Last week Tim Martin, boss of JD Wetherspoon, said he was stepping down. Mark Stretton examines his career.In the past six months Tim Martin has been...
The ObserverCity Councils across Britain are now drawing up radical plans to outlaw smoking in public places, with some considering draconian blanket...
Point taken Anne Roberts (Morning Advertiser letters column 12 February) we wouldn't recommend that those who venture into cellars should dress in...
Prince Charles amazed regulars at the Old Crown, in Hesket Newmarket, in Cumbria, with his relaxed, chatty manner over his 40-minute stay last week....
A world-famous pub used for the filming of the BBC production of Martin Chuzzlewit three years ago, has been destroyed by fire. Only the walls of the...
When JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin went on a six-month sabbatical last year, managing director John Hutson was left holding the baby. Lorna Harrison...
The ObserverThe government has been accused of ignoring an impending health crisis after it emerged a long-awaited report on alcohol misuse rules out...
by The PMA Team Avebury Taverns, the operator of 750 leased and tenanted pubs, plans to expand to 2,000-plus pubs after a management buyout backed by...
The government is being urged to protect Britain's local pubs and microbrewers from closure. In support of CAMRA's National Pubs Week, Brian Cotter,...
Proposed changes to the Use Classes Order 1987, which are looking increasingly likely, will mean that in many cases it will no longer be possible to...
by John Harrington A journalist who caused uproar in the mid-Wales town of Welshpool by claiming a pub was used as a meeting place for neo-Nazis has...
National Pubs Week is on countdown to its big launch on Saturday, with organisers confident more licensees than ever will sign up for the big event....
A Hampshire landlord has had his shoulder surgically reconstructed after suffering damage to the joint from 26 years of pulling pints. Mike Elvis, a...
Apart from honouring Ireland's patron saint, St Patrick's Day is a huge success for the licensed trade. So why can't St George's Day do the same for...
Pubs in central London are losing customers because of the controversial congestion charge which was introduced last February.An independent survey,...
The row between Laurel Pub Company and Vodka Bar Management dramatically escalated this week to threats of liquidation and lawsuits.Both sides claim...
The Independent on SundayMinisters are to unveil proposals to ban smoking in public places. Local authorities are set to be given the power to outlaw...
As the government turns its attention to binge-drinking it looks like the majority of responsible operators could face a raft of regulations because...
This white spirit distiller, based in Warrington, is one of the UK's leading producers of gin and vodka. Although purchased by the Greenall group in...
A pub landlord has been jailed by Worcester Crown Court for trying to strangle his wife. Alan Clarke, licensee at the Live and Let pub near Bromyard,...
Health and safety comes first in the minds of the McCarters who strive for fine food and service at their Norfolk pub. NIGEL HUDDLESTON reports Most...
