The Brasenose Arms, Cropredy, Oxfordshire
01-Sep-2006
Sue and Roy Tydeman took over the Brasenose Arms in August 2005 and immediately set about transforming it into a destination food pub. The...
Test Match, West Bridgford, Nottingham
01-Sep-2006
A stone's throw from Trent Bridge cricket ground and Holme Pierrepoint national water sports centre, the appropriately named Test Match is a large...
The New Inn, Farmborough, Bath
01-Sep-2006
Situated in a village on the main A39 between Bath, Wells and Bristol, the New Inn is a very busy pub that serves food all day. It's popular with...
Wales
01-Sep-2006
This traditional pub is set deep in the Welsh countryside, six miles from the historic market town of Brecon. It attracts a happy mixture of locals...
Scotland
01-Sep-2006
The picturesque village of Cawdor grew up around Cawdor Castle, which has secured its place in history by taking a central role in Shakespeare's...
Shopping basket challenge
01-Sep-2006
Where: Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Tadcaster, Yorkshire How it works: Ye Old Sun Inn at Colton hosts monthly cookery demonstrations throughout the year,...
Box clever
31-Aug-2006
Pull sports fans out of their armchairs and into your pub by making the best of what's on the box. But make sure your equipment's no featherweight
MyShout
31-Aug-2006
Stephen Crawley says the Camra-run GBBF is a great event - but ponders about making it a winter event
Stars in bars
31-Aug-2006
Cricket legend Ian Botham What is your favourite pub? O'Brien's off of Upper Leeson Street is the greatest pub in Dublin. The owner, Peter, has been...
Loud and proud
31-Aug-2006
One year on from the launch of The Publican's Proud of Pubs campaign the proud message of the pub industry is now being spread far and wide. While...
More casualties of Inn-Direct come forward
31-Aug-2006
More victims of Bradford-based training company Inn-Direct have been contacting The Publican after paying thousands of pounds only to be left in...
Licensees complain about tourist directory
31-Aug-2006
A Fresh raft of complaints about a tourist directory targeting licensees has come into The Publican. Pubs across the UK are still being sent...
Licensee fined record £9,000 for "tipping
31-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
A Leicestershire licensee has been hit with a record £9,000 fine for substituting spirit brands for cheaper alternatives. Ghassan Fakih, licensee at...
The Gun
31-Aug-2006
The Gun might be a relative newcomer to the scene, opening its doors in its current guise two years ago, but it's steeped in a history that dates...
Railway Hotel
31-Aug-2006
If you're one of those people who's been wondering what happened to the 24-hour drinking society, then look no further. Nigel Jones, owner of the...
DoneDeals
31-Aug-2006
The Volunteer Inn Seavington St Michael Somerset Peninsula Commercial has sold the Volunteer Inn at Seavington St Michael near Illminster. The...
PickoftheWeek
31-Aug-2006
Blue Bell Belmesthorpe Lincolnshire Price: £525,000 Tenure: Freehold Wet:dry: 100% wet Agent: Christie+Co 0115 9483100 The Blue Bell is three miles...
THE AGENTS
31-Aug-2006
I guess I must be what's known as an industry "greybeard". However as a trade "influencer" I have a finger firmly on the industry's pulse, working...
Creative thinking
31-Aug-2006
Apart from the horse brasses and the floral red carpet, what's the first thing to go when an enterprising couple enter the pub game and head down the...
'DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT'
31-Aug-2006
Beer volumes are only going in one direction - slowly down. This trend applies across the board, not just the on-trade, and, coupled with a decline...
Critics wrong to condemn all
31-Aug-2006
Lucy Mangan, a journalist with The Guardian, had a pop at pub food last week. As a result of being served a bad beef sandwich in a pub in...
The GUV'NOR
31-Aug-2006
With knowledge gathered from working 30 years in the licensed trade and my forthcoming retirement after 27 years at the Cherry Tree, Rowledge,...
What the Sunday Papers said
27-Aug-2006
The multi-billion dollar sale of Vin & Sprit (V&S), the owner of trendy Swedish vodka Absolut, is once again on the cards. The Swedish...
25-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
Laurel Pub Company, the managed pub operator owned by Robert Tchenguiz, has confirmed it has been talking to a large number of companies about a...
City Comment: Hamish Champ
25-Aug-2006 By Hamish Champ
If one wanted further proof that there is a clear blue sea between Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns over future strategy one only need note comments...
No need to worry
25-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
More than half of all licensees believe next summer's smoking ban will not affect the value of their pub. Responding to this year's Publican Market...
25-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
A Leicestershire host has been fined a record £9,000 for selling cheaper spirits as well-known brands of gin, vodka and rum. The Bell Inn at Market...
BarTalk
24-Aug-2006
Are you planning anything special for the bank holiday weekend?
24-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
Utopian Leisure, the company set up by former Ultimate Leisure boss Bob Senior, has acquired nightclub company Tokyo Industries for an undisclosed...
Licensees serving food could face huge tax hike
24-Aug-2006
Licensees introducing food into their pubs could find themselves slapped with a huge price hike for VAT. The ruling of a recent tribunal case against...
24-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
Licensing reform has not helped live music in pubs because it makes it easier for residents to interfere - says licensee.
Opening doors
23-Aug-2006
All too often door supervisors are labelled as stereotypical burly bouncers dominating a male-oriented profession. Yet the days when the industry was...
Scottish licensees see drop in trade
23-Aug-2006
Nearly half of licensees in Scotland claim they have seen a drop in regular customers since the new no-smoking laws came into force. In the first...
What the Sunday papers said
21-Aug-2006
Mitchells & Butlers has received around 10 initial offers for the 100 or so pubs it put up for sale last month. The managed pub group is believed...
Salisbury licensee wins case against licensing policy
17-Aug-2006
A landlord in Salisbury has won a case against his local authority licensing policy. Joe Duthie, licensee at the Benett Arms in Semley, Salisbury,...
Inn-Direct continuing to trade?
17-Aug-2006
Inn-Direct, the Bradford-based company, at the centre of the rogue recruitment scandal is continuing to trade. The company, which was wound-up by the...
17-Aug-2006 By Ewan Turney
Trade leaders call for vigilance at time of increased threat
Comment: Survival of the fittest
14-Aug-2006
Take a look around the Broad Street/Brindley Place area in Birmingham these days and you will find a plethora of high street names all competing for...
Keen to do a proper job
14-Aug-2006 By Hamish Champ
It's past midnight on a Wednesday in mid-July and the streets circling the Central, St Austell Brewery's snazzy bar in the middle of Newquay, are...
City Comment: Hamish Champ
14-Aug-2006 By Hamish Champ
Recently the brewer had written to the Competition Commission - currently investigating the trading practices of the supermarket giants - to suggest...
Closure order is revoked on Sussex pub
14-Aug-2006
A licensee in Sussex has been left out of pocket despite the decision to suspend his licence being revoked.Joseph Williams, licensee of the Sportsman...
What the Sunday papers said
14-Aug-2006
Alcohol could carry compulsory cigarette packet-style health warnings under plans to tackle excessive consumption. The European Commission is calling...
Inn Direct forced to close after 'misleading' clients
10-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
Pub industry is plagued by rogue recruitment firms, claims Insolvency Service investigator
Licensees conned by Inn-Direct continue to contact The Publican
10-Aug-2006
Scores of publicans say that they have been ripped off by rogue recruitment company Inn-Direct, which was wound-up by the Department of Trade and...
Licensees optimistic about the future, says The Publican's Market Report
10-Aug-2006
Licensees are in an optimistic mood, according to The Publican's Market Report 2006.Despite what has been one of the most crucial years in the...
Change of venue leads to GBBF triumph
10-Aug-2006
The new Earls Court venue for the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) has been hailed a great success. The eagerly anticipated change of venue from...
Fuller's buoyant as bold statement reaps reward
10-Aug-2006
It's a full nine months since London brewer Fuller's added Gale's 111-strong pub estate to its London-centred business. One senior pubco boss...
Licensee claims poker victory
09-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
A Gloucestershire licensee is claiming victory in his fight to allow poker to be played in his pub - despite not having a local authority permit....
09-Aug-2006
Paul Symonds, former MD of Spirit Group's Pubs and Bars division, has been announced as the new chief executive of Laurel. He will report to Laurel...
08-Aug-2006
The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has slammed proposals to introduce Europe-wide restrictions on alcohol sales which could increase prices...
