East & West Midlands
11-Jan-2007
Holly Bush Church Broughton, Derbyshire Subtly changing the offer to attract new customers without alienating the existing solid support from the...
East Anglia
11-Jan-2007
Red Lion Preston, Hertfordshire The Red Lion claims to be the first pub bought by village power. In 1982, residents of the small village of Preston...
South East
11-Jan-2007
Peat Spade Inn Longstock, Hampshire The picture postcard village of Longstock lies in the tranquil Test Valley with attractive thatched cottages...
Wales
11-Jan-2007
Penrhyn Arms Penrhynside, Conwy Ex-grave digger John Sumbland brought a "dead" pub to life when he and wife Sharon bought the Penrhyn Arms. It was a...
West Country
11-Jan-2007
The Cow Parkstone, Dorset David Sax has certainly got the Midas touch. He used to run a financial consultancy practice, and business often coincided...
North West
11-Jan-2007
Sun Hotel & Bar Lancaster, Lancashire In just three years since its launch, the Sun Hotel & Bar has established itself as one of Lancaster's...
Yorkshire and North East
11-Jan-2007
Black Bull Wylam, Northumberland Licensee Paul Bowes has made the Black Bull a focal point for community activities in the small village of Wylam...
East and West Midlands
11-Jan-2007
Crown Inn Oakengates, Telford, Shropshire Variety is the spice of life at the Crown Inn. Hardly a day goes by without the lively town-centre...
East Anglia
11-Jan-2007
Brewery Tap Peterborough, Cambridgeshire The Brewery Tap bills itself as Europe's largest brew pub. Customers can view Oakham Ales' 35-barrel...
South East
11-Jan-2007
The Swan at the Vineyard Lamberhurst, Kent "A quintessential English village pub" is the best way to describe the Swan at the Vineyard. It is located...
BarTalk
11-Jan-2007
What do you think of super-markets selling cheap alcohol? Alison Oxford Three Compasses Hornsey London N8 "It's a bad thing as supermarkets do not...
So, who is responsible now?
11-Jan-2007
Not for the first time, I am a little confused about the theory and practice of the new licensing laws. This concerns the holding of the premises...
NewsDigest
11-Jan-2007
Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&NUK) will close the bottling plant at its Dunston brewery in Gateshead on 16 February 2007 with the loss of 66...
LETTERs
11-Jan-2007
Open letter to Home Secretary Rt Hon Dr John Reid MP I am writing to ask you to help me and my team fully understand the purpose and objectives of...
West Country
11-Jan-2007
Harbour Inn Porthleven, Cornwall When Paul and Ellie Pitt took over the Harbour Inn two-and-a-half years ago, the St Austell Brewery managed house...
Wales
11-Jan-2007
Morlais Tavern Dowlais, Mid Glamorgan During the industrial revolution, Dowlais had over 100 pubs to quench the thirst of the village's foundry...
North West
11-Jan-2007
Red Lion Withington, Manchester Licensees do not come much more experienced than pub managers Kevin and Janat Connor. The couple recently celebrated...
East and West Midlands
11-Jan-2007
Litten Tree Hereford, Herefordshire Value for money and attention to detail are the watchwords at the Litten Tree in Hereford. It's a policy that's...
East Anglia
11-Jan-2007
White Horse Bedford, Bedfordshire Nigel and Sue Anstead show that good training pays dividends. Last year, they increased wine sales by over 40% at...
South East
11-Jan-2007
Bull Inn Sonning, Berkshire Dennis and Christine Mason are seasoned professionals with nearly 30 years in the trade and have been at the Bull Inn for...
London
11-Jan-2007
The Blackfriar Blackfriars, London EC4 The resplendent Art Nouveau design of the Blackfriar has been a magnet for Londoners and tourists for over 100...
10-Jan-2007
Licensee aims to persuade jury that poker is a game of skill - not chance.
Form guide - the teams
10-Jan-2007
England The way the team turned its World Cup fortunes around after a 36-0 loss to South Africa in the opening game has gone down in rugby folklore....
Scottish & Newcastle to shut bottling plant
09-Jan-2007 By Hamish Champ
Advances in recycling technology have prompted Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&NUK) to close its Dunston, Gateshead, bottling plant next month...
08-Jan-2007 By John Harrington
Supermarkets sell alcohol for just 5p more than bottled water, CAMRA says.
08-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team
Charles Wells Pub Company has bought ten pubs for £9m in a deal that has boosted the company's estate to 260 pubs. The acquisition represents a...
08-Jan-2007
A licensee thought someone was taking the pee when he discovered a urinal had been stolen from his pub toilets. Alan Dreja, licensee of the Royal Oak...
What the Sunday papers said
07-Jan-2007
NIghtclubs will face huge hikes in their licence fees if recommendations by the Elton Review, the committee set up by the government to look at the...
05-Jan-2007 By John Harrington
Festive trade rises, despite dips on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve
LETTERs
05-Jan-2007
Black hole of Smartbox fees Unfortunately we, Big Spark Limited, are one of the major creditors for Smartbox, and published the successful Box...
MyShout
04-Jan-2007
Looks will be everything this summer, predicts Barry Gillham, so get ready with your paintbrush Fleurets is undergoing an image change. You may have...
Licensees enforcing Scottish smoke ban
04-Jan-2007 By Iain O'Neil iain.oneil@william-reed.co.uk
A survey has found that some of Scotland's smoke ban enforcers are seriously under-employed, with some councils' officers never having issued a...
THE AGENTS
04-Jan-2007
Alan Crowest FAVLP, MBII, MNAEA managing director Britannia Business Sales It was a busy end to last year for Britannia Business Sales, with three...
Tough task for FA Cup holders
04-Jan-2007 By Richard Ross
The arrival of the new year means the welcome return of the FA Cup to our television screens. It's at this stage that the opportunity for real upsets...
Best of the breed
04-Jan-2007
Fiona Sims sings the praises of those enthusiastic sommeliers whose passion for new and exciting wine infects those around them Paddy Groves really...
The opera invades Yorkshire pubs
03-Jan-2007
It might not be every licensees cup of tea, but it will certainly add a dash of high culture to the average Yorkshire pub-goer's pint.This month...
Everyone's a winner
21-Dec-2006
The 2006 Business Awards: The PMA Team dishes out some alternative pub sector gongs Deal of the Year Although announced at the end of 2005, Punch did...
MyShout
21-Dec-2006
Change brings winners and losers, says Stephen Crawley, but you can choose your side The last MA of 2006! Where did the last 12 months go? For us,...
BarTalk
21-Dec-2006
What are the pub trade's prospects for 2007? Adrian Clay The Litten Tree, Blackpool. I think it will be a tough year. The smoking ban will hit most...
Drink-drivers get pub ban as crackdown begins
21-Dec-2006 By MA Reporters
The trade is bracing itself for a clampdown by police over Christmas and the new year amid horror stories in some national newspapers that the...
Irn-Bru ad takes to the air
21-Dec-2006
Irn-Bru is launching the first Christmas TV ad in its 105-year history, backed with a £250,000 investment. The track "Walking in the Air", from The...
Italy's sparkling star
21-Dec-2006
Sparkling wine isn't just about Champagne. Prosecco's also perfect for popping on New Year's Eve. And, unlike other bubblies, it's difficult to find...
THE GUV'NOR Bernard Brindley
21-Dec-2006
The licensee of the White Lion in Pailton, Warwickshire reflects on a challenging 2006 and predicts more of the same for 2007 As the last Guvnor of...
Deals of the year
21-Dec-2006
Agents look back at some of the biggest and most interesting deals from the past 12 months GA Select Deal: The Marquess of Exeter in Rutland was...
NewsDigest
21-Dec-2006
Pernod Ricard will issue health warnings to pregnant women on all bottles of its wine and spirit brands. The warnings are already compulsory in...
Simplification? Now that's a tricky one
21-Dec-2006
It was inevitable that the Department for Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) would claim, as part of the Prime Minister's strategy for all Government...
LETTERs
21-Dec-2006
Challenging local authorities I was interested to see the article on the matter of licences not issued (MA, Coulson's Legal Advice, 23 November,...
2007: the year of the pub
21-Dec-2006
At a time when most of the nation's workers have given up for Christmas and are letting their hair down, licensees and suppliers are up to their eyes...
Joker
21-Dec-2006
One fine day in Ireland, a guy out golfing gets up to the 16th hole. He tees up and cranks one, which goes into the woods on the side of the fairway....
Ramsay revolution
21-Dec-2006
Gordon Ramsay has helped turn business around at Lancashire's Fenwick Arms, featured on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares last month. Licensee Brian Rey...
