Independent Operators

East Anglia

East Anglia

The Axe & Compasses Arkesden, Essex Today, the Axe & Compasses bears no resemblance to the ailing pub that Themis and Diane Christou took...

South East

South East

Countryman Inn Shipley, West Sussex Food has been an essential aspect of the Countryman Inn from the moment Alan Vaughan bought the freehold 21 years...

London

London

Spaniards Inn Hampstead Heath, London NW3 The Grade II-listed Spaniards Inn is steeped in history, including links with highwayman Dick Turpin. It is...

Wales

Wales

Usk Inn Talybont-on-Usk, Powys Andrew and Julie Felix spent a year looking for their ideal pub before spotting the Usk Inn and taking the plunge to...

West Country

West Country

Globe Inn Lostwithiel, Cornwall Will Erwin says that from the age of five, he always wanted to be a chef. He eventually achieved that ambition just...

North West

North West

Three Fishes Mitton, Lancashire Food awards and accolades have flowed in to the Three Fishes since the pub first opened its doors just over two years...

MyShout

MyShout

If last year was a challenge, then 2007 will be a defining year for the on-trade, says Willie Crawshay You could be forgiven for thinking that...

THE GUV'NOR

THE GUV'NOR

Peter Eveleigh The licensee of the Riverside Inn in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, considers the smoking ban I always thought the traditional silly...

InBrief

InBrief

Man told to take down English flag A man from Bedford - the home town of patriotic brewer Wells & Youngs - has been ordered to take down his flag...

Fees hike blow for pubs

Fees hike blow for pubs

By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.coml

Trade groups are "concerned" and "disappointed" that pubs face a 7% hike in annual licence fees over the next three years, following publication of...

NewsDigest

NewsDigest

Barracuda Group has reported a 36% growth in food sales. The group, whose brands include Varsity and Smith & Jones, also reported a 19% rise in...

Welcome

Welcome

andrew pring: editor, morning advertiser Tonight is a cause for celebration for all the award-winning licensees who now enter the Morning...

NewsDigest

NewsDigest

Details of the licence-fee review are expected to be revealed later this week, with a favourable outcome for the trade anticipated. The MA...

LETTERs

LETTERs

Kiely got what he deserved After reading about the business mishap to Peter Kiely (MA, Big Rent Hike Ousts ex-Provence boss, 18 January, p11), I feel...

Challenges for 2007

Challenges for 2007

In the last of our three-part series on trade issues, Mark Charman shares his experience as a Midlands-based multiple lessee who has run more than...

Pubs ignore fire safety

Pubs ignore fire safety

By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk

A third of pubs have done nothing to comply with the new fire safety regulations that came into force on 1 October last year. Hosts who have failed...

THE GUV'NOR

THE GUV'NOR

Yvonne Cleminson The licensee of the Cherry Tree in Rowledge, Surrey, urges participation in Community Pubs Week Now that the excitement and...

InBrief

InBrief

Island trade up CI Traders, the Channel Islands-based pub, bar and restaurant operator, reported a 4.3% like-for-like sales increase for the 21 weeks...

West Country

West Country

The Cow Parkstone, Dorset David Sax says wine has always been one of his passions. In August 2003, he was able to impart that passion to a wider...

South East

South East

The Swan at the Vineyard Lamberhurst, Kent With a pub named the Swan at the Vineyard, most people would naturally assume that the wine offering is...

East Anglia

East Anglia

The Crown Southwold, Suffolk In spite of the fact that the Crown is owned by brewer Adnams and is only a minute's walk from the Sole Bay Brewery,...

BarTalk

BarTalk

What has been the reaction Jade Goody's antics in Big Brother? Steve Murphy Church House Inn Bollington Cheshire There's been little sympathy for her...

West Country

West Country

Bournemouth Town Watch Bournemouth Town Watch chair Steve Hudson believes its biggest success has been appointing the UK's first night-time economy...

North West

North West

Liverpool City Centre Pubwatch Liverpool is developing at break-neck speed in the countdown to becoming European City of Culture in 2008. A safe and...

East Anglia

East Anglia

Peterborough Centre Safe "Socialise responsibly - get a nightlife, don't get a ban" is the message that Peterborough Centre Safe (PCS) is drumming...

West Country

West Country

True Lovers Knot Tarrant Keyneston, Dorset It's a fact of life that very few pubs make any concessions for blind or partially sighted- customers. But...

South East

South East

Riverside Tavern Strood, Kent Peter Foreman has a track record for introducing ideas to the Riverside Tavern. When he reopened the rundown pub after...

London

London

A Grelha at the Gun Coldharbour, London E14 Grelha is Portuguese for grill and that is what serial entrepreneurs Ed and Tom Martin have introduced at...

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