23-Feb-2006
New documentary claims smoke ban will be lethal to children
Building the brand
22-Feb-2006
Now the only regional brewer in the North East, Camerons has big plans, as Phil Mellows reports.Sometimes one little mistake can seem to haunt you...
20-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A regular Monday morning look back at how the weekend's papers reported issues affecting the licensed trade.
20-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team and Tony Halstead
Trust Inns, the 506-strong tenanted pub operator owned by millionaire Trevor Hemmings, has reported increased profit for the fifth year in a row....
What the Sunday papers said
19-Feb-2006
The UK Food Standards Agency is to follow up an investigation in America by its US counterpart after benzene, the carcinogenic chemical, had been...
Is Independent Distillers planning an exit?
17-Feb-2006
Drinks manufacturer Independent Distillers has denied reports it is to pull its entire operation out of the UK, despite growing speculation that it...
Brickmakers team build on their success
17-Feb-2006
The team at the Brickmakers in Norwich is the latest to be nominated for The Publican's Proud of Your Staff initiative. Licensee Charley South has...
17-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A pub which faced closure ten years ago has won CAMRA Pub of the Year for the second time. The Swan - a 16th century cottage style pub - in Little...
Licensees argue for and against the ban
16-Feb-2006
FORAlison Smith, Bar One Nine - a smoke-free pub in Keynsham, Somerset"This is a great thing for pubs as it will give everyone a kick to reconsider...
16-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
As National Pubs Week approaches send us details of your event and we will post them on the website
Cheers
16-Feb-2006
That's a Jolie good pud Snifter spotted Angelina Jolie, in the company of boyfriend Brad Pitt, in the Black Horse, near her home in Fulmer,...
Cains does well with natural water source
16-Feb-2006
Liverpool brewer Cains has spent £250,000 re-opening a long-forgotten natural water well underneath its city-centre brewery. The company says all...
Tynemill switches pubs to tenancies
16-Feb-2006
Award-winning cask-ale specialist Tynemill is now operating seven of its pubs as tenancies, the Morning Advertiser has learned. Tynemill, founded...
Maggots: a racing cert to raise funds
16-Feb-2006
Forget maggot eating - Dave Hackney from the Holderness Inn at Patrington, Yorkshire, insists that maggot racing is the way ahead. Hackney came...
THE GUV'NOR
16-Feb-2006
Dave Daly, licensee of Cahoots in Blackpool and chairman of the National Association of Licensed House Managers If underage drinking is to be...
New look, new Laurel?
15-Feb-2006
Laurel Pub Company has subjected itself to a major restructuring exercise. Hamish Champ spoke to chief executive Julian Sargeson about the...
Dis-chord
15-Feb-2006
The new Licensing Act was supposed to make it easier for pubs to host live music. Three months into the legislation James Wilmore puts his ear to the...
Rogue business rates agents hit disgruntled pubs
15-Feb-2006
Licensees still need to be wary of rogue agents offering to appeal their business rates.The companies telephone a pub and offer to get its business...
The entertainers
15-Feb-2006
Everything's on offer, from electronic jukeboxes to quizzes and game showsGame shows add atmosphere Television game shows provided the inspiration...
13-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A regular Monday morning look back at how the weekend's papers reported issues affecting the licensed trade. Sunday Observer The Observer reports...
What the Sunday papers said
12-Feb-2006
With the introduction of 'Chip & PIN' payments this Tuesday (14th) a number of the UK's top banks stood accused of refusing requests for special...
Keep it in the family
10-Feb-2006
Everards managing director Stephen Gould took a huge risk when he joined the family brewer, but as he explains, it was worth it. Phil Mellows...
Added value
10-Feb-2006
Does the profits method of valuing pubs gauge the property or the business value? Robert May explains the subtle differences.There are some trading...
09-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team
Entrepreneur Michael Cannon has made great strides at Eldridge Pope
Dream on!
09-Feb-2006
National Pubs Week is almost here. While the Campaign for Real Ale has been busy directing people towards their perfect pub in the run up to the week...
Quest begins to find the high street stars
09-Feb-2006
Bars in Croydon be on the alert - The Publican team has you in its sights!Together with Hi Spirits, the company responsible for drink brands...
Head-to-head battle for reality TV pub couples
09-Feb-2006 By Ewan Turney
Two couples are being given three weeks each to impress locals enough to let them run the pub for a year in a new reality TV show set to air in the...
OFT and DTI's Scam Awareness Month
09-Feb-2006
If an offer seems too good to be true then it probably is - that's the key message of Scam Awareness Month. A host of initiatives will be launched...
09-Feb-2006
Bernard Brindley, licensee at the White Lion, Pailton, Warwickshire: Police should act in a more honest and up-front fashion to help crack down on...
A round with The Publican
08-Feb-2006
What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1996Magistrates who refuse would-be publicans for failing to...
Westminster licensees urged to claim PEL refunds
08-Feb-2006
Licensees in Westminster are being urged to reclaim thousands of pounds of overpaid licence fees.The trade association claims a rebate is due on...
08-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
All licensees should take the time to write to their MP today or risk clubs being exempt from a smoke ban - that's the message from the BBPA.
Laurel unveils long-awaited restructure programme
07-Feb-2006
The Laurel Pub Company will next month unveil long-awaited details of the group's restructuring exercise at a conference attended by the chain's 410...
What I Love about pubs: Lisa Williams
07-Feb-2006
Lisa Williams, of Bewdley, on what she loves about pubs.I love the pubs in Bewdley, in Worcestershire, where I live. The Baliff's House on a Saturday...
07-Feb-2006
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a Gloucestershire licensee. South African Jacqui Bisset, 30, was found dead in the upstairs flat at...
06-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Iain O'Neil takes a regular Monday morning look at how the weekend's papers reported the licensed trade.
What the Sunday papers said
05-Feb-2006
Under plans being drawn up by the Royal College of Nursing hundreds of thousands of smokers will be banned from lighting up in their homes when...
03-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
WINNER - the Water Witch, Lancaster - Matt Jackson
Playing the game
03-Feb-2006
This year's ATEI show threw up a few thoughts for the pub trade, as Phil Mellows explains.Behind the urgent commotion of noise and light at this...
CAMRA Pub Doctor finds the perfect pub
03-Feb-2006
The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a new scheme to help people find their perfect local in the run-up to National Pubs Week.The Real Ale...
Sheps blasted over latest WWII-themed adverts
03-Feb-2006
Shepherd Neame has landed in hot water following the latest advert in its "Bottle of Britain" series.The Faversham-based brewer has run the...
03-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Mid Devon Pubwatch Judges praised Mid Devon Pubwatch for going from strength to strength and pioneering an initiative to make offenders sign a...
My Shout
02-Feb-2006
Barry Gillham has some advice on how to avoid being ripped off by rogue property agents Following its campaign to root out 'rogue pub companies',...
01-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A pub manager who banned smoking four weeks ago says licensees have nothing to fear from smoke free legislation. Simon Pac-pomarnacki, manager of The...
National Pubs Week 2006 starts on Saturday 18th February.
31-Jan-2006 By Chris Harding
A few tips on how you can promote your pub
30-Jan-2006
Iain O'Neil takes a regular Monday morning look at what the weekend's national newspapers had to say about the licensed trade.
What the Sunday papers said
29-Jan-2006
Despite the company's share price climbing from last summer's 289.25p to its current 363p, the Sunday Telegraph is sticking with its sell...
A silk purse out of a sow's cheek
26-Jan-2006 By Mark Taylor
A review of the Albion Inn, Bristol.
Regent disposal nets Tchenguiz over £1.5m
26-Jan-2006
Iranian tycoon Robert Tchenguiz is believed to have pocketed more than £1.5m after selling a further substantial chunk of his stake in Regent Inns.
May the force be with you
26-Jan-2006
Marstons and the Morning Advertiser's CaskForce venture is providing licensees with invaluable information on how to keep their beer in the best possible shape. Jo de Mille caught up with the man spearheading the countrywide training programme.
