09-Mar-2006 By John Harrington
A new and long-awaited draft code of conduct for sting operations - leaked to the Morning Advertiser - says children should not lie about their age,...
09-Mar-2006 By Ewan Turney
The trade has reacted angrily to a new paid-for-policing scheme being mooted by the Home Office.
Raising the bar
08-Mar-2006
Adam Benzine discovers why Best Bar None has become such a success story.The Grand Harbour De Vere Hotel in Southampton was the glitzy venue for...
Tip of the iceberg
08-Mar-2006
Super-chilled lagers are hot favourites, but has their growth been at the expense of the standard versions, asks Helen Sloan The introduction of...
07-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
CAMRA urges pub-goers to seek out a pint of real stout or porter this St Patrick's Day
06-Mar-2006 By John Harrington
Local government chiefs are seeking the views of the Home Office before they chose whether to recommend children lie about their age in sting...
What the Sunday papers said
05-Mar-2006
Olympic silver medallist Shelley Rudman celebrated her success in her home village of Pewsey in Wiltshire at the weekend, and then joined regulars at...
National Pubwatch Conference: Shout from the top
02-Mar-2006
The National Pubwatch Conference heard some positive responses to the start of the new regime. By Daniel Pearce. The pub trade should be celebrating...
Broker loans firm vanishes
02-Mar-2006
The Dorset company at the centre of the broker loans scandal has disappeared and new broker Funds4Business is running out of the same offices....
Gales licensees accept 'sad' decision
02-Mar-2006
Fuller's decision to close the Gales brewery in Horndean following its takeover of the Hampshire brewer has been accepted by licensees.The...
CAMRA celebrates 'most successful' Pubs Week
02-Mar-2006
The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) is celebrating its most successful National Pubs Weeks yet.More than 10,000 pubs received promotional packs from...
02-Mar-2006 By Graham Ridout
Gas and electricity could go up by £100 per week
Full steam ahead
01-Mar-2006
It's not only the Steamboat Inn that has given up smoking - some of its customers have too. Adam Benzine reports on a pub clearly on the...
The Drinks Editor says
27-Feb-2006
While cider has become the new weapon of choice for drinkers, old favourites RTDs are struggling. Drinks editor Adam Withrington asks whether there...
Fuller's slammed over Gales closure
27-Feb-2006
Fuller Smith and Turner's decision to close Gales brewery in Horndean, Hampshire, has been slammed as showing "contemptible disregard" for the...
Police praise licensee over private drug initiative
27-Feb-2006
A licensee has been praised by police after launching a zero tolerance campaign against drugs in his pub.Chris Bailey, licensee of the Jailhouse in...
What the Sunday papers said
26-Feb-2006
Despite a cooling economy and a slowdown in the residential property market in 2005 business property values continued to rise. According to a report...
Leaders of the pack
24-Feb-2006
S&N's Tony Froggatt claims to owe the company's success to 'impressive brand momentum' and a new management structure. Hamish Champ reports.A...
24-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Anger as a Cumbrian council says it has spent unused portion of licencees' Public Entertainments Licences
23-Feb-2006
New documentary claims smoke ban will be lethal to children
Building the brand
22-Feb-2006
Now the only regional brewer in the North East, Camerons has big plans, as Phil Mellows reports.Sometimes one little mistake can seem to haunt you...
20-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A regular Monday morning look back at how the weekend's papers reported issues affecting the licensed trade.
20-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team and Tony Halstead
Trust Inns, the 506-strong tenanted pub operator owned by millionaire Trevor Hemmings, has reported increased profit for the fifth year in a row....
What the Sunday papers said
19-Feb-2006
The UK Food Standards Agency is to follow up an investigation in America by its US counterpart after benzene, the carcinogenic chemical, had been...
Is Independent Distillers planning an exit?
17-Feb-2006
Drinks manufacturer Independent Distillers has denied reports it is to pull its entire operation out of the UK, despite growing speculation that it...
Brickmakers team build on their success
17-Feb-2006
The team at the Brickmakers in Norwich is the latest to be nominated for The Publican's Proud of Your Staff initiative. Licensee Charley South has...
17-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A pub which faced closure ten years ago has won CAMRA Pub of the Year for the second time. The Swan - a 16th century cottage style pub - in Little...
Licensees argue for and against the ban
16-Feb-2006
FORAlison Smith, Bar One Nine - a smoke-free pub in Keynsham, Somerset"This is a great thing for pubs as it will give everyone a kick to reconsider...
16-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
As National Pubs Week approaches send us details of your event and we will post them on the website
Cheers
16-Feb-2006
That's a Jolie good pud Snifter spotted Angelina Jolie, in the company of boyfriend Brad Pitt, in the Black Horse, near her home in Fulmer,...
Cains does well with natural water source
16-Feb-2006
Liverpool brewer Cains has spent £250,000 re-opening a long-forgotten natural water well underneath its city-centre brewery. The company says all...
Tynemill switches pubs to tenancies
16-Feb-2006
Award-winning cask-ale specialist Tynemill is now operating seven of its pubs as tenancies, the Morning Advertiser has learned. Tynemill, founded...
Maggots: a racing cert to raise funds
16-Feb-2006
Forget maggot eating - Dave Hackney from the Holderness Inn at Patrington, Yorkshire, insists that maggot racing is the way ahead. Hackney came...
THE GUV'NOR
16-Feb-2006
Dave Daly, licensee of Cahoots in Blackpool and chairman of the National Association of Licensed House Managers If underage drinking is to be...
New look, new Laurel?
15-Feb-2006
Laurel Pub Company has subjected itself to a major restructuring exercise. Hamish Champ spoke to chief executive Julian Sargeson about the...
Dis-chord
15-Feb-2006
The new Licensing Act was supposed to make it easier for pubs to host live music. Three months into the legislation James Wilmore puts his ear to the...
Rogue business rates agents hit disgruntled pubs
15-Feb-2006
Licensees still need to be wary of rogue agents offering to appeal their business rates.The companies telephone a pub and offer to get its business...
The entertainers
15-Feb-2006
Everything's on offer, from electronic jukeboxes to quizzes and game showsGame shows add atmosphere Television game shows provided the inspiration...
13-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A regular Monday morning look back at how the weekend's papers reported issues affecting the licensed trade. Sunday Observer The Observer reports...
What the Sunday papers said
12-Feb-2006
With the introduction of 'Chip & PIN' payments this Tuesday (14th) a number of the UK's top banks stood accused of refusing requests for special...
Keep it in the family
10-Feb-2006
Everards managing director Stephen Gould took a huge risk when he joined the family brewer, but as he explains, it was worth it. Phil Mellows...
Added value
10-Feb-2006
Does the profits method of valuing pubs gauge the property or the business value? Robert May explains the subtle differences.There are some trading...
09-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team
Entrepreneur Michael Cannon has made great strides at Eldridge Pope
Dream on!
09-Feb-2006
National Pubs Week is almost here. While the Campaign for Real Ale has been busy directing people towards their perfect pub in the run up to the week...
Quest begins to find the high street stars
09-Feb-2006
Bars in Croydon be on the alert - The Publican team has you in its sights!Together with Hi Spirits, the company responsible for drink brands...
Head-to-head battle for reality TV pub couples
09-Feb-2006 By Ewan Turney
Two couples are being given three weeks each to impress locals enough to let them run the pub for a year in a new reality TV show set to air in the...
OFT and DTI's Scam Awareness Month
09-Feb-2006
If an offer seems too good to be true then it probably is - that's the key message of Scam Awareness Month. A host of initiatives will be launched...
09-Feb-2006
Bernard Brindley, licensee at the White Lion, Pailton, Warwickshire: Police should act in a more honest and up-front fashion to help crack down on...
A round with The Publican
08-Feb-2006
What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1996Magistrates who refuse would-be publicans for failing to...
Westminster licensees urged to claim PEL refunds
08-Feb-2006
Licensees in Westminster are being urged to reclaim thousands of pounds of overpaid licence fees.The trade association claims a rebate is due on...
