Angry licensees blame local councils for licensing chaos
07-Apr-2005
by Ewan Turney Angry licensees have hit back at local authorities claiming they only have themselves to blame for the lack of applications for new...
Geronimo to open retro-themed pub
07-Apr-2005
London pub group Geronimo Inns, which operates 14 awardwinning and Michelin-rated pubs across the capital, is to open a retro-themed outlet in...
Key concessions, but no SIA deadline extension
07-Apr-2005
by Ewan Turney There will be no extension of the deadline for doorstaff to be Security Industry Authority (SIA) registered but three key concessions...
Young's £100m site sale report is way off mark'
07-Apr-2005
by Martyn Cornell A report that shareholders at South London brewer Young & Co could be voting soon on a £100m bonus from the redevelopment of...
Wessex Taverns put into administration
07-Apr-2005
North-east pub and bar operator Wessex Taverns has slipped into administration after cash-flow problems. The company, based in Whitley Bay, Tyne...
Brains power
05-Apr-2005
Lorna Harrison examines the four-year transformation of Welsh brewer Brains.You'd be hard pressed to find somebody living in Wales who hasn't heard...
Safety thirst
05-Apr-2005
Campaigns to increase pub customers' awareness of how much they are drinking have started to gather momentum. By James Wilmore.Brewers are taking...
Fortune Brands makes its move for Allied Domecq
05-Apr-2005
US spirits giant Fortune Brands has teamed up with Pernod Ricard in a takeover move for Allied Domecq.UK-based Allied, owner of brands including Tia...
Pub & Bar 2005 preview: Take in a show
05-Apr-2005
Pub & Bar, the industry's biggest show, opens at London's Olympia next week. Phil Mellows explains why you should be there.Over the past eight...
Pub & Bar 2005 preview: The best in show
05-Apr-2005
Each year companies choose Pub & Bar to unveil innovations to the pub industry and raise the profile of established products. Here are just some...
Pub & Bar 2005 preview: Exhibitors list
05-Apr-2005
Exhibiting at this year's Pub & Bar Show at London's Olympia are:3663 First for FoodserviceAAEL SolutionsAIRAirblocAjinomoto Frozen...
Pub & Bar 2005 preview: News and features
05-Apr-2005
All the latest news on the range of features offered by Pub & Bar 2005.Competition ends to find the UK's best pub singerPub singers are getting...
What the Sunday papers said
03-Apr-2005
Fortune Brands, the US conglomerate which counts Jim Beam bourbon among its portfolio of spirits brands, has appointed investment bank CSFB, to...
Hot Topics - Burning Issues facing the industry today
01-Apr-2005
PubChef asks industry experts for their views on burning issues the industry faces today
London pubs given reprieve over SIA
01-Apr-2005
Pubs and clubs in London have been given an eight-week extension to ensure their doorstaff have qualified for the new security licence, following...
Mill House set to grow to 100 sites
31-Mar-2005
by The PMA Team Mill House Inns chief executive Ted Kennedy has set a target of expanding the company from 60 to around 100 sites after completing a...
Safety
31-Mar-2005
Brewers are taking their responsibilities to consumers increasingly seriously, it would appear. The latest company to join Scottish Courage, Coors...
Pubs urged to join PPL protest
31-Mar-2005
Licensees are being urged to join the protest against a massive hike in the cost of playing background music in pubs. Mitchells & Butlers...
Wall of fame' tribute as pub celebrates facelift
31-Mar-2005
The Wellington Inn in Leek, Staffordshire, is rolling out red-carpet treatment for long-lost customers whose faces feature on its pool room mural....
We need BII seal of approval
31-Mar-2005
If you were a complete newcomer to the trade, looking to take on a leased or tenanted pub, what's the first thing you'd look for as you pore over...
Prepare well to avoid missing Formula fun
31-Mar-2005
It is clear that nothing about the new law is certain at this stage. But the greatest uncertaintystill hangs over the question of special events and...
Future gazing with more people in the know
31-Mar-2005
Xanthe Clay, Daily Telegraph cookery writer "Gastro pubs are here to stay as long as they remember their roots, which is serving well-kept beer...
Caborn steps in to defuse the row over licensees' historic r
31-Mar-2005
Grandfather rights saved... by Ewan Turney Licensing minister Richard Caborn has called a halt to the legal row over grandfather rights that was...
Licensees face business rate hike
30-Mar-2005
Licensees are facing up to big hikes in their business rates this week with new bills being issued this Friday (April 1).Rates have been rumoured to...
What the Sunday papers said
27-Mar-2005
European brewers that have failed to broaden their portfolios into emerging markets are likely to suffer increasing pressure from sluggish sales and...
Blears praises strong' Pubwatch
24-Mar-2005
Home Office minister Hazel Blears praised the effectiveness of Workington's Pubwatch scheme in the House of Commons. Speaking in reply to a question...
Guernsey hands hosts fees shock
24-Mar-2005
by John Harington Hosts in Guernsey have hit out at plans for massive increases in licensing fees, which will be used to fund a campaign to cut...
It's high time the Mail & co apologised
24-Mar-2005
The media reported last week that applications for extended pub opening hours had been made by "only a handful of pubs". Not a single application had...
Lady of laughter
24-Mar-2005
Meet the colourful landlady of a Norfolk village pub, who's into zany ceramics, loves people and still runs a successful business. Nigel Huddleston...
Nightmare of form-filling
24-Mar-2005
Licensed victuallers associations across the country say the sheer weight of form-filling and copying is a nightmare. Mike Stevens, of...
The sum of all fearsAre you sitting down? Chances are you'll
24-Mar-2005
Many licensees are about to receive a financial heart attack. If they haven't received one yet, then over the next few days they'll get a letter...
The challenges ahead
24-Mar-2005
If Jonathan Adnams faces big new challenges next year, so too does his personable anointed successor Andy Wood. Currently sales and marketing...
Smiles moves brewing out of Bristol
23-Mar-2005
The venture capital owner of Bristol brewer Smiles has outsourced beer production in a drive to keep the business profitable.Close Venture...
Time to ACT! Objections
23-Mar-2005
Objections to licences and hearings are the subject of the fourth and final part of Time to ACT!, our series on getting to grips with the new...
Industry's finest honoured at Publican Awards
23-Mar-2005
Licensee Lucy Craig of the Ha! Ha! Bar and Canteen in Brighton has become the youngest ever winner of the BII Licensee of the Year award.The...
Inventive Leisure back on the expansion trail
22-Mar-2005
Inventive Leisure, operator of the Revolution vodka bar chain, is looking at expansion after restoring sales growth in the business.Inventive says it...
Licensee invites bands to play 'unplugged'
21-Mar-2005
A licensee has avoided the threat of a noise abatement order from his council by inviting local bands to play "unplugged".John Dryhurst of the Star...
What the Sunday papers said
20-Mar-2005
The paid for policing issue has split the industry, says stalwart pub trade supporter the Mail. Under chief executive Mark Jones, Yates is to begin...
Pubco 'not guilty' verdict confirmed
17-Mar-2005
Pub companies have been given a virtually clean bill of health by the government following the MPs' inquiry into the industry.Neither the Department...
With summer on the horizon, and pubs moving towards indoor s
17-Mar-2005
It's rare for a licensee to have 16-acres of land to play with. But for Paul Brady, who found himself in exactly that position at the Cheshire Cat in...
New Act's quite simply a ticking time-bomb
17-Mar-2005
There has, quite understandably, been some consternation in the licensed trade over the suggestion that licences which were transferred after the...
MBO is not an option says Martin
17-Mar-2005
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has insisted that there is no chance of the company being taken private in a management buyout. Martin said the...
Barwatch takes name off ban list
17-Mar-2005
A Barrow man fears his business and reputation will suffer as a result of a man with the same name being published on a list of banned drinkers by...
After 36 years behind the bar of the Alma in Uckfield, Joy H
17-Mar-2005
Joy Hughes is 18 times your average tenant. At least according to the recent pubco inquiry report, that claims the average tenant only stays in the...
Bill King has downsized with a vengeance. From managing dire
17-Mar-2005
But at least he's still making beer. That seemed unlikely back in 2000 when King & Barnes went out of business. King was badly damaged by the...
Come on SIA: explain your jail threats
17-Mar-2005
I am concerned to note that the Security Industry Authority (SIA) spokesmen, in spite of the well-reported problems over the licensing rollout, are...
Dreams dashed
16-Mar-2005
Michelle Perrett warns against rogue recruiters exploiting potential licensees.To a person wanting to get into the pub trade their ideal may be to...
Time to ACT!: Making changes
16-Mar-2005
This week in Time to ACT!, our guide to applying for the new licences in association with the British Beer & Pub Association and the BII, we look...
New challenge to pub industry following inquiry
16-Mar-2005
The pub industry has been charged with drawing up a new code of conduct governing the relationship between pubcos and tenants, following last year's...
East London pubs take to the airwaves
14-Mar-2005
Licensees in Stratford are hoping that a new radio communications network will help them tackle alcohol-related crime and disorder.Pubs and clubs in...
