17-Nov-2006
Pressure group Liberty has defended its decision to back the case of a man who is trying to fight his pubwatch ban because he claimed it breached his...
17-Nov-2006 By Tony Halstead
Retailer apathy will be the trade's worst enemy when the smoking ban arrives next summer, a senior pub company executive has warned. Hosts who fail...
Shaun Kiely in pub trade
16-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Another member of the Kiely family, Shaun Kiely, has entered the pub business with a company which, like his brother Paul Kiely's Provence, has been...
Laurel renames Ha! Ha! to suit clientele
16-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Laurel Pub Company, the managed division of Robert Tchenguiz's pub empire, is undertaking a re-branding tweak at three of Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen...
Coaker calls for partnership with industry
16-Nov-2006
Home office minister Vernon Coaker has urged a partnership approach to tackling underage sales and alcohol related disorder.Speaking at The Publican...
Pubwatch in clash over human rights with campaigners Liberty
16-Nov-2006
A Nottinghamshire pubwatch scheme is heading for a clash with human rights campaigners Liberty after banning a customer for alleged abusive...
Licensees warned of "apathy" over smoking ban
16-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees have been warned of the dangers of "apathy" when it comes to next summer's smoking ban. "Apathy with the ban is the most dangerous thing...
Blears and Reid support Pubwatch
16-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Home Secretary John Reid and Labour Party chairwoman Hazel Blears have vowed to speak up in support of Pubwatch groups. They pledged support when...
MyShout
16-Nov-2006
There are just too many cask-ale organisations achieving too little says David Bremner I remember from my economics degree that a market would be in...
The GUV'NOR
16-Nov-2006
Dave Daly A hike in tax on alcohol will only lead to increased drug-taking, says the licensee of Cahoots in Blackpool On the back of banning smoking...
Controversial ADZs given green light
16-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Local authorities have been given the green light to impose controversial alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) after the Violent Crime Reduction Bill...
Hoops hunt Red Devil scalps
16-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
The UEFA Champions League takes centre stage once more. While many fans will be criss-crossing the Continent to watch their heroes in action, what is...
BarTalk
16-Nov-2006
Should women be referees? Dave Parker Shoulder of Mutton Castleford West Yorkshire Of course they should - why not? They drive trucks and fly planes....
Local heroes
16-Nov-2006
The Society of Independent Brewers has presented its first Local Brewing Business Awards in London. Adrian Tierney-Jones met its innovative winners...
You don't have to measure up
16-Nov-2006
Some months ago, a shopkeeper was being prosecuted for not going metric, at the same time a licensee in Scotland was being threatened with...
LETTERs
16-Nov-2006
Camra does not profit from club Greene King's Rooney Anand is wrong to suggest that the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) profits from the success of the...
Time to help each other
16-Nov-2006
Beer, once our undisputed national drink, is on the ropes. Figures just out show sales fell by nearly 7% in the warm summer months of June, July and...
Revenue slammed over swoop tactics
16-Nov-2006 By Andrew Pring andrew.pring@william-reed.co.uk
Staff interrogations and clumsy till audits are alienating licensees, say trade accountants Licensees across the country are fuming at the...
15-Nov-2006
A Wiltshire couple say roadworks close to their pub have halved takings and forced them to quit. Peter and Jennifer Gill from The Bell in Purton...
15-Nov-2006
A television company is looking for struggling licensees who would be interested in cash donations from wealthy philanthropists. Pubs which are at...
15-Nov-2006
New guidance has been launched to help pubs and breweries combat sex discrimination. The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) targeted the licensed...
14-Nov-2006
Fuller's has announced the overall winner of its annual Griffin Trophy, which recognises the best pubs in its estate, is the George IV in Chiswick,...
Fewer than one in 10 problem sites are pubs
13-Nov-2006
Fewer than one in 10 of licensed premises announced as facing review as a result of the new Licensing Act are pubs. Home Office figures released...
13-Nov-2006
Four pubs face a review of their licence for failing two or more test purchase operations in a three-week national blitz. Police and trading...
'No action is not an option'
12-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
With a claimed 90 per cent of Punch Taverns' estate in possession of outside areas - whether gardens or adaptable car parking areas - chief operating...
Comment - Is this the end of the road?
12-Nov-2006
What a difference a couple of years make. Until comparatively recently pubs and hotels were deemed unsuitable as investment vehicles. Chef &...
What the Sunday papers said
12-Nov-2006
Dramatic adverts filmed by one of Hollywood's leading cinematographers are to be part of the government's new campaign to prepare the English and...
Dancing to a new tune
11-Nov-2006
The PMA Team looks at how the nightclub sector has fared in the new licensing regime There's no doubt that the nightclub sector has had an...
Pub deals expected as sector gears up for smoking clearout
10-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Several key pub deals will be unveiled in the next month as leading operators move to 'tidy up' their estates prior to next year's smoking ban in...
Tarrant gets locals buzzing in Suffolk
09-Nov-2006
Punters at a country pub were stunned when TV and radio star Chris Tarrant walked in - and bought them all a drink. The Who Wants To Be A...
09-Nov-2006 By Tony Halstead
Union Pub Company says majority of its planning applications smoking facilities have received the thumbs-up.
Guns and flat tonic - a Gothic horror tale
09-Nov-2006
Andrew Jefford and friends don capes (and kilts) in a desperate mission, via Biggin Hill and Aberdeen, to spread the word about quality mixers
MyShout
09-Nov-2006
A lesson to be learned from two tragedies: always ask an expert before you invest, says Barry Gilham So Provence has gone the same way as London...
Old hands provide new hope for Provence pubs
09-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Two white knights have emerged from the collapse of discredited pub company Provence, with the aim of saving premises licences at around 150 pubs...
CAMRA relaunches National Pubs Week under new banner
09-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Lack of support from pubcos has prompted the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to scrap National Pubs Week and replace it with a new community-focused...
Licensees warned over lease reassignments
09-Nov-2006
Licensees have been warned to take full legal advice when reassigning their leases. More lessees have contacted The Publican, concerned that they...
Premier League's inaction fuels licensees' confusion
09-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
The FA Premier League's (FAPL's) failure to prosecute the suppliers of foreign satellite TV equipment is continuing to fuel confusion among...
Cream of the crop recognised at Publican Pub Food Awards
09-Nov-2006
The best food operators in the business were honoured at the Pub Food Awards 2006 in a glittering ceremony at the Savoy, London, last night The top...
09-Nov-2006 By Ewan Turney
Furious hosts have rounded on interactive TV service Smartbox, demanding to know exactly when and if they will be paid. The Morning Advertiser has...
Sunderland pubs hit by fake twenties
09-Nov-2006 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk
Licensees in Sunderland have been warned to watch out for fake £20 notes. Pubs in the town have been hit by a spate of incidents in which conmen...
The GUV'NOR
09-Nov-2006
Peter Eveleigh The licensee of the Riverside Inn in Bradford-on-Avon muses on proposals for giving pubs a star rating for their food hygiene Being...
kiely slams pubco's critics
09-Nov-2006
Provence founder Paul Kiely has blamed the collapse of his company on the withdrawal of support by his bank in the wake of the demise of London &...
BarTalk - Glass bans
09-Nov-2006
Should glass containers be banned in circuit pubs after 11pm? Graham Rowson Plungington Tavern, Preston, Lancs Pressure-point pubs certainly need to...
NewsDigest
09-Nov-2006
Pubs and clubs that achieve Best Bar None (BBN) status will soon be able to showcase themselves to the public via a new website. Dubbed "PubSpace"...
Homing instinct
09-Nov-2006
The Horseshoe in north London boasts a rate on-site microbrewery. Humayun Hussain meets the Australian relaunching a family brand on the other side...
Seeing light at the end of the tunnel
09-Nov-2006
With the help of the LTC, Robert and Marie Stokes have been there to support each other Each quarter the Licensed Trade Charity monitors the areas in...
Quest for the best goes on
09-Nov-2006
The Best Bar None pub and club accreditation scheme is being rolled out nationally and plans are afoot to make it even bigger. John Harrington talks...
No room for Big Brother
09-Nov-2006
They say each one of us is caught on a CCTV camera about 300 times a day. But ask licensees about how they're being watched by local authorities and...
Cheers
09-Nov-2006
Rats are Dr Who fans Diners at a Doctor Who (DW) convention in a Cardiff Wetherspoons were shouting exterminate as mice scurried across the carpet....
Family returns to pub after 60 years
08-Nov-2006
If The Red Lion in the Northampton village of Kislingbury feels like home to new licensee Paul Collins, it's not surprising - he has reclaimed...
