Pick of the pubs
24-Mar-2006
The Hunters Inn at Newtown Tracey in North Devon is a detached country freehouse dating back to the 17th century. It is located on the busy B3232...
23-Mar-2006 By John Harrington
Westminster leads way in fight.
Door opens to a new era of responsibility
23-Mar-2006
A revolution has taken place in Britain's doorstaff industry, brought about by the
Dennis Griffiths, Miners Arms, Barnsley
23-Mar-2006
Experienced licensees and community pubs are like white rhinos - without care and compassion they will become extinct
Buoyant Brain's brews up 12.5% turnover rise
23-Mar-2006 By The PMA Team
Wales brewer and retailer SA Brain has boosted turnover by 12.5% to £121.6m thanks to strong growth in beer volumes and a contribution from 27 pubs...
AV Guide: Open air time
23-Mar-2006
World Cup screening or barbecue? Latest technology means you could have both.If June is hot, many pubs could be torn between putting on a barbecue or...
Missing a trick?
23-Mar-2006
Are you planning to make the most of April 23 to drive up turnover in your pub?The campaign to celebrate St George's Day on April 23 is well under...
What I Love about Pubs: Emily Wright
23-Mar-2006
Emily Wright, of Hampshire, on what she loves about pubs.A great village pub is one that people will keep coming back to - whether they still live in...
23-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A pub operator has been fined more than £6,000 for selling vodka laced with an industrial chemical. Trading Standards officers found tertiary butyl...
New breed emerging in race for pub tenancies
23-Mar-2006 By MA Reporter
Pubcos are finding entrepreneurs who previously put their money into burger chains, print shops and other franchise operations are emerging as a new...
Tax inconsistency slammed by BBPA
22-Mar-2006
Gordon Brown's latest penny-a-pint hike on the price of beer has been attacked by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA). Mark Hastings, the...
Publican Awards honour industry's finest
22-Mar-2006
Licensees Richard and Jacqui Macey of the Fountain Inn in Clent, Worcestershire, enjoyed a double victory at The Publican Awards 2006 last night.The...
21-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Support for the petition to overturn the Government's smoking ban is gaining serious momentum according to organisers. With over 30,000 signatures...
What the Sunday papers said
19-Mar-2006
Bob Ivell, head of Regent Inns, is being courted to head up a bid for Mitchells & Butlers. Mr Ivell has been approached by a rival consortium to...
16-Mar-2006 By The PMA Team
Trade body calls on MPs to review help for hosts
Furnishing the great outdoors
16-Mar-2006
With a smoke ban on its way, the minds of those running pubs are concentrating on ways of minimising the impact to trade
Poacher turns gamekeeper
16-Mar-2006
InBev's Steve Kitching is bringing his off-trade experience to the fight to get customers out of their living rooms and back into pubs. Adam...
'Stings' will go on in Liverpool
16-Mar-2006
Liverpool City Council is standing by its policy of allowing underage children to lie during test purchasing "sting" operations.This is despite...
Glasgow licensee stands up to proposed glass ban
16-Mar-2006
A Glasgow licensee is calling on pubs to make a stand against the city's proposed glass ban. Ken Storrie, licensee at the Pot Still in Glasgow, has...
Old Crown team are kings!
16-Mar-2006
The team at the Old Crown, in the Cumbrian village of Hesket Newmarket, is the latest to be nominated for Proud of Your Staff. Licensee Lou Hogg says...
What I love about pubs: Les Samuels
16-Mar-2006
Les Samuels, travel agent, on what he loves about pubs.Céad míle fáilte - as the saying goes. And that's exactly what you get at Hennessy's in...
Mixed messages on underage sales issue
16-Mar-2006
It is pleasing to discover that LACORS, the local government regulatory service, is issuing a fresh code of conduct to local authorities that are...
Come with us
15-Mar-2006
Have you got behind The Publican's Proud of Pubs campaign yet? Now's your chance.Almost six months in, and The Publican's Proud of Pubs campaign is...
CAMRA celebrates a membership milestone
15-Mar-2006
Membership of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has passed the 80,000 mark - giving the consumer group its highest number of members since it began...
Pubcos start to address upward-only rent reviews
15-Mar-2006
The pub trade is making strides to end upward-only rent reviews, say leading property agents. They have refuted claims made by the Federation of...
15-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
CAMRA is celebrating a landmark today after it signed up its 80,000th member. This week campaign group celebrates its 35th anniversary and chief...
14-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
THE Government is to bring in laws aimed at ensuring gays and lesbians are not discriminated against in Britain's pubs, clubs, restaurants and...
The Guvnor 09/03/2006
09-Mar-2006
David Heyes, Garsdale Inn, Brandlesholme, Bury Licensees should manage energy consumption with the same care and attention they pay to their food-and-drink offering
09-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Scottish licensees could end up in jail if they don't sweep up after smokers who pop outside for a fag. Two Comments
09-Mar-2006 By Lucy Britner
Culture secretary cleared by watchdog over husband's pub shares
09-Mar-2006 By Tony Halstead
FA Premier League suffers rare court defeat over a pub screening of Premiership football
09-Mar-2006 By John Harrington
A new and long-awaited draft code of conduct for sting operations - leaked to the Morning Advertiser - says children should not lie about their age,...
09-Mar-2006 By Ewan Turney
The trade has reacted angrily to a new paid-for-policing scheme being mooted by the Home Office.
Raising the bar
08-Mar-2006
Adam Benzine discovers why Best Bar None has become such a success story.The Grand Harbour De Vere Hotel in Southampton was the glitzy venue for...
Tip of the iceberg
08-Mar-2006
Super-chilled lagers are hot favourites, but has their growth been at the expense of the standard versions, asks Helen Sloan The introduction of...
07-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
CAMRA urges pub-goers to seek out a pint of real stout or porter this St Patrick's Day
06-Mar-2006 By John Harrington
Local government chiefs are seeking the views of the Home Office before they chose whether to recommend children lie about their age in sting...
What the Sunday papers said
05-Mar-2006
Olympic silver medallist Shelley Rudman celebrated her success in her home village of Pewsey in Wiltshire at the weekend, and then joined regulars at...
National Pubwatch Conference: Shout from the top
02-Mar-2006
The National Pubwatch Conference heard some positive responses to the start of the new regime. By Daniel Pearce. The pub trade should be celebrating...
Broker loans firm vanishes
02-Mar-2006
The Dorset company at the centre of the broker loans scandal has disappeared and new broker Funds4Business is running out of the same offices....
Gales licensees accept 'sad' decision
02-Mar-2006
Fuller's decision to close the Gales brewery in Horndean following its takeover of the Hampshire brewer has been accepted by licensees.The...
CAMRA celebrates 'most successful' Pubs Week
02-Mar-2006
The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) is celebrating its most successful National Pubs Weeks yet.More than 10,000 pubs received promotional packs from...
02-Mar-2006 By Graham Ridout
Gas and electricity could go up by £100 per week
Full steam ahead
01-Mar-2006
It's not only the Steamboat Inn that has given up smoking - some of its customers have too. Adam Benzine reports on a pub clearly on the...
The Drinks Editor says
27-Feb-2006
While cider has become the new weapon of choice for drinkers, old favourites RTDs are struggling. Drinks editor Adam Withrington asks whether there...
Fuller's slammed over Gales closure
27-Feb-2006
Fuller Smith and Turner's decision to close Gales brewery in Horndean, Hampshire, has been slammed as showing "contemptible disregard" for the...
Police praise licensee over private drug initiative
27-Feb-2006
A licensee has been praised by police after launching a zero tolerance campaign against drugs in his pub.Chris Bailey, licensee of the Jailhouse in...
What the Sunday papers said
26-Feb-2006
Despite a cooling economy and a slowdown in the residential property market in 2005 business property values continued to rise. According to a report...
Leaders of the pack
24-Feb-2006
S&N's Tony Froggatt claims to owe the company's success to 'impressive brand momentum' and a new management structure. Hamish Champ reports.A...
24-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Anger as a Cumbrian council says it has spent unused portion of licencees' Public Entertainments Licences
