Independent Operators

Dress distress in latest XXXX ad

30-Sep-2004

Interbrew has chosen a pub setting for the second commercial in Castlemaine XXXX's ongoing £11m marketing push. Thenew TV ad for the Aussie lager...

Loan arranger

30-Sep-2004

Michelle Perrett seeks financial advice from a specialist who knows best.The majority of licensees and new people who want their own pub will be...

Just do it

30-Sep-2004

Far from being concerned about regulations on pricing and promotions, Luminar Leisure chief executive Steve Thomas wants more. Daniel Pearce asks him...

How Emmerdale's Chastity became a Nolan assister

30-Sep-2004

A record £155,000 was raised in less than 24 hours when the Famous Grouse teamed up with the cast of TV soap Emmerdale to raise cash for leukaemia...

Shame on you

29-Sep-2004

Michelle Perrett on thwarted access.Licensees have been in uproar saying they are unsure of how to meet the requirements of the Disability...

Licensees face £15,000 fines as Sky gets tough

29-Sep-2004

Sky is to up its efforts to crack down on pubs knowingly using illegal decoders to televise live football.The broadcaster is bolstering its campaign...

Conman gets six years

29-Sep-2004

Police have praised The Publican for its role in the capture of a conman who cheated licensees out of thousands of pounds.Ben Saint James was caught...

Careers in managed pubs: The right start

29-Sep-2004

The pub industry offers a brilliant career but what is the best way in? This new Special Report, Careers in Managed Pubs, aims to help aspiring...

Careers in managed pubs: Moving ahead

29-Sep-2004

Pub companies offer good careers with plenty of development opportunities.Professionalism is no longer a luxury for the pub industry. It's a...

Careers in managed pubs: Testing times

29-Sep-2004

Personality is still hugely important but pubcos take a more scientific approach to recruitment nowadays.Recruiting people to work in pubs has been...

Careers in managed pubs: The first step

29-Sep-2004

So once you've decided that the licensee's lot is for you, how do you go about approaching companies?Your first step on the road to managing a pub is...

Consumer spending rubs off on pubs

24-Sep-2004

Licensees are set to reap the rewards as British drinkers are predicted to increase their spending in pubs by 10 per cent over the next five...

The man in the Moon

23-Sep-2004

In July, Toby Hill left behind Michelin stardom to buy the Moon & Sixpence in Oxfordshire. The pub is now on course for a £700,000 annual...

Why did Eldridge Pope give up hope?

23-Sep-2004

A few weeks ago I was on a train to Weymouth. It's a trip I have made many times and I have always looked up when the train stops at Dorchester, for...

Pubs not to blame

23-Sep-2004

Pubs were undeserving scapegoats in the crackdown on alcohol-related crime, discovers Michelle Perrett.Home Office minister Hazel Blears said she was...

Pubs unclear on DDA legislation

23-Sep-2004

Licensees have slammed the government for failing to provide effective guidelines on the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), which comes into force...

Licensees urged to respond to guidance

23-Sep-2004

Licensees are being warned they have a limited amount of time to respond to the premises licence guidance under the new Licensing Act.The guidance...

Be beside the sea at Craster Arms

23-Sep-2004

After more than 50 years in the same family's ownership, the Craster Arms in the coastal village of Beadnell, Northumberland, is on the market. The...

Laurel to go under hammer

23-Sep-2004

MidOcean Partners , the private equity firm that operates Laurel Pub Company, is to start a formal auction for the business. Laurel, which now runs...

Second landlady to star at Rising Sun

23-Sep-2004

Who says it's a man's world? The Rising Sun on Newport Road, Barnstaple, has a new landlady at the helm the second in a row. Janet Davies has...

Have Courage

22-Sep-2004

ScotCo aims to regain its market-leadership status. John Porter reports.Scottish Courage is back, and this time it's personal. Personal, that is, in...

Rolling changes

22-Sep-2004

Karen Jones, chief executive of Spirit Group, discusses how the five-year smoking plan could save pubs from an all-out national ban. By Daniel...

PASS under fire

22-Sep-2004

An increasing number of licensees are claiming they would not rely on the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) card when serving customers they...

Is this the UK's youngest licensee?

21-Sep-2004

A licensee in Wales could be the youngest yet after taking on the challenge of running a pub at the tender age of 20.James Gwilt, who runs the...

What the Sunday papers said

19-Sep-2004

Whitbread is considering a disposal of high street restaurant assets including TGI Friday's and Pizza Hut as part of a strategic review conducted by...

Research shows pubs are welcoming guide dogs

17-Sep-2004

Close to half of all guide dog owners say they have had a good experience in a pub, according to new research from the Guide Dogs for the Blind...

Pub trade needs to try harder, says Home Office

17-Sep-2004

The pub industry has been accused of failing to regulate itself following this summer's blitz on alcohol sales. Pub and bar chains found consistently...

Villagers battle to save Lord Bassett

16-Sep-2004

Nearly 30 Leicestershire villagers have staged a protest to try to save the Lord Bassett Arms in Sapcote from demolition. Owners Tom and Mary Swain...

Sheffield's Riding high

16-Sep-2004

It was a Sheffield Winsday when Pale Rider stole the show at the GBBF says PHIL DIXON It was a memorable day, that Sunday 21 April 1991. At last, 25...

Gang use weapons in pub attack

16-Sep-2004

A gang of men reportedly used knives, knuckle-dusters and other weapons in an attack on four drinkers at a Derby pub. One man was stabbed with what...

Former Laurel licensee loses case over website

16-Sep-2004

by Ewan Turney Pub company Laurel has won a dispute with a disaffected ex-employee over a website domain that pinched its Hog's Head pub chain name....

Making future plans

16-Sep-2004

Five pub companies are tackling the smoking issue head-on with a five-year plan to phase in restrictions. Daniel Pearce reports.Wetherspoon's Tim...

Eldridge Pope agrees offer from Michael Cannon

16-Sep-2004

Eldridge Pope has agreed a 171p-a-share offer for the business from entrepreneur Michael Cannon (pictured). The board of the Dorset-based pub...

Drink Talking: Steven Prescott

16-Sep-2004

Strangeways employs local people to brew local beer and it is essential to keep it so says Steven Prescott, regional director for CAMRA, Greater...

Preparation's key

16-Sep-2004

I am often asked what can be done to make the stocktaking process flow better with minimum disruption to the business and customers. Good preparation...

Dispute over pub closure heads to court

15-Sep-2004

A bitter court battle over the future of a pub is causing outrage in a community.Licensee Jim Sharp (pictured) closed the Red Hart in Llanvapley,...

Back to Burnley

14-Sep-2004

Moorehouse's cask ale was voted the best in the international brewing 'Oscars'. Adam Withrington caught up with the man in charge.There's a...

Pubs the focus of new cancer campaign

14-Sep-2004

Licensees are being urged to support a new campaign drawing attention to bowel cancer.The Colon Cancer Concern charity has launched an 18-month...

Licensees not prepared for DDA

14-Sep-2004

Just over 70 per cent of licensees say they have made no adjustments to their premises to meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act...

SFI launches Litten Tree revamp

13-Sep-2004

SFI Group has embarked on a multi-million pound refurbishment programme for its Litten Tree chain.The first of the new-look high street pubs opened...

What the Sunday papers said

12-Sep-2004

The government may reverse its decision to introduce 24-hour drinking after senior ministers expressed fears it could lead to an increase in binge...

The Publican Conference 04

10-Sep-2004

The great and the good will be spoilt for choice at this year's must-attend Publican Conference.This year's Publican Conference is taking on a new,...

Trade Talk: Stephen Goodyear

10-Sep-2004

Stephen Goodyear, chief executive of Youngs Brewery and chairman of the IFBB PR Committee on Cask Beer Week.Cask Beer Week launches later this month...

Finance: How's the cash flow?

10-Sep-2004

Managing your finances properly can help you survive and grow your business.Cash flow is as vital to any business as the blood in your veins. If it...

Carl Smith discusses the dos and don'ts when you put your ki

09-Sep-2004

Unless you can control the quality of food coming out of your kitchen you're sunk. Obvious isn't it. So how come you're getting complaints and losing...

Noble House becomes Pioneer Pub Company

09-Sep-2004

by The PMA Team Noble House, the pub operator led by Robert Breare, is to re-name its pub operation Pioneer Pub Company as it seeks to off-load the...

Signs of old times

09-Sep-2004

Telegraph pubs writer Adam Edwards takes exception to the views of a Birmingham cleric who wants to change a pub sign to prevent offence Last month...

Woman jailed for acid attack at pub

09-Sep-2004

A woman responsible for an acid attack in a Bristol pub that left some victims scarred for life has been jailed for four years. Leanne Jackson, 26,...