'Cops warn landlord over Nazi costume'
19-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
A pub landlord who dressed as an 'Allo 'Allo-style Nazi was threatened with arrest. Jamie Hardie's nostalgia night costume, which included a...
19-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
A licensee has secured a £345 rebate on his premises licence fee — after successfully appealing against his business rates. Enterprise lessee...
18-Aug-2010 By David Elliott
We should all be concerned with Home Secretary Theresa May's proposed licensing reforms, says David Elliott.
18-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Northern managed operator Amber Taverns, headed by former Honeycombe Leisure directors, has acquired two pubs in the past month.
Paul Chase: 'Doctors should stick to writing medical prescriptions, not social ones'
18-Aug-2010
This was the belief that local anti-alcohol campaign groups could be the fulcrum of influence locally and nationally. So it should come as no...
Public shows support for mandatory drinks labelling
18-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
The Department of Health (DoH) looks set to introduce a mandatory labelling system for alcoholic drinks after a survey revealed strong public support...
'Ear-bite pub lout jailed'
18-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
A thug who bit off a stranger's ear after being refused a drink in a pub where he was banned was jailed for 20 months. Joiner Ryan Buchanan, 30, flew...
Licensee's shock at £200,000 water bill
18-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee almost fainted with shock when she received a water bill for nearly £200,000 - 150 times the usual rate. Margaret Barrett, who owns the...
18-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
Ken Livingstone attacked pubcos as he revealed plans for a multi-million pound loans scheme for London tenants to buy their pubs if he is re-elected...
18-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
The pub is the best place outside the home for conversation, according to a new survey by Courage Beer. 50% of those quizzed have made new friends...
Alcohol devolution move gets short shrift
17-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A bid to have licensing powers devolved to Wales has been slapped by down by the secretary of state. Last week Welsh Assembly health minister Edwina...
Pubs and 'The Power' in darts world record bid
17-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs across the country are being encouraged to team-up with darts legend Phil 'The Power' Taylor to set a new world record. Charity for the deaf...
17-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Pubs will no longer be able to clamp or tow the cars of non-customers under new legislation to be introduced at the end of the year. Wheel clamping...
17-Aug-2010 By Peter Coulson
Hundreds will miss the opportunity to object to the Alcohol Consultation, which fails to meet minimum Government standards, says Peter Coulson.
16-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team and Martyn Leek, M&C Report
A restaurant chain founded by French chef Raymond Blanc is adapting its offer for the pub sector under the tagline White Brasserie Company.
YouTube video for charity pub single
16-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A video for the charity single to help save pubs can now be seen on YouTube — "What can we do now (save the pub)" was released in June.
Orchid invests in late-night sector
16-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Managed operator Orchid is mid-way through a £1.5m investment programme at some of the late-night venues it runs within the Premium Bars and...
When is the right time to roll out your brand and try new locations?
16-Aug-2010
Does the old adage 'build it and they will come', ever prove right? We're currently working with a number of customers who believe that now is the...
On the road for the Licensed Trade Charity
16-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
How hard can it be, spending a day riding a motorbike around the countryside learning about what the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) does and how it...
Hamish Champ: To eat or to drink? Who cares so long as it's in a decent pub
16-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
I was on holiday with my 10 year-old son last week, blissfully ignorant as to the goings on in the pub trade. OK, some readers might observe this is...
Leading pub operators see summer boom
16-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Leading pub and restaurant chains appear to be benefitting from UK consumers holidaying at home rather than abroad, new figures suggest. According to...
Brasserie Bar Co plans new pub-based concept
16-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Brasserie Bar Company, an outfit run by the former management team behind Loch Fyne Restaurant Group, is planning to roll out a new pub-based...
16-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Marston's Pub Company's licensee training scheme has won recognition from the BIIAB Good Practice Recognition Scheme. The five-module scheme, called...
16-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
The UK's large managed pubs and restaurants are enjoying a good summer's trade with sales up in July. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker, which...
Portsmouth pubs urged to ditch shots
13-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Police are urging Portsmouth bars to stop selling shots after a spate of violence in the area.
12-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Cafes should open later as 'alternative to pubs', says report
12-Aug-2010
A leading trade figure has hit out at plans to encourage cafes and shops to open later in Edinburgh, as an "alternative to pubs". An Edinburgh City...
12-Aug-2010 By John Harrington and Ewan Turney
An influential pro-pub MP is to write to the Home Office asking for the short consultation into the planned overhaul of licensing to be extended....
Ken Livingstone: I'll save music pubs
12-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
Ken Livingstone has revealed a plan to save live music in pubs if he becomes London mayor again. Protecting venues through planning law, creating a...
12-Aug-2010 By Phil Mellows
Phil Mellows says the Government is going about the UK's drinking problem the wrong way and we need to tackle the conditions in which people live.
11-Aug-2010 By Nigel Anstead
Licensee Nigel Anstead describes how he has raised more than £22,000 for charity so far this year and how his pub has reaped the rewards.
Pub insolvency rates fall, but remain high
11-Aug-2010
Pub sector insolvency levels remain high in the second quarter of 2010, despite a slight fall in the first quarter of the year, new figures show....
11-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Underage drinkers using fake IDs could be charged with fraud — that's the stark warning from Lincolnshire police. The force is warning under-18s...
10-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
The Great British Beer Festival defied gloomy expectations as visitor numbers jumped by 3,000 on last year, leading to a "record-breaking" event.
Ken Livingstone attacks pubcos with launch of pub campaign
10-Aug-2010 By James Wilmore
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has launched a campaign to help save the capital's pubs, laying the blame largely at the feet of pubcos for...
09-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone has become the second prominent Labour figure to launch a campaign to save the pub this month.
09-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Bay Restaurants is to embark on a two-year investment programme for its 70-strong La Tasca brand but will now sell Ha Ha Bar & Grill.
09-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Government has ditched its £3.3m support package for community pubs and a further £1m grant for the Pub is the Hub scheme as part of its...
09-Aug-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Licensee Jay Smith's Save Our Boozer series featuring a number of pub revamps and reopenings will air again at the end of the month. The TV series,...
06-Aug-2010 By MA reporter
Campaign for Real Ale chief executive Mike Benner talks to MATV about the benefits of joining in CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival.
Penn Street Taverns to sell four pubs
06-Aug-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Penn Street Taverns, the Birmingham-based pub group, is selling four freehold pubs in the West Midlands through agent Christie + Co.
06-Aug-2010 By Phil Mellows
Orchid chief executive Rufus Hall talks to Phil Mellows about the view from the box-car of the recession.
Glasgow pubs face 'unfeasible' clampdown
06-Aug-2010
A Scottish trade chief has slammed wide-ranging plans to crack down on the way pubs in Glasgow operate. In a report seen by The Publican, containing...
06-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Thieves recreated a scam shown on the Real Hustle TV show to steal a licensee's fruit machine from right under their nose. The Ring O'Bells in...
06-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Pub campaigners have announced a second push to measure a pub's community value in financial terms. Rick Muir, of the Institute for Public Policy...
06-Aug-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has listed its top ten most cherished pubs in the country with the relaunch of its Pubs Heritage website.
05-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Big pubcos have become "unwieldy beasts" who don't care for their tenants, according to one family brewer.
05-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Lincolnshire operator Kurnia Group is looking to downsize its seven-strong pub estate to concentrate on its property and training portfolio.
05-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
With licensing reform on the cards, the trade will be hoping that Home Secretary Theresa May shows a sense of perspective, says The PMA Team.
Consumers split over VAT rise
05-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Consumers appear split over whether next January's VAT hike will affect their spending habits. Research outfit Retail Eyes said that 52 per cent of...
