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Lesbian kiss couple get pub ban

Lesbian kiss couple get pub ban

A pub landlord today defended his actions after a lesbian couple claimed they were banned from his bar because they'd openly kissed each other. Kelly...

Auctions see rise in freehold pubs

Auctions see rise in freehold pubs

By The PMA Team

More and more private owners of freehold pubs are selling them through public auctions, a leading auctioneer has claimed. John Barnett, of...

Pubs can survive Rooney foot disaster

Pubs can survive Rooney foot disaster

By Ewan Turney

Wayne Rooney's broken metatarsal won't shatter pub takings over the summer says the trade. Licensees, city analysts and top execs all agree that...

Westminster licensee wins rare court victory

Westminster licensee wins rare court victory

By Iain O'Neil

A Westminster licensee is celebrating a rare court victory over the city council - and calling on others to follow his lead. David Haseldine withdrew...

Calm down, dear. Not everyone's a winner

Calm down, dear. Not everyone's a winner

By Lucy Britner

Food critic and media mogul Michael Winner has been banned for life from Novelli's White Horse pub in Harpenden. The Death Wish film director - now...

FA Cup quiz

FA Cup quiz

The FA Cup final between Liverpool and West Ham next weekend could be a great chance to rehearse your strategy for the World Cu

The White Horse pub, Parson's Green

White Horse pub wins coveted Platinum award

By John Harrington

The much-loved White Horse in Parson's Green, London, has become the first pub to achieve the highest honour in an awards scheme for pubs that serve...

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Underage drinking poster campaign hits pubs

By Iain O'Neil

The British Beer and Pub Association has launched a Challenge 21 poster campaign aimed at stamping out underage drinking in pubs. The idea is to say...

Drink talking

Drink talking

Last night in Strangers' Bar, a regular haunt of many an ale-loving MP, I was pondering which real ale to choose from the guest ales on offer. After...

Back to the floor

Back to the floor

Writing about business trends, M&A activity and general goings on in the licensed trade as one does, it is easy to forget the nuts and bolts...

Who shares wins

Who shares wins

By Richard Fox and Fiona McLelland

The British love affair with a shared eating experience - be it finger snacks, combos, tapas or joints of meat - is starting to take the pub world by...

Sign up and save

Sign up and save

What can our Get Switched On! campaign partner Hospitable Climates do for you?Often when someone urges you to sign on the dotted line there's a...

Stamping out fraud

Stamping out fraud

Pubs are to be on the front line in the fight against smuggling, as Michelle Perrett discovers.If someone offers to sell you cut-price vodka it may...

THE GUV'NOR - Peter Eveleigh on Pubwatch

THE GUV'NOR - Peter Eveleigh on Pubwatch

Peter Eveleigh, Riverside Inn, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire How many times have we attended pubwatch meetings to hear of an incident warranting a ban...

Tim Platt the licensee at the White Lion

Barred punter buys his local pub

By Lucy Britner

A West Midlands pubgoer was so hacked off after being barred by his landlady - he decided to buy the pub. Tim Platt was a regular at Punch outlet the...

The buying game

The buying game

S&NPE says quality pubs are still available in the increasingly competitive property market - but can take a bit of finding. Hamish Champ...

Today's the day

Today's the day

In the latest stage of the energy-saving 'Get Switched On! with The Publican' campaign, we urge you to take a closer look at your pub's energy...

Pick of the pubs

Pick of the pubs

A new skipper is sought at the Ship Inn on the eastern shore of the River Itchen in Woolston, Southampton. The pub stands opposite the former Vosper...

Under the hammer

Under the hammer

Auction expert Matthew Mears gives some tips on the process.Individually, licensed premises are considered to be small-value transactions in the...

Pub company on lookout to offload

Pub company on lookout to offload

By M&C Report

Punch Taverns is understood to have put Old Orleans, the bar and restaurant chain, up for sale with an estimated value of between £25m and £35m....

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