Going the extra mile to save their community's store
22-Sep-2005
Red Lion, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire Thirteen years ago Coleshill village shop closed its doors, leaving local residents with nowhere to buy...
Lay off my Local takes off
22-Sep-2005
by getting customers to sign our petition, we can confront the peddlers of lies about the trade Andrew Pring, Editor Morning Advertiser readers have...
Licensee's fury at Mail
22-Sep-2005
over booze laws letter by Ewan Turney An irate licensee has lambasted the Daily Mail for censoring part of a letter criticising its coverage of the...
Any surprise big sellers over the summer?
22-Sep-2005
Mark Fallon The Wheatsheaf Barrow Cumbria 'It's not really a surprise but we have a bottled drink called VHF that comes in nine different flavours....
Crackers, candles & cock-ups
22-Sep-2005
It should be the busiest time of the year, when you're inundated with customers so you can guarantee something's going to go wrong. JO de MILLE asks...
Look out Daily Wail, the gloves are off
22-Sep-2005
I hang my head in shame. Last week, I launched the 2006 Good Beer Guide, a disgraceful, near-pornographic tome that encourages people to go to that...
Well-heeled spark
22-Sep-2005
rise in objections Licensees in some parts of the country are finding it harder to get extended opening hours than some national newspapers claim....
Thousands back call to 'Lay off my Local'
22-Sep-2005
Morning Advertiser campaign gets off to a thunderous start by John Harrington Thousands of pub regulars are delivering a noisy 'Lay off my Local...
We're 30!
21-Sep-2005
Editor Caroline Nodder casts her memory back as The Publican Newspaper reaches a milestone birthday.Thirty years ago I had just uttered one of my...
Golden years
21-Sep-2005
The pub trade - and the world - are very different places today compared to how they were 30 years ago, as Michelle Perrett and Nick Yates...
Lorna Harrison: Never a dull moment in the pub trade
21-Sep-2005
The Publican's Editor-in-chief, Lorna Harrsion, looks back on the past thirty years in the pub trade to mark the 30th Birthday of The Publican...
Your voice
21-Sep-2005
The Publican has always championed the trade's causes. Editor Caroline Nodder reviews our campaigns.There has been no such thing as a quiet news week...
Peter Hansen: The future of pub finance
21-Sep-2005
To mark The Publican's 30th Birthday, Peter Hansen, founder of PC Hansen & Co, looks at the future of pub finance.There have been huge changes in...
Come together
21-Sep-2005
Growth by acquisition remains the driving force behind the licensed trade, says Hamish Champ on The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.This year has...
I predict…
21-Sep-2005
So what does the future hold for the industry, then? Hamish Champ makes his predictions on The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.Consolidation,...
Mark Brumby: What's ahead?
21-Sep-2005
Mark Brumby, analyst at Oriel Securities, takes a proper look to see what may be ahead as part of The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday...
A happy breed?
21-Sep-2005
Big changes in the industry over the past thirty years and a new kind of relationship between landlord and tenant have produced a different type of...
Mike Benner: How we were
21-Sep-2005
Mike Benner, chief executive of the Campaign for Real Ale, marks The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday by reflecting on the organisation's last 30...
How was it for you?
21-Sep-2005
Former Publican drinks writers debate the industry on the 30th anniversary of The Publican Newspaper.It takes a very special mind to be able to...
Back to the future
21-Sep-2005
Our predictions for changes in our 25th birthday issue weren't far off the mark, observes Nick Yates.With customers entertained by a Sky 3D Virtual...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Mike Bell
20-Sep-2005
Mike Bell, licensee of the Portobello Gold, West London, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I had a...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Ted Tuppen
20-Sep-2005
Ted Tuppen, chief executive of Enterprise Inns helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I had just got...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Nick Bish
20-Sep-2005
Nick Bish, chief executive, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.Where were you 30 years...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Martin Duckworth
20-Sep-2005
Martin Duckworth, former editor of The Publican Newspaper and director of Innput Communications, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: John McNamara
20-Sep-2005
John McNamara, chief executive of the BII helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? In 1975 I was a...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: James Purnell MP
20-Sep-2005
James Purnell MP, minister for licensing, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? Starting primary...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Christian Davis
20-Sep-2005
Christian Davis, former editor of The Publican Newspaper, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? I was...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Barry Gillham
20-Sep-2005
Barry Gillham, chairman of Fleurets, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?In 1975 I was leading a team...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Stuart Ross
20-Sep-2005
Stuart Ross, chief executive of Belhaven, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I was PA to the chairman...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: John Grogan
20-Sep-2005
John Grogan, MP and chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Chris Hutt
20-Sep-2005
Chris Hutt, chairman of Laurel Pub Company, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I was managing...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Bobby Neame
20-Sep-2005
Bobby Neame, chairman of Shepherd Neame, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago? I was chairing Shepherd...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Anthony Fuller
20-Sep-2005
Anthony Fuller, chairman of Fuller, Smith & Turner, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?I was the...
The Publican's 30th Birthday: Andrew Palmer
20-Sep-2005
Andrew Palmer, former editor of The Publican Newspaper, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30 years ago?In 1975, I...
Regent back on track
20-Sep-2005
Walkabout operator Regent Inns, which recently launched a bid for rivals Urbium, has reported sales up seven per cent for the year to July 2.Turnover...
What the Sunday papers said
18-Sep-2005
The government appeared to be watering down its proposals to allow pubs and clubs to open around the clock. Following a major Cabinet revolt the Mail...
What Publican readers say about the Daily Mail
16-Sep-2005
Dave Parker, the Shoulder of Mutton, Castleford, West Yorkshire"I used to buy the Daily Mail but I have stopped now. It has been hyping this up out...
Daily Mail hits back - but pledges a rethink
15-Sep-2005
The Daily Mail has agreed to look again at its "Say No To 24-Hour Pubs" campaign after The Publican launched a pub trade boycott of the paper last...
Image - it's all about you
15-Sep-2005
Andrew Pring, Editor Pubs have long seen themselves as a popular British institution. They've felt secure in the affections of their community,...
Eleven reasons why pubs are simply the best
15-Sep-2005
To kick-off our Heart of the Community campaign, here are 11 reasons why the pub is so great. You can probably think of many more, so email us at...
No resting on his Laurels
14-Sep-2005
Despite his company's 'frighteningly fast pace' of growth, Julian Sargeson is predictably upbeat, reports Hamish Champ.Try "Googling" the name Julian...
One third of pubs still not equipped for disabled
14-Sep-2005
Shock new research shows that more than a third of small businesses are still ignorant of their responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination...
West Country pubs pass responsible trading test
14-Sep-2005
Pubs in the West Country have been praised by a senior police officer for trading responsibly.Chief Constable Colin Port of Avon & Somerset...
Pubs throw out the Daily Mail
12-Sep-2005
Licensees are queuing up to back The Publican's "Say No To The Daily Mail!" campaign.Scores of publicans have been filling out the form on...
What the Sunday papers said
11-Sep-2005
The new licensing legislation will fuel the incidence of rape and murder, according to an internal police report. Cases of murder, rape, physical...
52 SFI sites on sale will fail to raise £2m tops
08-Sep-2005
by The PMA Team A group of 52 former SFI Group sites being sold by administrator Pricewaterhouse Coopers is likely to raise no more than £2m and...
Boycott the Daily Mail
08-Sep-2005
The Publican is leading the fight back over the Daily Mail's flawed attacks on the trade and is now asking pubs to boycott the paper.Following a...
Daily Mail: 'The Publican says'
08-Sep-2005
Journalists. They're the scum of the earth aren't they? And no-one knows this better than us on The Publican!We know the games that the media can...
Publican readers' views on smoking presented to DOH
08-Sep-2005
The views of Publican readers from across England and Wales were delivered to the Department of Health (DoH) this week at the close of the...
LAs admit missed deadlines could lead to closures
08-Sep-2005
Licensees who failed to get their licensing applications in before the August 6 deadline could find themselves facing closure if there are...
