Building
06-Oct-2005
community spirit During his travels as the Daily Telegraph's pub correspondent, Adam Edwards has found that Britain's local pubs provide their...
People in before time
06-Oct-2005
QWhat will be the position under the new law with regard to letting people in early, before the permitted hours start? Will it be illegal to unlock...
Oliver makes mischief
06-Oct-2005
as pubs lap up plaudits Self-deprecation was clearly on the agenda at the Union Pub Company's (UPC) fourth annual Pub of the Year Awards last week....
LTC provides hope and
06-Oct-2005
help for those in a crisis The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) helps those working in or retired from the drinks trade who have hit a crisis point in...
Reading licensee blames council for inconsistency
04-Oct-2005
A Reading licensee has accused his local council of being "inconsistent" over its implementation of the Licensing Act.Dean Miles, licensee of the...
Church service held in Cheshire pub
04-Oct-2005
The owners of a Macclesfield pub transformed its bar into a pulpit this weekend when they played host to a half hour church service.The Reverend John...
What the Sunday papers said
02-Oct-2005
Anthony Fuller, the deer-stalking boss of Fuller's brewery, has denied the Independent Family Brewers of Britain Association (IFBBA) - which he also...
Long live the king
30-Sep-2005
Regent Inns is seeing something of a turnaround in its fortunes - finally. Hamish Champ reports.Shareholders in Regent Inns are a robust lot, which...
Union Pub Company celebrates with 4th annual awards
30-Sep-2005
The Union Pub Company (UPC), the tenanted arm of Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, hosted its annual Pub Of The Year awards ceremony last night...
Ousted Ultimate chief
29-Sep-2005
starts Utopian venture by The PMA Team Former Ultimate Leisure chief executive Bob Senior has launched a new company just six weeks after he was...
Show your commitment
29-Sep-2005
As the Proud of Pubs campaign gathers pace we urge you to sign up to our charter today - and show why you are proud of your pub.Licensees have been...
Publican forces Mail slogan u-turn
29-Sep-2005
The Publican has claimed a victory in its fight to highlight the Daily Mail's unfair treatment of pubs over the new Licensing Act. Last month The...
Proud of Pubs Charter
29-Sep-2005
We're asking publicans to sign up to our Proud of Pubs Charter to underline their commitment to trading responsibly.The following licensees have...
What I love about pubs: Hamish Champ
29-Sep-2005
The Publican's city editor, Hamish Champ, on what he loves about our pubs.Keeping things simple and having a welcoming attitude. I love that in a...
E100m paid for Stolichnaya distribution
29-Sep-2005
Pernod Ricard has announced details of its deal to secure the distribution rights to Stolichnaya vodka.Pernod paid around E100m to Swiss owners SPI...
Terror attack recovery will take 'six months'
29-Sep-2005
by Tony Halstead Trade leaders believe it could be another six months before London's pubs fully recover from the effects of last June's terrorist...
Pair slam recruitment firm over 'dump' pubs
29-Sep-2005
by John Harrington An angry couple who paid a pub recruitment company £5,000 to find them a dream pub claim that they have been offered a series of...
Reaping the rewards of responsibility
29-Sep-2005
Running a pub in a responsible manner is good for business and can cut your operating costs. So say the winners of the Morning Advertiser's...
Restricting movement
29-Sep-2005
Q We have had no objections to our application to open until 2am instead of 1am, as at present, but the police have imposed certain conditions on our...
Pub renaissance beckons
29-Sep-2005
there is much to do if we are to reverse the tidal wave of negativity that's swept over the trade Andrew Pring, Editor Enough really is enough. After...
BBPA in call to ease minimum wage rise
29-Sep-2005
The British Beer & Pub Association has urged the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to keep future minimum wage rises to a 'sensible level as the industry...
Fighting fund call
29-Sep-2005
>> Continued from page 1 initiatives it is undertaking. Though firm proposals and timescales have yet to be drawn up, the BBPA told Hutt that...
A beacon of hope amid media hysteria
29-Sep-2005
Tim and Jane Hunter run the Red Lion in Preston that's Preston in Hertfordshire, a small village not far from Hitchin and Welwyn Garden City. A...
Sudoku: Hooked?
28-Sep-2005
Asahi is bringing the latest puzzle craze into pubs. Phil Mellows reports.If you've been thinking your customers have been a little quiet lately,...
Manchester Police respond to licensee concerns
26-Sep-2005
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has denied claims it is being counterproductive by objecting to licensing applications in the city.Publicans claimed...
What the Sunday papers said
25-Sep-2005
Foster's is "hell-bent" on changing the terms of its distribution agreements with Scottish & Newcastle and SAB Miller. Foster's chief executive...
Ivell: 'We can add third arm to Regent estate'
22-Sep-2005
by The PMA Team Walkabout operator Regent Inns is looking at 'all sorts of acquisition opportunities after its bid for Urbium was thwarted, executive...
Mystery pub visitors help test service
22-Sep-2005
A new 'mystery shopper service aimed at independent pubs has been launched. The service, from mystery shopper agency MarketPublic, is a way for...
Purnell on the pub trade as Publican Newspaper hits 30
22-Sep-2005
Licensing minister James Purnell has hailed the Licensing Act as the biggest development in the pub industry for the last 30 years.Responding to The...
Industry figures supporting Proud of Pubs
22-Sep-2005
Leading industry figures explain why they're supporting The Publican's new Proud of Pubs campaign.Rob Hayward, chief executive, British Beer &...
Campaign: Proud of Pubs
22-Sep-2005
The Publican is looking forward to its next 30 years with a major new campaign celebrating pubs - and we want your support. Daniel Pearce reports.The...
Get them coming back for more
22-Sep-2005
Most pubs expect to be busy at Christmas, but how can you keep that trade going into the new year? Jo de Mille has some ideas While most pubs expect...
Going the extra mile to save their community's store
22-Sep-2005
Red Lion, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire Thirteen years ago Coleshill village shop closed its doors, leaving local residents with nowhere to buy...
Lay off my Local takes off
22-Sep-2005
by getting customers to sign our petition, we can confront the peddlers of lies about the trade Andrew Pring, Editor Morning Advertiser readers have...
Licensee's fury at Mail
22-Sep-2005
over booze laws letter by Ewan Turney An irate licensee has lambasted the Daily Mail for censoring part of a letter criticising its coverage of the...
Any surprise big sellers over the summer?
22-Sep-2005
Mark Fallon The Wheatsheaf Barrow Cumbria 'It's not really a surprise but we have a bottled drink called VHF that comes in nine different flavours....
Crackers, candles & cock-ups
22-Sep-2005
It should be the busiest time of the year, when you're inundated with customers so you can guarantee something's going to go wrong. JO de MILLE asks...
Look out Daily Wail, the gloves are off
22-Sep-2005
I hang my head in shame. Last week, I launched the 2006 Good Beer Guide, a disgraceful, near-pornographic tome that encourages people to go to that...
Well-heeled spark
22-Sep-2005
rise in objections Licensees in some parts of the country are finding it harder to get extended opening hours than some national newspapers claim....
Thousands back call to 'Lay off my Local'
22-Sep-2005
Morning Advertiser campaign gets off to a thunderous start by John Harrington Thousands of pub regulars are delivering a noisy 'Lay off my Local...
We're 30!
21-Sep-2005
Editor Caroline Nodder casts her memory back as The Publican Newspaper reaches a milestone birthday.Thirty years ago I had just uttered one of my...
Golden years
21-Sep-2005
The pub trade - and the world - are very different places today compared to how they were 30 years ago, as Michelle Perrett and Nick Yates...
Lorna Harrison: Never a dull moment in the pub trade
21-Sep-2005
The Publican's Editor-in-chief, Lorna Harrsion, looks back on the past thirty years in the pub trade to mark the 30th Birthday of The Publican...
Your voice
21-Sep-2005
The Publican has always championed the trade's causes. Editor Caroline Nodder reviews our campaigns.There has been no such thing as a quiet news week...
Peter Hansen: The future of pub finance
21-Sep-2005
To mark The Publican's 30th Birthday, Peter Hansen, founder of PC Hansen & Co, looks at the future of pub finance.There have been huge changes in...
Come together
21-Sep-2005
Growth by acquisition remains the driving force behind the licensed trade, says Hamish Champ on The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.This year has...
I predict…
21-Sep-2005
So what does the future hold for the industry, then? Hamish Champ makes his predictions on The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.Consolidation,...
Mark Brumby: What's ahead?
21-Sep-2005
Mark Brumby, analyst at Oriel Securities, takes a proper look to see what may be ahead as part of The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday...
A happy breed?
21-Sep-2005
Big changes in the industry over the past thirty years and a new kind of relationship between landlord and tenant have produced a different type of...
Mike Benner: How we were
21-Sep-2005
Mike Benner, chief executive of the Campaign for Real Ale, marks The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday by reflecting on the organisation's last 30...
