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Vigilance matters

28-Apr-2005

With the average British pub losing £100 a week in cash and stock theft, GRAHAM RIDOUT reveals how you can stay one step ahead with improved...

Licensees left out of pocket

28-Apr-2005

Scores of would-be licensees who paid out for the promise of a pub placement have been told they are likely to find themselves thousands of pounds...

Freedom for Pubs Association vows to renew its fight

28-Apr-2005

A trade group has vowed "the fight goes on" in its bid to end the beer tie.The Freedom for Pubs Association (FFPA), which was set up last August, is...

Whitbread confirms consumer slowdown

28-Apr-2005

Publicly-quoted pub stocks were hit hard on Tuesday after Whitbread's preliminary results confirmed a consumer slowdown in the pub-restaurant sector....

Retailers should unite in High Street Charter'

28-Apr-2005

by John Harrington Pub and club operators should join together to create a High Street Charter to encourage social responsibility in the high...

Regulars ensure yolk's on barmaid

28-Apr-2005

Barmaid Harriet Sluman just couldn't resist throwing an egg at John Prescott's battle wagon last week. The deputy PM was leaving a rally in Rushden,...

Poor advice adds to

28-Apr-2005

transition confusion By now, many readers will have received a bundle of information from their local council on the new licensing regime. It will...

I feel like a guinea pigin this inflexible system

28-Apr-2005

I have been a multiple licensee for more than 25 years and have been increasingly overwhelmed by the red tape. My main frustration has always been...

Licensees join fight to tackle pirate TV footy

28-Apr-2005

by Tony Halstead Licensees are helping soccer bosses win their battle against pirate TV screenings of Premier-ship football. More than 50 calls are...

ALMR slams Act as incompetent

28-Apr-2005

by Tony Halstead The Government has been accused of selling the pub industry short by failing to deliver on major trade issues. Association of...

Doing it yourself just doesn't measure up

28-Apr-2005

I am often asked if the industry still needs traditional style stocktakers now that so many licensed businesses have moved over to a full-blown EPoS...

Honeycombe drops forecasts on tough trading

27-Apr-2005

Honeycombe Leisure is finding the traditional pub market tough going, but says its skill at managing pubs successfully on behalf of other operators...

Keri crowned karaoke queen at Pub & Bar

27-Apr-2005

Budding pop singer Keri Farish picked up a cheque for £1,000 after starring in the Pub Stars national karaoke competition at The Publican's Pub...

Phil Vickery to champion local sourcing at Publican Conference

27-Apr-2005

TV chef Phil Vickery will be a headline speaker at The Publican Conference this year, focusing on his work on developing local sourcing with Kent...

The next chapter

26-Apr-2005

Having exited brewing, Brakspear is now focused on tenancies. By Lorna Harrison.Following an era of controversy surrounding the sale of its...

Pub & Bar 2005: drinks news

26-Apr-2005

Hi Spirits has added two new flavours to its Antica Sambuca range. Banana and Mandarin are both now available from Waverley TBS with the Mandarin...

What the Sunday papers said

24-Apr-2005

Inevitiably, the planned £7.4bn takeover of Allied-Domecq by Pernod Ricard dominates the weekend business pages: Patrick Ricard says that his father...

Fully booked

21-Apr-2005

Booker is now firmly focused on its customers after its long-running takeover saga. John Porter meets Hans Kristian Hustad - the new man at the...

Party pledges

21-Apr-2005

It's time to separate the wheat from the chaff - and get to the heart of the major political parties' election commitments to the pub trade with our...

Yobs set to blame pubs under 'Last Drink Policy'

21-Apr-2005

Licensees have been told they could face prosecution if anyone arrested for an alcohol-related offence fingers their premises as the last place they...

Licensees unimpressed by Tories' binge-drinking plans

21-Apr-2005

Licensees have given a lukewarm reaction to the Conservative Party's five-point plan to tackle binge-drinking.Tory leader Michael Howard announced...

Don't just keep the Jennings name

21-Apr-2005

Can Jennings survive? The takeover bid by Wolverhampton & Dudley has been accepted by the Cumbrian brewer, so there is little point in manning...

Clarification on display of hours

21-Apr-2005

I have been taken to task very politely, of course by a licensing officer (many of whom read the Morning Advertiser, you will be pleased to...

Fountain sale may raise £60m for S&N'

21-Apr-2005

A Scottish newspaper has claimed Scottish & Newcastle could pick up a £60m windfall when it sells its Fountain Brewery site in Edinburgh to...

Friend in after hours

21-Apr-2005

Q We have had a situation on which we need your advice. One night last week, at about 11.45pm, our barman was sitting having a drink with his friend...

Hull hit by joint spot checks

21-Apr-2005

A pub operator has complained about multi-agency spot checks on outlets in Hull city centre on key weekend trading nights. Licensees were recently...

More councils say licensees must be present at all times'

21-Apr-2005

by Ewan Turney Irate licensees in North Norfolk and Huntingdon have reported that their councils have adopted a similar stance to Calderdale Council...

Other areas of concern

21-Apr-2005

Smoking The party wants a self-regulatory approach, agreed with the industry. Conservative industry spokesman Stephen O'Brien says: "Within the time...

What the pubs say

21-Apr-2005

The take-up is evenly split "In summer we sell more Guinness Extra Cold than ordinary but otherwise it's pretty balanced. I think a lot of people...

West's

21-Apr-2005

got spring in its step Despite a wet and sluggish summer last year, the region's pub market is blossoming thanks to spring and thriving tourism....

Tourist directory targets licensees

20-Apr-2005

A tourist directory which has been targeting firms across the world from Bolivia to Belgium has stepped up its pursuit of UK licensees.Pubs across...

CI Traders questions Guernsey casino development

20-Apr-2005

Channel Islands leisure and retail group CI Traders has put a question mark over its proposed casino development on Guernsey.CIT said it is talking...

What the Sunday papers said

17-Apr-2005

SPI, Russian owner of the Stolichnaya vodka brand will this week enter the takeover frenzy surrounding Britain's Allied Domecq, ahead of a formal...

Capital opens two new sites

15-Apr-2005

Rapidly expanding pub group Capital has shrugged off suggestions that there is a shortage of good acquisition opportunities, opening two new...

On-trade sales hit by supermarkets

14-Apr-2005

Concern that cut-price alcohol in supermarkets is fuelling a drop in on-trade sales has been confirmed by government statistics.In the week that...

Wolves poised to snap up Jennings for £46m

14-Apr-2005

by Ewan Turney Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries is set to take over Cumbrian brewer and pub operator Jennings Brothers after making a...

Not what was planned

14-Apr-2005

Although there are a number of reasons why so few applications have been made for conversion to premises licences, one of the major factors must be...

No PASS scheme set to ease problems with ID

14-Apr-2005

by John Harrington Pub staff will soon be given extra help in identifying under-18s, and locating fake IDs, under a new initiative. The "No PASS,...

Even top solicitors find new Act's hard to grasp

14-Apr-2005

by Ewan Turney The country's top firm of licensing solicitors has admitted that even it is struggling to comprehend the regulations of the Licensing...

First franchisee' for Mentor

14-Apr-2005

Pub company Mentor Inns has appointed its first "franchisee" with responsibility for finding pubs and licensees. Paul Mahon, a Fellow of the BII...

Andrew Rothwell

14-Apr-2005

Farmers Arms Heskin Green Lancashire "We had the wedding on television in the pub, but truthfully, there was very little interest shown. Most...

Joining forces

12-Apr-2005

W&DB hopes to snap up Lake District-based Jennings. John Porter reports.The Wolves are hunting once again. This time, Midlands-based...

An acquired taste

12-Apr-2005

Having just completed a major deal with British Waterways, Lorna Harrison finds S&NPE is not prepared to tread water over future acquisitions.Two...

Crehan case delayed until next year

12-Apr-2005

The case of Crehan Vs Inntrepreneur is now expected to be heard in the House of Lords early next year.The case, which was expected to be in the House...

What the Sunday papers said

10-Apr-2005

Pernod Ricard and Fortune Brands are set to make an offer of more than £7bn for Allied Domecq as early as this week. Pernod, which is leading the...

Drink Talk: Dan Slark

08-Apr-2005

"There are many examples of pubs which thrive because they get their consumer propositions right" says Dan Slark, director of specialist marketing...

Wolves stirs Pitcher & Piano into expansion

07-Apr-2005

by The PMA Team The first new Pitcher & Piano in seven years opens in July as part of plans by Wolves & Dudley to pursue an "opportunistic"...

Latest blitz finds pubs still selling to under-18s

07-Apr-2005

A higher proportion of pubs sold to under-18s during the latest Home Office crackdown, according to early figures released this week.A large number...