6C shareholders call for Richard North's head
17-Mar-2003
Richard North is said to be on his way out of Six Continents.The finance director and hotels boss-in-waiting is set to be forced out by the group's...
What the Sunday papers said
17-Mar-2003
The Sunday ExpressRichard North, Six Continents' finance director, looks set to be forced out of the pubs and hotels group by its largest...
Nylon reaps rewards of star TV hosts
13-Mar-2003
Television's latest reality show The Club has celebrated its "live" launch on ITV2, with London's Nylon bar reaping the rewards of instant celebrity...
Oxford opts for Validate
13-Mar-2003
Licensees in Oxford are supporting a new initiative aimed at clamping down on under-age drinking. Members of the city's pubwatch are backing the...
Look back in
13-Mar-2003
lager In many peoples' minds, lager is a child of the 70s, as far as the UK is concerned. The truth is very different and Britain's lager brewing...
Cahill exits Noble
13-Mar-2003
Noble House operations director John Cahill has left to become a consultant. Noble House chairman Robert Breare is to take a more hands- on role in...
Genuine Concern
13-Mar-2003
Alcohol Concern is being blamed for drink-related scare stories in the press. Jackie Annett investigates.If all the recent scare stories in the media...
Ahead of the field - Grand National preview
13-Mar-2003
Once again it's time for the biggest race of the year, the Grand National. Read on for our preview, plus betting tips and the latest odds.There is...
UK licensees against smoking ban
13-Mar-2003
Fewer than one in 12 UK publicans want a complete smoking ban, according to a new survey published by Atmosphere Improves Results (AIR).AIR, which is...
Six Continents defeats Osmond
13-Mar-2003
Hugh Osmond's £5.6bn hostile takeover bid for Six Continents (6C) was scuppered yesterday.Shareholders backed plans to separate the pubs and hotels...
Pubs want to clear the air, says AIR
13-Mar-2003
A survey of 500 licensees by AIR has revealed that 45% of them would be prepared to invest between £1,000 and £2,000 on a bar ventilation system...
National nous
13-Mar-2003
JENNINGS: Many smaller regional brewers steer away from producing lager because of the costs involved in advertising and marketing a product that...
Teutonic tone
13-Mar-2003
DANIEL THWAITES: Britain's sixth-biggest brewer, Daniel Thwaites, contract brews and packages lager for a wide variety of customers. But it is also...
Halewood launch is hot stuff
13-Mar-2003
By Claire Hu Halewood International says it is looking to revive a jaded "down-in-one" market with the launch of a new energy shots product. Red...
Do you think you can get rich in the pub trade?
13-Mar-2003
Pam Shotton Airport Hotel Wythenshawe Manchester Anybody expecting to make a lot of money in this business needs to run the right pub and get plenty...
Pub & Bar 2003 preview
12-Mar-2003
This year's Pub & Bar at London Olympia looks set to be the biggest and best yet, so get yourself along to sample what's on show.When the first...
Licensees prefer St George
12-Mar-2003
Two thirds of licensees would prefer to see St George's Day become a bank holiday rather than St Patrick's day, according to a poll on...
Clarke hits back at Osmond criticism
10-Mar-2003
Six Continents chief executive Tim Clarke has hit back at fierce criticism from Hugh Osmond.The former Pizza Express and Punch Taverns entrepreneur...
What the Sunday papers said
10-Mar-2003
The Sunday TelegraphPRIVATE EQUITY firm CVC Capital Partners is close to putting together a consortium to make a £6bn friendly cash bid for pub and...
Osmond goes hostile on 6C
07-Mar-2003
Serial entrepreneur tables £5.6bn bid to tempt Six Continents shareholders. By Mark Stretton.After weeks of hot air, insults and derision, Hugh...
Ant and Dec enjoy bar stake
06-Mar-2003
Television personalities Ant & Dec have taken a stake in oneof Newcastle's best-known city centre leisure venues. The Tyneside-born duo have...
Charles taps into a Rutland tradition
06-Mar-2003
The award-winning Grainstore Brewery in Oakham, Rutland, brewed up a special beer for last week's visit to the town by the Prince of Wales. The...
Cruel to be kind
06-Mar-2003
I was pleased to read John Sands' words of praise for Camra's first National Pubs Week (Morning Advertiser "My Shout" 27 February). It is reassuring...
Welsh pub landlady shot dead
06-Mar-2003
Pub customers have been shocked by the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old landlady in a small West Wales community. Devastated residents of Llangadog...
Urbium braced for tough times
06-Mar-2003
by The PMA Team Urbium, the Tiger Tiger operator, expects "difficult" trading conditions for the whole of 2003 after a lacklustre start to the year....
Roadworks licensee sued for non-payment of council tax
06-Mar-2003
A licensee whose pub is facing closure because of prolonged roadworks is being sued by the authority for not paying his council tax.Steve Foweraker,...
Sales and profits lifted at Urbium
06-Mar-2003
Late-night bar operator Urbium, owner of Tiger Tiger, lifted sales and profits last year but said market conditions would remain tough this year.The...
Pubwatch appeals for cash
06-Mar-2003
More funding is needed if local Pubwatch schemes are to continue winning their fight against crime and disorder. This was the stark message from the...
Champions, Laurel Pub Company's 277-strong community pub bra
06-Mar-2003
Unsung and unglamorous they may be, but community pubs have been quietly repaying the faith shown in them in some quarters. The story of steady and...
Rights of access
05-Mar-2003
Legislation set to come into force in October 2004 means that pubs must step up a gear in how they cater for disabled people. Jackie Annett...
One in three London pubs loses out due to Congestion Charge
05-Mar-2003
Almost a third of Central London pubs have lost business because less people are driving into the centre, according to a survey conducted by...
Bacardi-Martini voted eighth best company to work for
04-Mar-2003
UK drinks group Bacardi-Martini has been placed eighth in The Sunday Times' search for the best companies to work for. Other companies from drinks...
What the Sunday papers said
03-Mar-2003
The Sunday TimesHugh Osmond will this week launch "his first shot" in a sustained assault for control of Six Continents, the hotel-to-pub giant. He...
Licensees condemned by MP for failing disabled customers
03-Mar-2003
Licensees have been condemned by a wheelchair-bound MP who says pubs are failing to meet the needs of disabled customers.Anne Begg (pictured), the...
Eldridge Pope fear after poor trading
28-Feb-2003
Eldridge Pope may be forced to consider a break up of its pub estate because of tough trading conditions.Shares in the Dorchester-based pub operator...
Replacing a roof, especially if thatched, is a big decision
27-Feb-2003
Licensees of the many pubs around the country with thatched roofs believe their outlets would not be the same without it. Yet at around £20,000 a...
Singhboulton sells
27-Feb-2003
Notting Hill Pelican Innovative organic pub chain operator Singhboulton has sold the Pelican in London's Notting Hill because of the "highly...
Life after death' in Norfolk
27-Feb-2003
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive, Robert Louis Stevenson once famously observed. These could seem wise words for anyone planning to...
Isit? a winner they think so in Cardiff!
27-Feb-2003
Welsh brewer and pub owner SA Brain has re-modelled one of its most innovative city centre venues. The unusually-named Isit?, in the centre of...
Round one to Hugh
27-Feb-2003
Mark Stretton examines the fight for Six Continents' managed house business.The gloves are well and truly off in the battle for Britain's biggest...
Putting the hours in
27-Feb-2003
The 48-hour working week may soon be set in stone if Europe rules to remove the opt-out clause. Jackie Annett investigates how this will affect the...
Licensees show support for battling Crehan
27-Feb-2003
Angry licensees rallied outside the High Court this week to support Bernie Crehan in his battle against former pub company Inntrepreneur.The...
City briefs
27-Feb-2003
Pub operators with a limited town centre presence, including Wolverhampton & Dudley, Greene King and Enterprise Inns, are best placed to ride out...
Osmond in talks with 6C
27-Feb-2003
Hugh Osmond and Six Continents are locked in talks over the future of the hotels and pubs giant.Mr Osmond wants Six Continents to postpone plans to...
W&DB drops full-pint from 200 managed pubs
26-Feb-2003
Wolverhampton & Dudley has been forced to scrap the full-pint initiative from 200 of its managed pubs.New-style beer dispense systems from major...
Employee drink and drug testing worries licensees
25-Feb-2003
Fresh fears that businesses could introduce drink and drugs testing among employees have worried licensees.Research by the TUC claims that alcohol...
What the Sunday papers said
24-Feb-2003
The BusinessCorporate raider Hugh Osmond will this week launch a hostile £5.5bn bid for Six Continents, marking the start of the biggest British...
Demerger plan or sale prospectus?
21-Feb-2003
Potential bidders are showing great interest in the intimate trading details of one of the world's biggest hospitality groups. By Mark Stretton.As...
Licensees' anger as Westminster launches licensing inquiry
21-Feb-2003
Westminster City Council has antagonised licensees once again with the launch of a public inquiry into the liberalisation of licensing.Trade members...
Customers call time on pubs
21-Feb-2003
The industry has made little headway in encouraging people away from the home and into pubs, according to new research.The results of a survey among...
