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Premises join scheme to crack down on underage sales

08-Sep-2005

A growing number of licensed premises are running "Challenge 21" style policies in attempt to guarantee they are not selling alcohol to underage...

BBPA requests investigation into backdoor smoke bans

08-Sep-2005

LACORS, the local authority co-ordinating body, is asking both St Albans City & District Council and Preston City Council to clarify their...

Open late to watch Khan

08-Sep-2005

After a busy weekend of Premiership football action and an entertaining, intriguing final qualifying round of European rugby in the Heineken Cup, all...

Frustrated Ferguson

08-Sep-2005

The pressure on Manchester United is mounting, and it shows. After the defeat to Manchester City in the Premiership last Saturday, ManU manager Sir...

In good Company

08-Sep-2005

When the Beer Orders came into force in 1989, it was a real shake-up for the Worshipful Company of Brewers one of Britain's oldest trade bodies....

Bomb fallout squeezes trade in London pubs

08-Sep-2005

by John Harrington Further evidence has emerged that the July bomb attacks have continued to dent trade at central London pubs weeks after the...

The Falkland Arms

08-Sep-2005

Great Tew, Oxfordshire 01608 683653 Whoever said that ale wasn't for women would get a shock if they entered the Falkland Arms, where women chatting...

The Fighting Cocks

08-Sep-2005

High Street, Stottesdon, Shropshire 01746 718270 Built through funding from the Government's Pub is the Hub scheme and a loan from the nearby...

The Fleece

08-Sep-2005

Witney, Oxfordshire 01993 892270 Victoria Moon, joint director of the Peach Pub Company, describes the Fleece as a 'relaxed, all-day meeting place,...

The MA's

08-Sep-2005

Top 20 UK Pubs 2005 Last year, the Morning Advertiser's first poll of the UK's top pubs as voted for by the industry was the talk of the trade....

The Taps

08-Sep-2005

2 Henry Street, Lytham, Lancashire 01253 736226 'There is a passion in this Greene King-owned pub for cask ale, and people come from all over to...

Full steam ahead

07-Sep-2005

His station buffet entertainment centres have hit the buffers, but Tony Brookes steams on. Phil Mellows reports.Tony Brookes will miss the view from...

Carlisle licensee wins battle with residents

07-Sep-2005

A Carlisle pub landlord has won his extended opening hours after police supported the pub against complaints from local residents.Ron Wood, licensee...

What the Sunday papers said

04-Sep-2005

High Street sales fell for a sixth consecutive month in August, according to the British Retail Consortium-KPMG sales monitor. Like-for-like sales...

Licensees make their voice heard on smoking ban

02-Sep-2005

A last-minute flood of submissions from licensees will be heading to the Department of Health (DoH) on Monday as its smoking consultation draws to a...

Team work

01-Sep-2005

Caledonian's managing director explains how cricket influences its work ethic.There might be a few uncharitable souls who would suggest that selling...

Licensees lash out over newspaper reports

01-Sep-2005

Licensees have lashed out over newspapers' sensationalist reports over extended hours.The industry has been slammed by articles in the national press...

Cadbury Schweppes to sell European drinks operation

01-Sep-2005

Cadbury Schweppes has confirmed that it plans to sell its European drinks operation, valued by the City at arond £1bn.The move will not affect...

The last-chance saloon

01-Sep-2005

Hosts are urged to get their applications in now so they don't miss out in November. Jo de Mille and Tony Halstead look at how councils are working...

What the experts suggest...

01-Sep-2005

Ann Elliott established Elliott Independent, a small marketing consultancy, in 2001 to offer advice to improve sales and profitability. She can be...

Nuns and pub in hours compromise

01-Sep-2005

A group of nuns has reached an uneasy compromise with Greene King over new opening hours for an Oxford pub. The nuns from the John Henry Newman...

National launch for Best Bar None

01-Sep-2005

by John Harrington The Best Bar None (BBN) accreditation scheme is expected to be rolled out to about 50 towns and cities across Britain by April...

Hosts lose all in wake of Aviation Group collapse

01-Sep-2005

by Graham Ridout Licensees have little chance of receiving any money following the latest collapse of a pub placement company. Aviation Group went...

French connection

01-Sep-2005

With the Lydden Bell little more than 20 miles from France, it's not just Kentish fare making up the locally-sourced rustic menu. NIGEL HUDDLESTON...

Profile: John Grogan

31-Aug-2005

John Grogan, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, talks to James Wilmore about those headlines, smoking and 24-hour drinking.Usually...

Mozart opera to be performed in Skipton pub

30-Aug-2005

A Mozart opera is to receive its world premiere at canalside pub the Narrow Boat in Skipton, Yorkshire. The performance of the opera Bastien und...

What the Sunday papers said

27-Aug-2005

Children will be legally allowed into pubs, lncluding late night venues under what the Mail calls a 'loophole' in the Licensing Act. Urbium, owner of...

Jones to explore Ultimate growth

25-Aug-2005

by The PMA Team Newcastle-based nightclub company Ultimate Leisure looks set to go on an expansion drive after its existing management team was...

Would-be licensees out of pocket

25-Aug-2005

Would-be licensees have again been left out of pocket by a pub operator offering them the pub of their dreams.Manchester-based Aviation Group Ltd,...

A round with The Publican

25-Aug-2005

What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1995Licensees with children's certificates are told they...

Guest critical after assault at wedding

25-Aug-2005

A man could be left with permanent brain damage after he was attacked during a wedding reception at a London pub. The wedding was paid for by TV show...

Police fail to deliver on anti-drunk laws: BBPA

25-Aug-2005

by John Harrington The British Beer & Pub Asso-ciation (BBPA) has backed Government claims that police are failing to crack down on problem pubs....

Scots want clarification over grandfather rights

25-Aug-2005

by John Harrington Trade leaders are calling for the Scottish Executive to clarify its plans for grandfather rights under Scotland's new licensing...

Residential objections

25-Aug-2005

The recent decision by the Birmingham licensing authority that objections from local residents to the opening hours of a JD Wetherspoon pub were not...

Responsibility for repairs

25-Aug-2005

QWe took over a pub earlier this year which was quite run down and for most of that time the roof has been leaking. We have asked about this many...

Honing skills

24-Aug-2005

The Publican reveals the shortlist for this year's NITAs.It will come as no surprise to anyone reading this that the pub industry is continuing to...

Wolves pounces on English Country Inns

24-Aug-2005

Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) has agreed a cash offer for the 14-strong English Country Inns (ECI) business.The boards of both...

London calling

23-Aug-2005

How healthy is London's pub trade after July's bombings, asks Hamish Champ.AC Nielsen's recent comments on the impact on Londoner's drinking habits...

Mixed response for Scotland's licensing u-turn

23-Aug-2005

New licensing concessions for pubs handed out by the Scottish Executive have been met with a mixed response by the trade in Scotland.Although there...

What the Sunday papers said

21-Aug-2005

The FT reports that the 'massive shareholder revolt' at Ultimate Leisure, which has seen the departure of the late night operator's senior...

Ultimate Leisure bosses step down

20-Aug-2005

Shareholders in troubled late night operator Ultimate Leisure have forced the resignation of founder and chairman Allan Rankin, along with other key...

The leash loosens

18-Aug-2005

Managed operator JD Wetherspoon is showing signs of greater operational flexibility as it tries to drive sales. It's even letting its managers try...

Pubs in Scotland to lose grandfather rights

18-Aug-2005

Pubs in Scotland face losing their grandfather rights when its new licensing regime comes into force in 2007.Calls by the trade for the Scottish...

Solution to an age-old problem

18-Aug-2005

As part of our Responsible Drinks Retailing initiative we will be providing tips and advice on best practice to improve standards in pubs. This week...

Who said the

18-Aug-2005

war is over? Step into the Albion in Chester and order one of its 'trench rations and you'd think that the Great War was still on all thanks to more...

New mindset on alcohol

18-Aug-2005

Andrew Pring, Editor At last, some sanity in Government thinking on binge drinking and on three counts. Firstly, judges are being told to pass far...

Chequers' bid for extra hours hit by 'hate mail'

18-Aug-2005

by John Harrington The pub where football legend George Best famously fell off the waggon has been dogged by a 'hate mail campaign against plans to...

Just two weeks remain to air

18-Aug-2005

your views on smoking bans by Andrew Pring Licensees have just over two weeks left to influence the Government's smoking-in-pubs plans. Hundreds of...

High-street pubs limit extra drinking hours

18-Aug-2005

by Tony Halstead Major high-street pub operators have limited their new drinking hours applications to between one and two extra hours. A straw poll...