complaints about inaccurate meter readings. Scott Tucker is the latest Morning...
THE GUV'NOR
20-Sep-2007 By Yvonne Cleminson
The industry must unite and fight on all fronts to save the great British pub following the summer of discontent, says the licensee of the Cherry...
BarTalk
20-Sep-2007
Are you worried by the current state of the economy? John Ellis Crown Inn Oakengates Shropshire I'm not at all worried about my freehold business but...
Rateable value reduced for pubco
20-Sep-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Award-winning pub company Brunning & Price has had the rateable value at one of its pubs slashed by proving its high turnover was down to its...
NewsDigest
20-Sep-2007
In a dramatic u-turn, InBev is moving production of Hoegaarden back to the original town in Belgium where it was first brewed. The drinks giant...
Supplier pursuing host for old debts
20-Sep-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Scottish Power is pursuing an Admiral Taverns host for the debts of the previous licensee - and demanding a £2,000 "security deposit" to recognise...
Ultimate Leisure sees progress
19-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Ultimate Leisure is proposing to change its name to Premium Bars & Restaurants as part of a drive to reinforce the group's "more appropriate...
19-Sep-2007
Ultimate Leisure has announced plans to change its name to Premium Bars and Restaurants
Pete Robinson: Should I start taking the pill?
17-Sep-2007
Among the latest raft of information from the whitecoats comes the news that the contraceptive pill, the one they always swore would give cervical...
Hamish Champ: Nostalgia; it ain't what it used to be
17-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Following the Campaign for Real Ale's recent announcement - that six out of 10 people prefer the pubs of today to the hostelries of 30 years ago -...
Walking a tightrope
16-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
I rather liked Jim Clarke's take on JD Wetherspoon's trading under the English smoking ban. Speaking at his last results presentation as finance...
What the Sunday papers said
16-Sep-2007
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the pub company behind the Harvester chain, is facing a much higher liability from a failed property deal than the...
14-Sep-2007
The smoking ban has led to a 43% rise in cigarette butts dropped on pavements in England, a new survey shows. The survey of 140 councils by the Keep...
Pub company gets rating value reduced
13-Sep-2007
Brunning & Price argued that the pub's high turnover is a result of its "exceptional ability".
LETTERs
13-Sep-2007
Why is Setanta so costly? Having dispensed with Sky TV in April 2007 (for the obvious reasons) I recently telephoned Setanta to find out the cost of...
Licensees positive about smoking ban
13-Sep-2007
So much for the theory tell us about the practice.After years of wondering about what impact the smoking ban would have on pubs in England,...
13-Sep-2007 By Ewan Turney
The Government is set to announce further details of its controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) in mid-October.
Pubs better now than '70s
13-Sep-2007 By Graham Ridout
More than 60% of pub-goers believe today's pubs are better than those in the 1970s - with the smoking ban and the better drinks selection among the...
MyShout
13-Sep-2007
When it comes to lease assignments, Peter Linacre reckons lessees should take far more care In the ongoing open warfare that describes the...
THE AGENTS
13-Sep-2007 By Graham Allman Managing director GA-Select
It is a little premature to pass judgement on the full effects of the smoking ban on the future valuations of licensed businesses. Also, the...
THE GUV'NOR
13-Sep-2007 By Bernard Brindley
It's time for the trade to give itself a pat on the back for the high standards being maintained in pubs, says the BII vice-president For once it is...
BarTalk
13-Sep-2007
Will you be screening the Rugby World Cup? Bill Skehan Skehan Free House New Cross London We are showing it at the moment, although there haven't...
Bournemouth may become first ADZ
13-Sep-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
The Government is set to announce further details of its controversial Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) in mid-October. The announcement is believed to...
NewsDigest
13-Sep-2007
Smoke-ban rebel Hamish Howitt has changed his name by deed poll to Hamish Guy Fawkes in protest over the smoking ban. The licensees of the Happy...
12-Sep-2007
CAMRA says more than 60% of pub-goers think today's pubs are better than those in the 1970's
Scotland intervention - a step too far?
12-Sep-2007
News that Scotland is to clampdown on alcohol drinks promotions was greeted with a cheer from licensees across the country. Finally someone is taking...
'Boy, 14 is an alcoholic'
12-Sep-2007
A teenage boy has been sent for rehabilitation care after becoming an alcoholic at the age of 14. Police revealed that the boy, from Harrogate, North...
Six out of 10 prefer the modern pub
12-Sep-2007
More than six out of 10 beer-lovers think that today's pubs are better than those in the 1970s, says the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). However,...
Rival calls for Brulines/Nucleus merger to be referred
11-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Dispense monitoring company Cotec Technology has lodged a formal objection with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to the proposed acquisition of...
Sky prosecutes nearly 50 licensees
11-Sep-2007
With only a month of the football season gone 46 licensees have already been hauled before the courts for showing soccer on Sky without the use of a...
Hamish Champ: Children and pubs
10-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Families and pubs are a potentially combustible mix. Many people with children see the opportunity to pitch up at a pub with the kids in tow as the...
No plans to tenant out Honeycombe pubs, says Cains
09-Sep-2007 By Hamish Champ
Liverpool brewer Cains has rejected claims it is to transfer over to tenanted operations the 100-plus managed Honeycombe Leisure pubs it acquired via...
What the Sunday papers said
09-Sep-2007
Britain's big four supermarkets will be allowed to continue selling alcohol at rock-bottom prices despite complaints that they are driving pubs,...
NITAs finalists announced
07-Sep-2007
Five licensees have made it to the shortlist of the flagship Licensee Trainer of the Year award at this year's BII NITAs.Maggie Armstrong of the...
Back to Basics: Pub poker
06-Sep-2007
Poker is the new karaoke. Walk down any high street, even before tournaments were officially legalised on September 1, and you'll see that pubs have...
Supermarkets face action in Scotland
06-Sep-2007
Irresponsible alcohol promotions by supermarkets and off-licences are to be banned by the Scottish government. Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny...
