20-May-2010 By The PMA Team
Brewer and retailer Hall & Woodhouse (H&W) is set to open a £3m flagship development in Bath on Wednesday 2 June.
Police reassure Newquay licensees over summer clampdown
20-May-2010
Police in a popular coastal party resort are reassuring licensees their life will be easier when a "ring of steel" is set up to clampdown on underage...
Licensee faces pub demolition threat
20-May-2010
A 64 year-old licensee has spoken of her shock after receiving a letter from her local council stating her pub could be demolished and replaced with...
20-May-2010 By John Harrington
A pubwatch group is using pictures from Facebook and Bebo to help members identify people with bans. Links to profile pages containing pictures of...
20-May-2010 By Isaac Sheps
I often get asked what I am a Dr of. Well, I have a PhD in economics. But my real area of professional focus and interest over the years has been in...
19-May-2010 By Tony Halstead
Trust Inns has confirmed the appointment of Lynne D'Arcy as its new managing director, replacing Brian King.
19-May-2010 By John Harrington
Four children in Shrewsbury have been reprimanded under the Fraud Act for using someone else's ID to try to buy alcohol in pubs in the past six...
Pub is the Hub gets half a million pounds of lottery money
18-May-2010 By James Wilmore
Pub is the Hub - the not-for-profit group that helps pubs diversify - is set to expand thanks to a grant of nearly half a million pounds from the Big...
18-May-2010 By Paul Chase
Paul Chase says regulation from the Government does not address the underlying causes of alcohol problems.
18-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
The threat of spending cuts, VAT rises and the economic uncertainty mean pubs and restaurants are in for a long haul to recovery. The warning comes...
17-May-2010 By Peter Coulson
Lincoln police are forcing pubs to stop selling alcohol "on the spot" until alleged breaches of their licences are corrected, says Peter Coulson.
A shift in focus
17-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Ask any operator for a 'shopping list' of what is necessary to run a good pub and having well-trained, qualified staff is bound to feature. But...
New government, new era?
17-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
"Austerity begins here." That was the stark assessment of John Philpott, chief economist of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development,...
Hamish Champ: Having fun on two wheels
17-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
I do love riding a motorcycle. But let's face it, it's a pretty counter-intuitive hobby. Hazardous, to say the very least. Push the right handlebar...
17-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A Humberside man has been given a two-year region-wide pub ban by magistrates under new powers introduced last year. Thomas Clifford Jackson of...
17-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Brighton's Indigo Pub Company has taken on two new sites, growing its estate to 10 pubs in the seaside resort. It recently bought the Punch lease of...
14-May-2010 By Phil Mellows
Paul Nunny tells Phil Mellows about how he has turned Cask Marque into progressing champion of cask beer quality with industry-wide influence.
14-May-2010 By The PMA Team
Nightclub company Luminar has given up on turning its Majestyk nightclub in Leeds into a Las Vegas-style complex — it has been put up for sale.
'Drunk man from pub left on freezing street'
14-May-2010
A Devon pub's licence has been suspended after a drunk man was taped into a chair and left in the street by other customers on a cold February day....
13-May-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
13-May-2010 By The PMA Team
As one of the judges for the BII Licensee of the Year awards, The PMA Team reveals the secret that led Richard and Loren Pope to win the title.
Cavendish re-opens another Walkabout
13-May-2010 By The PMA Team
Cavendish Bars, the company led by Christian Arden, is re-opening a former Walkabout bar in Swindon as TP's. A spokesman said: "The aim of TP's is...
Matt Eley: How will the 'New Politics' affect the pub trade?
13-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Finally, after a political poker match that metaphorically dragged on into the early hours, the landscape in which we will operate for the coming...
13-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
CAMRA has written to the Prime Minister calling for a new pubs minister — and has suggested either Nigel Evans or Greg Mulholland for the role.
13-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Ticket sales for this summer's Great British Beer Festival are up by 32% on last year, and organisers are hoping for a bumper event. Last year, more...
13-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
A multiple operator turned new MP has pledged to do all he can to support the trade in the corridors of power at Westminster. Simon Kirby,...
11-May-2010 By Peter Coulson
There is a notable reluctance among licensing officers to make concessions under the new minor variations procedure, says Peter Coulson.
A financial guide to buying a pub
11-May-2010
Before embarking on securing finance against a licensed business, you must first ensure that your own finances are in good shape. If you have CCJ's...
11-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Former Punch tenants Richard and Loren Pope were crowned BII Licensees of the Year at the BII's Annual Lunch today. The couple bought the freehold...
Nick Clegg among MPs backing CAMRA's wish list
10-May-2010 By James Wilmore
CAMRA has revealed that more than a fifth of newly elected MPs are signed up its charter to help pubs - including Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg....
Licensees fined £13k for breach of Sky contract
10-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A pair of licensees have been ordered to pay £13,000 for screening Sky without a commercial contract. Vincent Mark and Gary Smith, of the Plough...
10-May-2010 By Roger Protz
The annual meeting on the Isle of Man celebrated the organisation's high-profile stature, says Roger Protz.
10-May-2010 By Jo Bruce
A licensee has been running their own Britain's Got Talent contest to help drive trade. Val Kearsey, owner of freehold the Granville in Barford,...
What now for the pub trade - and the country?
09-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
So, days after the election, we still don't know who is to govern the country. This despite the Tories winning more seats with more votes than its...
07-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Magistrates have banned a man from all pubs in England and Wales for six years using an Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO).
07-May-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
07-May-2010 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers' decision to sell its 300 high-street and town-centre wet-led pubs is an historic moment, says The PMA Team.
BII looks to China in membership drive
07-May-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs in China are being targeted by the BII as part of a bid to recruit new members and run training courses in the Far East. The Publican...
06-May-2010 By Rick Pearson
Former Housemartins and Beautiful South front man Paul Heaton tells Rick Pearson about his 1,000-mile trip around England by bicycle, to play in local pubs.
06-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
An American-based country singer is to release a single in support of the Great British pub. British born country singer and record producer Bob...
06-May-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Serial entrepreneur Martin Webb is set to open his sixth Brighton pub in September — the Portland is on track to open in September.
06-May-2010 By Phil Mellows
Phil Mellows says the idea of nationalising pubs, as in the Second World War, is growing on him.
06-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Slug and Lettuce is celebrating 25 years on the high street by offering customers a range of drinks and dishes from the 80s. The first Slug and...
06-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
A major pubco has wiped out combined debts of over £250,000 for 90 licensees after TV star licensee Jay Smith brokered a deal. The pubco, which...
05-May-2010 By Jo Bruce
Twelve pubs have received awards in the new Alastair Sawday"s Pubs & Inns of England & Wales Guide.
'Paul Heaton swaps tour bus for two wheels for pedal-powered pub gigs'
05-May-2010
Singer Paul Heaton is embarking on a cycling tour of the country to celebrate the great British pub. The former Housemartins and Beautiful South lead...
Scamsters test licensees' gullibility
05-May-2010 By James Wilmore
A licensee is warning others to be on their guard after being the target of an outrageously ambitious scam by a man claiming to know him. Pete...
04-May-2010 By The PMA Team
The Bay Restaurant Group, which operates La Tasca and Ha Ha Bar and Grill, has been put up for sale by its owners Kaupthing and Commerzbank for an...
04-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Pubs enjoyed a busy bank holiday despite the wash out weather over most of the UK. Whiting & Hammond pub the Little Brown Jug in Tonbridge,...
04-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Contracts with Mitchells & Butlers, Punch Taverns and Adnams have helped boost trade to record levels at Purity Brewing Co. Warwickshire-based...
