19-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Licensees are invited to join a new body that promotes joint action locally to encourage safer and more profitable town centres at night.
See how much you could save on energy bills with The Publican Power Saver
19-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
What do food and drink costs, business rates and utility bills all have in common? Apart from all causing headaches for licensees, you can also...
Pub co-op's guide to success
19-Jan-2011
An enterprising pub-owning co-op has devised a novel way to boost trade - a walking and cycling guide that starts and ends at their pub. The...
19-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Small pub companies, brewers and entrepreneurs could find it harder to buy and run pubs under Government plans to give communities greater powers to...
19-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Opus Energy is trying to claim more than £22,000 from a licensee who stopped paying electricity bills after they soared from £319 to £2,200 per...
18-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The pub trade is furious at Government plans to introduce a ban on below-cost sales that would still allow 38p cans of lager to be sold.
ALMR: Below-cost plans are a 'fudged compromise'
18-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
A trade leader has branded the government's plan to ban alcohol sales below duty plus VAT as a "fudged compromise". Nick Bish, the Association of...
18-Jan-2011 By Robyn Black
Stephen Fry, Jimmy Carr, Al Murray and Frank Skinner are asking licensees to help them raise money for Comic Relief.
18-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
A group representing top policemen supports the plan to let pubs open later during the royal wedding weekend. The Government plans to let pubs open...
18-Jan-2011 By Roger Protz
The trade needs a helping hand from Government as it contends with the recent VAT increase, says Roger Protz. The airwaves are packed with...
18-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Cougar Leisure, headed by Julian Sargeson, has gone into administration — Begbies Traynor has been appointed.
Fuller's appoints Lynn Fordham to board
18-Jan-2011 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Fuller's, the pub company and brewer, has appointed Lynn Fordham to its board as a non executive director. Currently chief executive of investment...
17-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Many pubs could find themselves unable to host live music and other entertainment during their extended hours over the royal wedding weekend.
Miller Brands - brand master
17-Jan-2011 By Caroline Nodder
Being a brewer without a brewery has its advantages in the UK market. Miller Brands - the UK arm of global brewing giant SAB Miller - is a...
Interest rates: should we be worried?
17-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
I reckon by the summer, if not before, we will have seen the first increase in interest rates in ages. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy...
Confidence in small business sector hit by VAT rise and bad weather
17-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Last year ended on a low note for many small businesses, according to a trade body representing 210,000 such firms. The Forum for Private Business...
Brulines claims tests show equipment is 'fit for purpose'
17-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
The National Measurement Office (NMO) has ducked claims made by Brulines that tests conducted in government laboratories on its controversial kit...
Snow freezes out trading across major pub operators
17-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Last month's blizzards predictably kept swathes of pubgoers at home, judging by the sales figures of a number of large managed on-trade and...
17-Jan-2011 By Phil Mellows
Adam Marshall is a driven man and on the Fast Track 100 List with Grand Union. The branded pub is back, as Phil Mellows discovers. Ever tried...
Gay employee wins appeal against Realpubs
17-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A gay employee has won a case for unfair dismissal against Realpubs through the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Charles Lisboa joined the Pembroke Arms...
17-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A Surrey licensee has increased trade by 50% after an £80,000 revamp to make his pub look a century older. Tenant Robin Wheeler wanted to take the...
17-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Leading managed pub and restaurant chains saw like-for-like sales drop 4.2% in December as the snow hit. The figures come from the Coffer Peach...
14-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
14-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun
The Government's decision to phase out compulsory retirement could lead to more employment tribunals, the FSB has warned.
Pub Bitch: February retox anyone?
14-Jan-2011
Back on it There still seems to be a worrying amount of fruit, lo-fat yoghurt and alarmingly healthy soup being consumed in Publican Towers, but...
Keep tax records up to date or face £3k fine, warns FPB
14-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Small businesses, including pubs, have been warned to ensure their tax records are up to date or else they could face fines of more than £3,000. The...
Elbow Room founder Carter joins Fuller's
14-Jan-2011 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Justin Carter, the bar entrepreneur who founded the Elbow Room chain, has taken a senior position within the managed pub arm of Fuller's, the London...
14-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Charles Wells has acquired its first pub since summer 2009 — the Knife and Cleaver in Bedfordshire. The Houghton Conquest 17th century pub will...
14-Jan-2011 By Dave McNulty
It's the new year, a time to reflect on the challenges and successes of the past 12 months and consider how to make the next even better. What...
14-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Award winning multiple operator TLC Inns has secured funding to add a fifth pub to his estate in early 2011. TLC, founded and run by Steve Haslam,...
14-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Three Buckinghamshire pubs are trialling a scheme that lets punters buy friends a drink from a pub remotely via text-message vouchers. Pint Drop...
13-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
CAMRA has written to community pubs minister expressing concern that 11 pubcos haven't ruled out applying restrictive covenants to pub sales.
Licensees stand up to debt firms over late PPL fees
13-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
More disgruntled licensees have come forward over the issue of heavy-handed tactics being used to collect late payment of PPL fees. And two...
13-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Pubs are backing away from discounting drinks this month, citing rising overheads and the VAT increase. A snapshot survey from different regions by...
12-Jan-2011 By Michael Kheng
Michael Kheng says pubs are damaging their trade by charging for New Year's Eve and increased sales should outweigh increased costs.
12-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
The Restaurant Group, which owns the Brunning & Price pub estate, has reported a 1% drop in like-for-like sales as the big freeze took its toll.
Publican Local Focus: Bristol boom
12-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Bristol is one of those places that appears to be held in very high regard by all those who have a link with it. Just mentioning the fact I was off...
Bob Neill: We want to cut red tape to help entrepreneurial licensees
12-Jan-2011
Times are tough for pubs - not only because of the recession, but also in the traditionally quieter months after Christmas. But regardless of the...
Consultation launched on Royal Wedding late opening
12-Jan-2011
A consultation is set to be held over government plans to allow pubs to open until 1am for two days to celebrate the Royal Wedding. Crime Prevention...
12-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Preston-based pub group Amber Taverns has acquired the Lamplighters pub in Castleford, West Yorkshire for an undisclosed sum. The Lamplighters is a...
12-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
The Government has launched a two-week public consultation on plans to let pubs open later on the royal wedding weekend. As the Morning Advertiser...
11-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Cornish cask ale brewer Sharp's, which produces Doom Bar, has reported a quadrupling of profit after turnover growth of 40% in 2010. The company...
11-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Grand Union, the fast-growing London-based multi-site operator, has signed to open its biggest site yet. The company is to open Grand Union...
Illsley pleads guilty over expenses' fraud
11-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Pro-pub MP Eric Illsley could be facing jail after admitting he dishonestly claimed more than £14,000 of expenses. Illsley, a former parliamentary...
11-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
An MP with close links to a trade association for licensees has admitted to claiming more than £14,000 in fradulent expenses. Eric Illsley, who has...
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
No Saints, the new company operated by former Luminar boss Steve Thomas, is planning to open a large burlesque club in Cambridge city centre.
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Anglo Irish Bank (AIB) looks set to suffer a £33m shortfall in respect of its loans to the 253-strong Pubfolio and Goldtry estate of pubs.
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Brewer and pub operator Young's is to launch a new hotel next week following a £2.7m investment.
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
The Prime Minister's jobs summit emphasises the importance of the hospitality industry as a jobs creator, says Ufi Ibrahim, BHA chief executive.
Gazing into their crystal balls
10-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
So, a new year then. Challenges await all those operating in the pub and brewing sectors in the coming 12 months, particularly in the light of last...
