What the papers say - May 10, 2007
10-May-2007
Marston's, the Midlands brewer and pub operator, is poised to announce today the sale of 279 of its tenanted pubs for around £80 million to AIM, the...
10-May-2007
Come and enjoy some golf with the Morning Advertiser and the Licensed Trade Charity and help to raise money at the same time.
10-May-2007 By Tony Halstead
BBPA plans information pack to explode the "myths and misinformation
MyShout
10-May-2007
Despite recent reports of multiple pub closures, it's not all doom and gloom, says Colin Wellstead The subject of pub closures frequently hits the...
Pack for sale to suit aspiring pub player
10-May-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
A highly-unusual property is up for sale in Combe Martin, on the north Devon coast. The Pack o' Cards Inn was designed around the theme of a pack of...
MyNewPub
10-May-2007
Red Cow, Chrisall, Essex Agent: Christie+Co Chris and Alice Cozens bought the freehold of the Red Cow from Christie+Co off an asking price of...
THE AGENTS
10-May-2007
Konrad Szymanski Humberstones I have sold pubs in all sorts of markets, through the good times and the bad times. I was about when the brewers were...
THE GUV'NOR
10-May-2007
Graham Rowson The licensee of the Plungington Tavern in Preston, Lancs, offers some simple ideas to keep punters coming back With summer nearly...
Testing Ground
10-May-2007
Two pub caterers put three new products to the test on their pub menus Star ratings are out of five, with one being poor and five excellent Paul...
FRANCE
10-May-2007
France remains the biggest supplier of wine to the UK on-trade and is well-represented at this year's fair. Burgundy producer Louis Jadot will be...
AUSTRALIA
10-May-2007
Australia has emerged as the major challenger to France in the UK on-trade and the nation's wine producers have a big presence at the fair. The chief...
BarTalk
10-May-2007
Will you be sorry to see Tony Blair go? Nigel Oxford Three Compasses Hornsey London No. I thought he was a really insincere person right from the...
January winner - STAFFORDSHIRE LICENSEES Josef, Phyllis and Jamie Lang
10-May-2007
The Langs run the Red Lion, a Marston's Pub Company local in Rugeley, Staffordshire. We spoke to Phyllis Lang Winning CaskForce in January was very...
December winner - CHESHIRE LICENSEE Mike Ford
10-May-2007
Mike Ford runs the Farmers Arms, a Punch Tavern in Kelsall, near Tarporley in Cheshire I entered CaskForce to get one of my staff trained up, because...
LETTERs
10-May-2007
Council's smoke ban mistakes The new smoking ban law that has just come into force in Wales states that to accommodate smokers you can have a...
NewsDigest
10-May-2007
A senior City analyst has claimed that Punch's acquisition of Mill House Inns has been disappointing so far. Punch bought Mill House last September...
Shout to the top
09-May-2007
IF WE are to make Proud of Pubs Week a success, it won't only be about getting some national attention for the industry - it will be about ensuring...
Gambling for pleasure
09-May-2007
IF PLAYING poker involves a fine balance of skill and chance, it seems that pubs hosting it are in a similarly precarious game with much at...
Twelve ounce steak safe as Brussels backs off
09-May-2007
Pubs can continue giving the weight of steaks in ounces on the menu after the European Commission (EC) confirmed that plans to outlaw imperial...
£100m bonanza for C&C shareholders
09-May-2007 By Hamish Champ
Magners producer C&C Group plans to return up to £102m of its surplus cash to investors by way of a share buyback programme.The Irish drinks...
Publican Party defeated in Scottish elections
09-May-2007
The Publican Party (PP) is blaming a fatal shortage of cash for its crushing defeat in the chaotic and controversial May 3 Scottish Parliament...
08-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Licensees may be forced to clean up cigarette butts dropped anywhere in a 100-metre area outside their pubs
08-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
The British Beer and Pub Association has rejected calls for bar staff to wear earplugs to protect them from loud music. The call comes from the Royal...
What the Sunday papers said
06-May-2007
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is set to disappoint Robert Tchenguiz, the activist shareholder in the group who wants it to convert to a real...
Chris Maclean: the new snake oil salesmen of the 21st century
04-May-2007 By Chris Maclean
The chefs are being pestered by a company keen to get the restaurant advertised on the internet.These appear to be the new snake oil salesmen of the...
MasterChef judge John Torode takes on Cornwall pub
03-May-2007 By The Morning Advertiser
MasterChef judge and TV presenter John Torode is to run a pub in Cornwall.
Project update 3: A whole new world
03-May-2007
A picturesque pub in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, deep in the heart of walkers' country, was always bound to find the winter months hard.This was...
Licensee leaves pub over safety fears
03-May-2007 By Gareth Iacobucci
A licensee is being forced to leave his pub after locals threatened to burn down the premises.Jason Wicks, manager of the Royal Hart in Ashford,...
Fears over future of new Admiral tenants
03-May-2007 By James Wilmore
Fears have been raised over the future of licensees affected by the sale of 869 pubs from Punch to Admiral Taverns.Punch sold the tenanted and...
Scamsters besiege pubs
03-May-2007 By James Wilmore
Pubs are being besieged by bogus calls over advertising space as scamsters use increasingly sneaky techniques to catch publicans out. Since launching...
Don't let them take you in
03-May-2007
A man walks into a pub - okay it's the same old line - but some of those people are out to get money from the licensee by using a scam. This man or...
03-May-2007 By Barry Gillham
Change is always tough but we should be confident of the post-ban future, says Barry Gillham Everywhere I go at present I am asked, "How is the...
MA rescues licensee from high charges
03-May-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Under-fire electricity sup-plier Opus Energy has allowed a licensee to leave his three-year contract early after the MA intervened. Opus has...
THE AGENTS
03-May-2007
Louise Hooper Senior sales negotiator, Stonesmith With the smoking ban set to start on 1 July in England, there is considerable speculation within...
MyNewPub
03-May-2007
Ship Inn, Noss Mayo, South Devon Agent: Colliers Robert Barry Lisa and Charlie Bullock have just taken over the Ship Inn, Noss Mayo, South Devon....
THE GUV'NOR
03-May-2007
Mike Bell The licensee of Portobello Gold in Notting Hill, west London, bemoans the trade's penchant for a 2pm food curfew Times are tough - if we...
Perfect pairing
03-May-2007
At the Windsor Castle in Lye, West Midlands, matching beer and food is a fine art. Susan Nowak reports In Belgium you find breweries with "brew...
Blair's red-tape pub trade legacy
03-May-2007
As Prime Minister Tony Blair prepares to step down after a decade at the top, Nigel Huddleston talks to the trade about his time in office Tony...
BarTalk
03-May-2007
Should Prince Harry go to Basra? Nigel Oxford Three Compasses Hornsey London I think he should, if he wants to - it's what he's been trained for,...
Unequal games of chance
03-May-2007
Long-standing rivalry between pubs and clubs still continues, even though clubs seem to have come off worst in the general licensing reforms....
NewsDigest
03-May-2007
WH Brakspear, the pubco based in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is to part company with its operations director David Queen as part of a...
LETTERs
03-May-2007
High cost of freedom As the smoking ban draws nearer, the discussions around my bar go on. I don't think the Government has thought about the...
Farm shop for Geronimo pub
03-May-2007 By Tamara Sender tamara.sender@william-reed.co.uk
Geronimo Inns, the food-led pub group, is set to have a farm shop in its latest acquisition outside of Greater London. The company has not confirmed...
ALMR slams police approach to trade
03-May-2007 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Police condemned for turning away from dialogue, opposing extended hours and seeking to close pubs Trade chief Alex Salussolia has taken a huge swipe...
02-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
Study finds 73% will visit less or completely stop visiting pubs which serve in plastic.
02-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
More than £8,656 was raised for the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) at the BII's 26th Annual Luncheon yesterday.
Project update 3: Changing hands
02-May-2007
In an industry where as many as one in four pubs changes hands every year, our community pub the Forester Arms has hit reality checkpoint.A string of...
Project update 3: Shaping up on the high street
02-May-2007
Rookie licensee Richard Podesta's steep learning curve is continuing apace at high street venue Barcena in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. Advice from our...
02-May-2007 By John Harrington
Mitchells & Butlers head of security says new doorstaff licensing scheme led to a shortage of experienced
01-May-2007 By Iain O'Neil
BII to launch an alcohol awareness qualification for 13 to 16-year-olds to teach youngsters about drink.
