06-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
The Fridge, an independently owned nightclub in Brixton, South London, has been sold to Kingdom Entertainment Group. Kingdom Entertainment Group...
Licensees urged to avoid rates cowboys
06-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Licensees have been urged to take professional advice to avoid cowboy operators who promise to reduce their business rates bill. Michael Yass, an...
01-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
01-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Plans to make it easier for licensees to stage last-minute events are under threat as DCMS says it will look at it again.
Mark Daniels: April Showers
01-Apr-2010
Has anybody noticed how winter just doesn't seem to want to go away? (To readers in the north of England and Scotland, that will seem like a...
IPC: One voice for all
01-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
When the Independent Pub Confederation (IPC) arose from the ashes of the industry's failed mediation process, the initial reaction in many quarters...
Booker's catering sales break through the £1bn barrier
01-Apr-2010
Booker, the food and drink wholesaler, has reported catering sales in excess of £1bn for the first time. Total turnover for the year to March 26,...
The Publican links-up with WaterAid to help the world's poorest communities
01-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
New laws mean that from next week pub customers can demand free tap water - but The Publican is urging licensees to turn on the taps for deprived...
Government proposes 'drinking licence' for pub customers
01-Apr-2010
As part of a move to cut binge-drinking the government is proposing that pub customers carry a card licensing them to drink outside their own homes....
01-Apr-2010 By Phil Mellows
Mark Hunter, CEO of Molson Coors UK, talks to Phil Mellows about the prospect of making 4p on a pint of beer, diversifying the company's portfolio...
01-Apr-2010 By Neil Robertson
The BII chief responds to calls for the group to become the industry's policeman and develop a wider dispute-resolution service There has been a...
01-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Thousands of pubs will pay no business rates for a year — or will see rate relief double — from October. The Morning Advertiser can reveal that...
01-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Licensees have been warned of a new scam involving upfront payments for bogus translators used by letting guests. Hosts are asked to take payment...
31-Mar-2010 By Stephen Crawley
As the pub industry prepares for yet more Government intervention, my mind wandered to a particularly British topic — toilets, says Stephen Crawley.
Grand National boost for pubs
31-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Thousands of pubs across the UK are being encouraged to make the most of the nation's greatest horse racing event. Grand National sweepstake kits...
31-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
British Gas has promised to help a licensee — whose electricity bills increased four-fold — after the Morning Advertiser got involved. Bills at...
30-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch chief executive Giles Thorley has indicated that he is likely to remain in post until early summer to ensure a smooth hand-over to his...
30-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
A City analyst has tipped former Marks & Spencer and De Vere executive Carl Leaver to replace Giles Thorley as Punch Taverns boss. Nigel Parson...
Disloyal licensee refused Sky's 3DTV
30-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
A disappointed licensee has been refused Sky's new 3DTV service on the basis he is not a "loyal" customer of the satellite broadcaster. Paul Taylor,...
30-Mar-2010 By Soundnet
Since its founding in 2000, Soundnet has built a solid reputation as one of the leading supplier of audio and visual content to bars, clubs and other...
30-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The pub and club industry has welcomed Government moves to ban "legal high" drug mephedrone, which will become a Class B drug. Mephedrone, sold as...
30-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The MP behind the recent inquiry into pubco power has lent his support to British Pubs Week, due to run from 30 October to 6 November. Business,...
29-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
A new BII qualification for music promoters has been launched — it is the first qualification of its kind to be devised.
Hamish Champ: Learning about the joys of the pub quiz
29-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
I don't usually do pub quizzes. There's something about them that's never quite gelled with me. I feel the same way when it comes to watching snooker...
Getting out of wet-led pubs - and THAT Budget
29-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) announcement that it plans to get out of wet-led boozers to concentrate its resources on half a dozen core...
GMB not bowed by BBPA threats
29-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade union the GMB, has accused the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) of not having "any real understanding" of the issues licensees face....
London still booming for Geronimo Inns
29-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Geronimo Inns, the London multiple operator, said the capital's pub market continued to outshine the rest of the UK, which was still experiencing...
Top trade chiefs to speak at Publican event
29-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The chiefs of the three top trade bodies are set to come together for a debate for the first time since the industry's mediation sessions. Tensions...
29-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
A joiner from Mirfield in West Yorkshire has been crowned Redtooth UK Pub Poker Champion. Daniel Blackburn beat 384 poker players in the Redtooth...
29-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
People from Swansea are the UK's stingiest tippers, with just 18% regularly leaving a tip after a meal out. The study of 1,925 people by discount...
29-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
London-based pub operator Geronimo Inns recorded an overall loss of £1.5m last year, despite a 47% increase in operating profit. The 28-strong...
29-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
West Ham vice chair and Apprentice star Karen Brady is to be the guest speaker at the BII Annual Lunch. The event will take place on Tuesday 11 May...
26-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
A retired barrister is to open her fifth pub — Maggie Van Hagen is set to reopen former Punch pub the Manor Arms, in Burton, Hampshire.
26-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Tim Bacon, the founder of Living Room bar and restaurant chain, is to launch a new concept in the West Kirby district of Wirral next month, called...
Pub Bitch: No beating around the bush
26-Mar-2010
No beating around the bush The following reminds me of the old saying that begins with the line "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone…"...
26-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
At least 200 pubs were supplied by a digital jukebox firm that issued copyrighted tunes without permission, the Morning Advertiser has learnt.
25-Mar-2010 By Michael Kheng
Why is it that our industry, one of the oldest and one of the nation's favourites, is always under attack, asks Michael Kheng.
25-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Pubs minister John Healey waded into the tie debate last week, but was vague on the detail, says The PMA Team.
25-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Quality Focus: Recruiting the smile
25-Mar-2010
Recruit the smile, and the training can follow later. That's the modern mantra used in barstaff recruitment. Genuinely outgoing personalities who...
Quality Focus: Master the basics
25-Mar-2010
A survey carried out by Retail Eyes in late 2009 shockingly showed that only six per cent of almost 7,000 consumers asked rated the quality of...
Adnams gives pubs green MOT
25-Mar-2010
Suffolk brewer Adnams is running a green audit on its pubs with a view to making them ecological 'hubs' of their communities. The EcoLocal audit is...
25-Mar-2010 By Phil Mellows
Thorley Taverns operations director Philip Thorley has forthright views on the tie, licensing legislation and just what it takes to run a diverse pub...
25-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney & John Harrington
Pubs will be forced to add 8.2p to a pint of beer, and 10p to cider, after Wednesday's bombshell Budget. That's according to industry estimates...
Moves to clarify fake ID seizure welcomed
24-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
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24-Mar-2010 By Robyn Lewis
Louise Redknapp is to be the face of Carlsberg's female friendly offer, Eve, as it is rolled out across the UK following a successful trial in Manchester.
24-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The BII has announced the semi-finalists in its Licensee of the Year competition — six finalists will now be selected.
Price of a pint could rise 20p, says CAMRA
24-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
CAMRA has warned that the price of a pint could rise by 20p after today's Budget and close "many more valued community pubs". The consumer group...
23-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
The number of pubs in the UK could drop by around 8,000 to 10,000 over the next five years, according to Marston's Alistair Darby.
23-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A licensee who tried to get two supermarket licences revoked for selling alcohol so cheaply has had his case thrown out for the second time. Jeff...
