The Drinks Editor says...
01-Jun-2006
I'm not sure the beer and pub fraternity has cottoned on to how big a story the merger of Charles Wells and Young's brewing concerns actually is....
Licensee in mobile phone mast row
01-Jun-2006
An Oxford licensee is stuck in the firing line between local residents and his pub company because a mobile phone mast is to be erected on his...
01-Jun-2006 By John Harrington
Pub drinkers are heading out later in the evening and buying less drink since new Licensing Act relaxed hours says study.
Mechanical marvels
01-Jun-2006
Each month we ask licensees and chefs to tell us about the devices that work well for them. We also take a look at new equipment on the market....
Oven ready
01-Jun-2006
With so many oven types to choose from, how do you decide which is best for the job? Bob Gledhill spoke to the experts to find out what various types can do
Pub review - The Bridge
01-Jun-2006
At first glance, the Bridge could be mistaken for any other city-centre boozer on any other dusty main road. Inside, the exposed brick walls have...
Pub review - The Alma
01-Jun-2006
Tucked away in a residential area, the Alma is run by two friends and gastro connoisseurs - Caroline Hamlin and Kirsty Valentine. The pair met at...
Pub review - Pitcher & Piano,
01-Jun-2006
Pitcher & Piano,
31-May-2006 By Ewan Turney
The Save Our Local Pubs campaign has hit a nerve with long-serving licensees who have swamped the MA offices with horror stories of rising costs and...
31-May-2006
The Office of Fair Trading and credit card company Visa have been given permission to intervene in the legal dispute between former Inntrepreneur...
What I Love About Pubs: Kerry Barrett
29-May-2006
When I was a student there was nothing I enjoyed more than being crammed into a noisy boozer to neck gallons of tasteless lager as fast as possible....
Getting to grips...
29-May-2006
Two months into the the Scottish smoking ban, property agent Colliers CRE has followed up on its pre-ban visit to assess its impact on 10 adopted...
What the Sunday papers said
28-May-2006
Things are becoming a little complicated in the UK pub sector, with property magnate Robert Tchenguiz said to be buying up shares in Mitchells &...
Acquisitions boost Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries results
26-May-2006 By Hamish Champ
Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) said turnover grew 9.2 per cent to £281.4m in the six months to April 1 2006, with underlying...
Licensees are decorating their pubs for the World Cup
25-May-2006 By James Wilmore
World Cup fever is reaching a frenzy with licensees decorating their pubs to show their support for the tournament. With kick-off less than two weeks...
Lords back licensees in boozy disorder debate
25-May-2006 By John Harrington
Hosts must be given enough time to help cut alcohol-related disorder in their area before they are forced to pay to clear up problems. That is the...
24-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
British Beer and Pub Association chief executive Rob Hayward met with officials from the Department of Health yesterday to state the need for smoke...
Licensee fined £3,000 over pub rubbish
23-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A West Sussex licensee has been fined for illegally disposing of rubbish from his pub. Richard Foss of the Labouring Man, Coldwaltham, West Sussex...
What the Sunday papers said
22-May-2006 By Hamish Champ
The World Cup will boost much of the country's economy but some firms, such as DIY giant Kingfisher and Pizza Express owner Gondola Holdings expect a...
My Shout - John Grogan MP
18-May-2006
John Grogan argues that the competition authorities should scrutinise the latest Premier League deal in relation to pubs
THE GUV'NOR - Yvonne Cleminson
18-May-2006
Yvonne Cleminson, Cherry Tree, Farnham, Surrey
Watching over us - John Harrington speaks to Pubwatch founders
18-May-2006
For almost a decade, National Pubwatch has striven to cut disorder in pubs. In an interview with JOHN HARRINGTON, the founders reflect on the body's achievements and look to the future
Publicans of the world unite... you have nothing to lose but your ties
18-May-2006
There's plenty of us around and we're easy to spot - pale blue or pink open-necked shirts and chinos, holding our mobiles to one ear while checking...
Shear savings
18-May-2006
Licensee Paul McKinley knows a thing or two about keeping suppliers in check. Having managed the takeover and running of 25 pubs in London in the...
Helping hand for scammed licensees
18-May-2006
People 1st, the body which ensures education and training meets the needs of the industry, has come to the rescue after hearing about the plight of...
Should the BBPA and the ALMR merge?
18-May-2006 By James Wilmore
During an interview with The Publican last month, the London & Edinburgh Swallow Group chairman said he believed the Association of Licensed...
18-May-2006
Furious hosts in Lincoln have been left hundreds of pounds out of pocket after police restricted their opening hours and forced them to hire...
18-May-2006 By John Harrington
Brighton has broken new ground by having a Best Bar None award for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender venues. The new category has been added to...
Circuit pub loses trade to back-street boozers
18-May-2006 By John Harrington
New opening hours are encouraging people to stay in back-street pubs and avoid traditional nightspots. That is the message from the licensee of a...
Host gives last minute pubs inquiry evidence
18-May-2006 By Lucy Britner
A Punch tenant stepped in at the last minute to give evidence at last week's Community Pubs Inquiry. Janet Dooner, of the Railway Tavern in...
17-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Confusion over council's licensing orders leaves licensee £20,000 out of pocket
Show pride in your team
16-May-2006
Since last October, licensees from across the UK have been telling us how proud of their staff they are. Launched under The Publican's Proud of Pubs...
Police deny acting drunk to catch out licensees
16-May-2006
Leicestershire police have denied claims that they will be trying to catch out licensees by pretending to be drunk in pubs. The Leicester Mercury and...
16-May-2006
Commission blasted over damning report. NEW COMMENT
15-May-2006 By The PMA Team
Tattershall Castle Group, the company that bought 178 high street sites from Sprit last August, has sold 18 leased sites to a new entrant, Free...
Sensible savings
15-May-2006
All the lights and 10 TVs were on when Honeycombe Leisure managing director James Baer visited one of his pubs recently. In a busy pub it's a cost...
Liability nightmare
15-May-2006
Violence against staff is an area of increasing concern across licensed retail. Most physical attacks are related to crimes such as theft and robbery...
R2O back on the prowl
15-May-2006
Despite being rebuffed by Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) last week Robert Tchenguiz's R20 is determined to secure a sizeable pub deal in the near...
Ease the burden
15-May-2006
In the opening evidence session of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's inquiry into the future of community pubs, a cross-party panel of MPs...
What the Sunday papers said
14-May-2006 By Hamish Champ
Undercover policemen pretending to be lager louts will be attempting to catch out licensees who sell to drunks. Anyone who ignores their 'condition'...
Test
12-May-2006
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Some tenancy agreements are only going to be signed by idiots
11-May-2006
Fleurets chairman Barry Gillham asks the trade to think about the lessee when considering tenancy deals
Licensees tricked by BII logo scam
11-May-2006
In the midst of The Publican's Scamwatch Month a string of licensees have come forward to tell us they have been ripped off by the Plymouth-based...
Scammed licensee comes up trumps
11-May-2006
Paul St. John Campbell, who runs the Queen Edith pub in Cambridge, said he had been left in limbo with no support or communication when rogue...
Smoking debate: 'licensees are not the bad guys'
11-May-2006
Speaking during the latest debate on the Health Bill, Earl Howe said the ban represented a "significant burden" on licensees, and described the...
11-May-2006 By Lucy Britner
A trade expert has blasted unfair tenancy and lease agreements - saying they would "only attract the attention of idiots". Barry Gillham, chairman of...
11-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Pubs n Bars chairman Seamus Murphy said the company had had a satisfactory year and could be well placed to take advantage of the smoke ban....
South West leaves in style
11-May-2006
During the last 12 years, the LTC's South West Fundraising Committee has raised the amazing total of almost £80,000 through fundraising events,...
Pubwatch chiefs plead for help to cut disorder
11-May-2006 By John Harrington
Police and the Government must do more to help licensees stamp out disorder at pubs by supporting local pubwatch schemes. That is the message from...
10-May-2006 By Lucy Britner
There's another reason blokes will be visiting the "little boys room" as a brand new pub game has just been introduced in time for the World Cup....
