Tap into The Publican's WaterAid Pub Quiz
29-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The Publican is getting quizzical in the latest stage of our fundraising drive for the charity WaterAid. We have teamed up with Wetherspoons to host...
29-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
The BBPA held a meeting with Home Office officials yesterday to voice concerns over the proposed changes to the Licensing Act.
29-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
New Labour leader Ed Miliband has backed action against cut-price alcohol sold in supermarkets. In his acceptance speech at the Labour Party...
Pub regular bags £20K in Tarrant-hosted quiz
28-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A pub regular picked up a cool £20,000 after getting the chance to answer questions from Chris Tarrant. Craig Palfrey, a regular at the Three...
28-Sep-2010 By Roger Protz
The campaign to halt a JDW outlet in Lymington seems to be based on snobbery and delusion, says Roger Protz.
28-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
The third Best Bar None (BBN) Practitioners Conference is to take place in Durham in 24 November.
28-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Orchid Group chief executive Rufus Hall will be giving staff regular updates on YouTube to help them keep up-to-date with the business. The videos,...
28-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Red Rooms bar in Brighton was forced to pay more than £7,000 by magistrates after complaints of "unbearable" noise.
28-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
The leading seminar and think-tank for business leaders from the UK eating-out market is back this autumn, with an unrivalled line-up of speakers....
'Men who won't go to the pub without putting their face on'
27-Sep-2010
It may not sound very macho, but it seems three million of our men wear make-up regularly. According to research, fake tan, concealer, eyeliner and...
Bierkeller chain seeks franchisees
27-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Bavarian Beerhouse, the London-based group specialising in German-style bierkellers, is offering potential franchisees the chance to recreate the...
27-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Twenty finalists across 11 pub companies have been revealed for the 2010 Operations Managers Awards. The awards, organised by the Association of...
Brighton pub fined £1,000 over music levels
27-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A Brighton pub was fined more than £1,000 by magistrates last week following complaints over noise levels in summer last year. Licensee of the...
27-Sep-2010 By Phil Mellows
Barracuda Group's Mark McQuater believes change is crucial for survival in the current economic climate and beyond, as Phil Mellows discovers.
27-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The actress who pulled pints for three years at Eastenders' the Queen Vic will run her own pub for a week. Rita Simons, who plays feisty barmaid...
The finance conundrum
26-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Bank lending came under the nerve-shredding gaze of Business Secretary Vince Cable last week, and let's face it, the LibDem minister was not a happy...
24-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
But the GMB's bid to have its say on the beer flow equipment accreditation is likely to be denied, the Morning Advertiser understands.
24-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
The Alcohol Education Research Council is among the list of quangos — or taxpayer-funded public bodies — that could be scrapped.
24-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
A top London accountant has traded the City for life in Cornwall, where he has taken charge at one of the county's most photographed pubs. Matthew...
Guaranteed agreements: guaranteed to cause problems
24-Sep-2010
The recent case of Good Harvest Partnership LLP v Centaur Services Limited [2010] which was first reported upon in The Publican (April 26, 2010) was...
Pub Bitch: Tough breaks for industry bigwigs
24-Sep-2010
Tough breaks I would like to pass on all our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Brigid Simmonds, head girl at the British Beer & Pub...
Caveat emptor: Pub buyer beware
24-Sep-2010
The High Court has recently been asked to determine a preliminary issue of whether the removal of fixtures and fittings prior to the sale of a...
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Co rolls out new lessee support service
24-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Anyone taking on a new lease with Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company (S&NPC) will be required to sign up to the company's new back office...
23-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
All the gossip from the UK Pub Retail Summit, which took place last week and was hosted by the Morning Advertiser and M&C Report.
23-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
Retailers must speak with one voice if they are to even begin the process of winning over political hearts and minds, says The PMA Team.
Finalists for The Publican Food & Drink Awards 2010 announced
23-Sep-2010 By Caroline Nodder
"I am absolutely delighted to be able to unveil the full list of finalists for The Publican Food & Drink Awards 2010. "These licensees, pub...
23-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Bar and club trade body Noctis has warned scrapping the Security Industry Authority could herald a return to the "dark old days".
22-Sep-2010 By Jo Bruce
A new London bar offering hot cocktails served in teacups and jam jars and a giant Narnia-style wardrobe seating area is to open.
Pete Robinson: Pub closures? All in your imagination, says ASH
22-Sep-2010
First the good news. Apparently there have been no pub closures since the imposition of the smoking ban. In fact this industry has never had it so...
CBI expects slower economic growth in 2011
22-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
There's good news and there's bad news for the UK economy, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The business organisation said...
22-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Insights into by-law plans to stop cheap supermarket alcohol also on offer at the Responsible Drinks Retailing conference.
21-Sep-2010 By Peter Coulson
Some clarification appears to be needed about whether a local council has the power to close down a pub "on the spot", says Peter Coulson.
21-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Drinkaware has roped in two Hollyoaks stars to front its "get watered, not slaughtered" message, as new research shows that two-thirds of young...
Market Town Taverns buys 15th pub
20-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
Market Town Taverns (MTT), the Yorkshire based pub retailer, has bought a pub in Otley, West Yorkshire, from Enterprise Inns.
UCL reopens pub after £250,000 refurb
20-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
Urban & Country Leisure, the pub, bar and hotel operator led by Ross Sanders, has reopened the Plough in Downside, Surrey, after investing...
Molson Coors slammed for extending supplier payment terms
20-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Brewing behemoth Molson Coors has been heavily criticised for extending the length of time it takes to pay its suppliers. The Forum of Private...
Better management can save three quarters of failing pubs
20-Sep-2010
A hospitality 'mentor' has claimed that three quarters of failing UK pubs can be saved by following a few basic rules. With trade bodies and...
'Village life - and pubs - dying at an alarming rate'
19-Sep-2010
Campaigners say traditional village life is "dying out" after it was revealed that almost 900 country pubs were forced to close last year. Other key...
Blaming the wrong party?
18-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Last week felt like being back in the days of the Heath government, power cuts, and men wearing platform shoes. At the TUC's conference, speaker...
Pub Bitch: Nightingale Special
17-Sep-2010
The manager's view As any bar worker knows, complaining customers are part and parcel of the working day. One gets used to dealing with tricky types...
GMB calls pubcos 'tax dodgers' in conference resolution
17-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
The GMB has warned it will draw a link between what it calls 'inflated rental incomes' from pubcos and tax avoidance schemes that see businesses...
16-Sep-2010 By Tony Jennings
Supermarkets, smoking ban, beer tie and official meddling are the pub trade's four horsemen, argues Tony Jennings.
16-Sep-2010 By Robyn Black
Research firm CGA Strategy is predicting that the number of UK pubs will continue to fall over the next five years with café-bar style outlets the most likely to survive.
16-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team
The winners of the Great British Pub Awards are shining examples of what can be achieved with hard work and dedication, says The PMA Team.
City profile: The Young's ones
16-Sep-2010
Keris De Villiers is a 30-year-old South African who together with her Liverpool-born partner Lee manages the Nightingale, an award-winning Young's...
16-Sep-2010 By Dave Daly
The Government should not be penalising a million young revellers for the mistakes of a few idiots, says Dave Daly.
16-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
A central London nightclub that refused to close to let police gather evidence after a serious assault has been ordered to shut its doors for three...
15-Sep-2010 By Roger Protz
Passion for authentic cask ale is driving expansion of Alastair Hook's iconic empire, says Roger Protz.
John Comyn: The problem with pubs is, well, the customers
15-Sep-2010
I hate customers. But I'm in a quandary - I am one. Damn. The issue here is: "The customer is always right." Well, I'm a customer; I am right. And I...
Geronimo Inns buys its first City of London pub
15-Sep-2010
Geronimo Inns, the multiple pub operator, has bought its first pub in the City of London for an undisclosed sum. The London-headquartered group has...
