Independent Operators

Callaghan: offer is generating publicity

15p pub meal deal hits jackpot

By Lesley Foottit

A Lancashire bar operator has started offering pub meals for 15p in a bid to bring back customers. Tony Callaghan, the Wigan-based owner of 14 pubs,...

David Elliott, chairman of Quercus Pub Co

Keep heroes in mind when raising funds

By David Elliott

Chairman of Quercus Pub Co, David Elliott, is urging licensees who have not yet adopted a charity for their business to consider supporting Help For Heroes.

MPs have failed the trade

Politicians 'failed the pub industry'

By Michelle Perrett

Politicians have failed the pub and brewing industry, admitted chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) Andrew Griffiths MP.

Young drinkers: local authorities differ in their responses

Pubs 'in limboland on underage sales'

By Ewan Turney

Pub operators are in an "impossible" situation because of the inconsistent approach taken by local authorities to tackling underage sales....

Extra costs: the FLVA's president Nigel Williams

FLVA reveals new charges

By Gurjit Degun

The FLVA will now be charging £350 to £500 for some of its premium services, such as rent-review negotiations.

DJs and discos: Specially Featured Entertainment events

Anger at PPL royalty fee hike

By MA Reporters

Senior industry figures have called plans to increase music royalty fees by up to 4,000% as "devastating" and "unsustainable". PPL, the...

Mark Daniels, licensee of the Tharp Arms in Chippenham, Cambridgeshire

An uphill struggle?

By Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels explains why he would rather spend an entire Sunday in the company of people who probably don't like him very much, instead of taking part in a recreational activity he usually enjoys.

Unit awareness: key part of Responsibility Deal

Pubs trial unit awareness posters

By Ewan Turney

Pubs are trialling new posters to help consumers know how many units of alcohol are in their drink. The pilot scheme, being run by the British Beer...

Robert Sayles used to help his wife run the Hakuna Matata pub in Birmingham

Have you been bullied? Part II

By Robert Sayles

'Experience tells me that there's invariably a huge discrepancy between claims made in glossy brochures and the day to day realities of life in the field', writes Robert Sayles.

Tuppen (L) and Mulholland (R): no love lost

Greg & Ted clash over RICS...again

By Michelle Perrett

Pub campaigner Greg Mulholland MP and Enterprise chief executive Ted Tuppen have clashed for a second time over RICS compliance.

Coulson: concern over police tactics

Strong-arm tactics hit trade

By Peter Coulson

Over the past year there has been increasing concern about the advice given to police forces from the Home Office in relation to licensed premises....

Ringside: Ewan Turney was an interested observer at last week's BISC hearing

Pubco inquiry: my view from the ringside

By Ewan Turney

Last week, tenanted pubco chiefs went before MPs on the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee (BISC). The Publican's Morning Advertiser's digital editor Ewan Turney gives his personal take on proceedings.

Mark Daniels: Would support a repeal of the smoking ban

There's A Reason We Have Ashtrays...

By Mark Daniels

Licensee Mark Daniels would vote for a repeal of the smoking ban so he can spend more time playing on his PlayStation and less time picking fag ends out of his pansies.

Solid start: Young's happy with figures

Young's in line with expectations

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Young's, the London-based pub operator and brewer, has said it has made a good start to its current financial year with trading meeting expectations.

Cheers: The Great British Beer Festival opens it doors on Tuesday 2 August

Making a good fest of it

By Robyn Black

The mud-free Great British Beer Festival opens its doors on 2 August and we've got the complete low-down, Robyn Black reports.

Oasis: To be served on draught at Orchid Group venues this summer

Orchid Group to trial draught Oasis

By Robyn Black

Soft-drink brand Oasis is being trialled on draught in pubs this summer for the first time. Brand-owner Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has joined...

Pete Brown: Impressed by the Depeche Mode theme bar in Tallinn

Come on, get in theme mode

By Pete Brown

British hosts could learn a thing or two from Tallinn's Depeche Mode bar, writes beer expert Pete Brown.

Private equity: attracted by pubs’ ability to throw off cash

Hansen: private equity to eye pubs

By Michelle Perrett

Private equity will be looking to invest back into the tenanted pub market, Peter Hansen of Sapient Corporate Finance has predicted.

Peril: pubs must continue to check compliance with safety requirements

Ramping up the problems

By Peter Coulson

Licensees should always monitor compliance with safety requirements and insist on reports of any incident in their pub, however trivial, warns Peter Coulson.

Baker: concerned for licensees

National Pubwatch in attack concern

By Adam Pescod

The chairman of National Pubwatch has raised concern that licensees are being seen "as part of the problem" when they are assaulted in their...

Paveley launched a defence of the community local

'Big egos' have caused damage

By Gurjit Degun

The boss of a tenanted pub company has launched a passionate defence of the community local — and criticised the "big egos" that have caused damage...

Coulson: Urging sanctions on lateness

Sanctions to improve timing

By Peter Coulson

At last, it would appear, someone is fighting back about the dilatory nature of local council response, writes Peter Coulson.

BII shortlist revealed

Shortlist for NITAs unveiled

By Michelle Perrett

The BII has revealed its shortlist for the 2011 National Industry Training Awards (NITAs).

Paul Chase: Concerned by recommendations by Royal College of Psychiatrists

Oldies' drink warnings are based on myths

By Paul Chase

Paul Chase is concerned by the "one-size-fits-all" recommendations of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on alcohol problems among the elderly.

Pubs key to high-street revival

BBPA: pubs key to high-street revival

By John Harrington

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has outlined to Government the value of pubs to high streets, saying they create jobs, boost tourism and provide affordable hospitality.

Kevin Georgel: Championing 'proper pubs'

Bringing quality to the community

By Phil Mellows

Phil Mellows finds out how Admiral Taverns managing director Kevin Georgel is championing community wet-led pubs, or, as he calls them, 'proper pubs'.

BII launches new range of services

BII launches new range of services

By Gurjit Degun

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has announced three initiatives to further professionalise the sector and help its licensee members.

Hearings: you must be present, instruct a solicitor and prepare evidence

One objector can cause havoc

By Peter Coulson

In some cases a licensing committee will use a single objection as a green light for raising issues about your pub themselves, writes Peter Coulson.

The Ebury: Tom Etridge has bought back leasehold

Tom Etridge buys back The Ebury in Pimlico

By The Morning Advertiser

Entrepreneur Tom Etridge has bought back the leasehold of the Ebury in Pimlico, nearly four and a half years after he sold it to the First Restaurant Group.

Peter Coulson: 'No sensible person opposes controls on alcohol sales'

No opposition to re-balancing

By Peter Coulson

Successive governments have failed to find a competent solution to alcohol consumption at home and on the streets, writes Peter Coulson.

Nick Leslau: Portfolio boost

3.8% rise for Max portfolio

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Max Property Group, which acquired 29 Enterprise Inns pubs in January, has reported a 3.8% uplift in the value of the portfolio at the end of March.

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