South East
11-Jan-2007
Bull Inn Sonning, Berkshire Dennis and Christine Mason are seasoned professionals with nearly 30 years in the trade and have been at the Bull Inn for...
London
11-Jan-2007
The Blackfriar Blackfriars, London EC4 The resplendent Art Nouveau design of the Blackfriar has been a magnet for Londoners and tourists for over 100...
10-Jan-2007
Licensee aims to persuade jury that poker is a game of skill - not chance.
Form guide - the teams
10-Jan-2007
England The way the team turned its World Cup fortunes around after a 36-0 loss to South Africa in the opening game has gone down in rugby folklore....
Scottish & Newcastle to shut bottling plant
09-Jan-2007 By Hamish Champ
Advances in recycling technology have prompted Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&NUK) to close its Dunston, Gateshead, bottling plant next month...
08-Jan-2007 By John Harrington
Supermarkets sell alcohol for just 5p more than bottled water, CAMRA says.
08-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team
Charles Wells Pub Company has bought ten pubs for £9m in a deal that has boosted the company's estate to 260 pubs. The acquisition represents a...
08-Jan-2007
A licensee thought someone was taking the pee when he discovered a urinal had been stolen from his pub toilets. Alan Dreja, licensee of the Royal Oak...
What the Sunday papers said
07-Jan-2007
NIghtclubs will face huge hikes in their licence fees if recommendations by the Elton Review, the committee set up by the government to look at the...
05-Jan-2007 By John Harrington
Festive trade rises, despite dips on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
LETTERs
05-Jan-2007
Black hole of Smartbox fees Unfortunately we, Big Spark Limited, are one of the major creditors for Smartbox, and published the successful Box...
MyShout
04-Jan-2007
Looks will be everything this summer, predicts Barry Gillham, so get ready with your paintbrush Fleurets is undergoing an image change. You may have...
Licensees enforcing Scottish smoke ban
04-Jan-2007 By Iain O'Neil iain.oneil@william-reed.co.uk
A survey has found that some of Scotland's smoke ban enforcers are seriously under-employed, with some councils' officers never having issued a...
THE AGENTS
04-Jan-2007
Alan Crowest FAVLP, MBII, MNAEA managing director Britannia Business Sales It was a busy end to last year for Britannia Business Sales, with three...
Tough task for FA Cup holders
04-Jan-2007 By Richard Ross
The arrival of the new year means the welcome return of the FA Cup to our television screens. It's at this stage that the opportunity for real upsets...
Best of the breed
04-Jan-2007
Fiona Sims sings the praises of those enthusiastic sommeliers whose passion for new and exciting wine infects those around them Paddy Groves really...
The opera invades Yorkshire pubs
03-Jan-2007
It might not be every licensees cup of tea, but it will certainly add a dash of high culture to the average Yorkshire pub-goer's pint.This month...
Everyone's a winner
21-Dec-2006
The 2006 Business Awards: The PMA Team dishes out some alternative pub sector gongs Deal of the Year Although announced at the end of 2005, Punch did...
MyShout
21-Dec-2006
Change brings winners and losers, says Stephen Crawley, but you can choose your side The last MA of 2006! Where did the last 12 months go? For us,...
BarTalk
21-Dec-2006
What are the pub trade's prospects for 2007? Adrian Clay The Litten Tree, Blackpool. I think it will be a tough year. The smoking ban will hit most...
Drink-drivers get pub ban as crackdown begins
21-Dec-2006 By MA Reporters
The trade is bracing itself for a clampdown by police over Christmas and the new year amid horror stories in some national newspapers that the...
Irn-Bru ad takes to the air
21-Dec-2006
Irn-Bru is launching the first Christmas TV ad in its 105-year history, backed with a £250,000 investment. The track "Walking in the Air", from The...
Italy's sparkling star
21-Dec-2006
Sparkling wine isn't just about Champagne. Prosecco's also perfect for popping on New Year's Eve. And, unlike other bubblies, it's difficult to find...
THE GUV'NOR Bernard Brindley
21-Dec-2006
The licensee of the White Lion in Pailton, Warwickshire reflects on a challenging 2006 and predicts more of the same for 2007 As the last Guvnor of...
Deals of the year
21-Dec-2006
Agents look back at some of the biggest and most interesting deals from the past 12 months GA Select Deal: The Marquess of Exeter in Rutland was...
NewsDigest
21-Dec-2006
Pernod Ricard will issue health warnings to pregnant women on all bottles of its wine and spirit brands. The warnings are already compulsory in...
Simplification? Now that's a tricky one
21-Dec-2006
It was inevitable that the Department for Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) would claim, as part of the Prime Minister's strategy for all Government...
LETTERs
21-Dec-2006
Challenging local authorities I was interested to see the article on the matter of licences not issued (MA, Coulson's Legal Advice, 23 November,...
2007: the year of the pub
21-Dec-2006
At a time when most of the nation's workers have given up for Christmas and are letting their hair down, licensees and suppliers are up to their eyes...
Joker
21-Dec-2006
One fine day in Ireland, a guy out golfing gets up to the 16th hole. He tees up and cranks one, which goes into the woods on the side of the fairway....
Ramsay revolution
21-Dec-2006
Gordon Ramsay has helped turn business around at Lancashire's Fenwick Arms, featured on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares last month. Licensee Brian Rey...
Getting in the mood
18-Dec-2006 By Hamish Champ
It's the last missive of the year and by rights I should be looking back on the key events of 2006 and forecasting the state of things to come in...
What the Sunday papers said
17-Dec-2006
More alcohol will be consumed this Christmas than ever before, prompting medical experts to warn of a health crisis, especially among young women....
Leeds bar flushed after scooping top loo award
15-Dec-2006
You certainly couldn't accuse this bar of going down the pan.Suburban Style Bar, in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, has taken the top prize in this year's...
Summit Clubs widens scale
14-Dec-2006 By The PMA Team
Former Soho Clubs and Bars boss Jeremy Gordeno has made five additions to his new nightclub company Summit Clubs. Gordeno, who already operates six...
Orchid groups pubs in seven segments
14-Dec-2006 By The PMA Team
The Orchid Group, the managed operator backed by private equity firm GI Partners, is to divide its estate into seven major segments. The company,...
Scotland limits 24-hour drinking
14-Dec-2006
SCOTLAND WILL not become a round-the-clock drinking culture when the new licensing regime comes into force.That was the message from Michael McMahon...
Concerns over New Year's Eve opening hours
14-Dec-2006
Licensees up and down the country could face the prospect of mistakenly opening illegally on New Year's Eve.Licensees who did not apply for the...
MyShout
14-Dec-2006
Poker and great food are two ways to draw consumers back into the pub, says David Elliott I have been amazed during recent conversations with...
THE GUV'NOR
14-Dec-2006
Ali Carter The licensee of the Bayview Inn, Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, suggests a few New Year's resolutions for the trade New Year's Resolutions for...
MyNewPub
14-Dec-2006
The King William IV, Mickleham, Surrey Agent - Guy Simmonds Ian and Liz Duke both left high-powered sales jobs to buy the King William IV - which...
American booty
14-Dec-2006
When Jim and Anne Anderson swapped Philadelphia, USA, for the Scottish Highlands, they discovered a home from home - and brought a multi-cuisine...
BarTalk
14-Dec-2006
Are you opening for business on Christmas Day? Catherine Bown The Crown, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire We just open for two hours at lunchtime, mainly as...
Prosecute kids who try it on
14-Dec-2006
It has to be recognised that Governments do not like to be seen to be punishing children - it is not "politically correct". This may explain why the...
NewsDigest
14-Dec-2006
The Morning Advertiser has acquired the Pub Business show - the exhibition dedicated to running pubs. The 2007 show takes place at Birmingham's NEC...
Pubcos may avoid underage sale fines
14-Dec-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Pub companies are less likely to face prosecution for an underage sale after a judge said premises licence holders should not be held responsible....
LETTERs
14-Dec-2006
Fine tribute to a unique man The report of John Young's memorial service by Adam Edwards perfectly captured the atmosphere and sense of occasion at...
Waverley TBS back on track
14-Dec-2006 By Andrew Pring andrew.pring@william-reed.co.uk
One year on from the Hemel Hempstead fire that wrecked its Punchbowl depot, Waverley TBS is confident that annual sales will top last year's £500m....
13-Dec-2006
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is calling on anyone serving up a Christmas dinner to consider offering one of the 800 bottled real ales available with their food.
The Big Interview: The Pub Landlord Al Murray
13-Dec-2006
How will you communicate the smoking ban to your regulars?The same way as I communicate most crucial information to my punters, by shouting and a...
