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Pulling power

02-Feb-2005

Despite operating only three per cent of pubs in the UK, Mitchells & Butlers rakes in nine per cent of the industry's sales. Andrew Catchpole...

Taking a stand

02-Feb-2005

The Publican's Butt Out! campaign has had overwhelming support. Tom Sandham went along to a Pubwatch meeting in South-East London to hear what the...

Brains bolsters its spread in Wales

01-Feb-2005

SA Brain has strengthened its presence in west Wales with the purchase of 27 pubs from Cardigan-based Innkeeper Wales for an undisclosed sum. This...

What the Sunday papers said…

31-Jan-2005

None of the publicans responding to a BBC survey said they would stay open 24-hours when licensing laws are relaxed next month, largely because it...

SFI appoints advisor to consider its options

27-Jan-2005

by The PMA Team SFI Group has appointed an advisor to look at refinancing or selling the company. The company, which saw its banks swap debt for...

A speedy solution

27-Jan-2005

MP Martin O'Neill, the man who led the Trade & Industry Select Committee's recent probe into the pubcos, tells Daniel Pearce why the subsequent...

Licensees glory in Wetherspoon smoking ban

27-Jan-2005

JD Wetherspoon plans to introduce a smoking ban have been welcomed by other licensees - because it could mean more trade for them.The chain is to...

New SIA problems as deadlines draw closer

27-Jan-2005

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) is continuing to struggle in its efforts to get door supervisors to sign up for its new licence.Police in most...

Going for Gould

27-Jan-2005

Stephen Gould made the switch from major pubco to family firm two years ago, and will now take over as Everards' MD six months earlier than planned....

Hours fixing' is next hurdle facing hosts

27-Jan-2005

The latest twist in the sorry tale of licensing reform and the one probably most important for the majority of licensees is the "fixing" of...

Livingstone joins gay pub flag row

27-Jan-2005

by John Harrington A row over gay Soho pubs flying rainbow flags has erupted, after London mayor Ken Livingstone condemned Westminster Council for...

The giving game

27-Jan-2005

Charity collections in pubs may be fairly commonplace but the recent crisis insouth east Asia has raised the stakes. CAMILLA PALMER reports on the...

Trade up in arms over Alcohol Disorder Zones

27-Jan-2005

by Ewan Turney Pubs and bars in problem areas could find themselves "yellow-carded" and dumped in Alcohol Disorder Zones, with the prospect of...

Willing and able

26-Jan-2005

Turning Cains around is no short-term project for its dynamic directors - they are in it for the long haul, as they explain to Andrew...

Stalled progress at SFI sparks potential sale

24-Jan-2005

The troubled SFI Group has appointed Kroll as corporate advisor as it weighs up sale or restructuring as possible routes to survival.The move comes...

What the Sunday papers said…

24-Jan-2005

Passions are running high over proposals to relax the UK's archaic drinking laws, with the drinks industry on one side, consumer groups, the medical...

Finance: Be calculating

21-Jan-2005

Make this the year when you take back control of your pub accounts by calculating the actual costs and running expenses says Phil Mellows.Publicans...

On the attack

20-Jan-2005

The licensed trade is under siege again. But the industry has been working hard to correct the misconceptions. Michelle Perrett reports.It looks like...

Pubfolio plans expansion of estate

20-Jan-2005

Pubfolio has whetted the market's appetite with talk of further rapid expansion of its 800-strong portfolio.Pubfolio boss Richard Hatter confirmed he...

Finance: Happy loss?

20-Jan-2005

Colin Marsters warns that far from boosting profits, licensees are heavily subsidising happy hours.Happy hours have long been a traditional carrot...

Pop Idol makers stop Pub Idol trademark

20-Jan-2005

by MA Reporter The makers of ITV's Pop Idol have stepped in to stop a karaoke entrepreneur from trademarking the name "Pub Idols" for use in his...

Host sacked in light-bulb row

20-Jan-2005

by John Harrington A pub manager has been sacked and given one week to leave his pub for ordering light bulbs without consent. John Traynor,...

Hosts must be made to join Pubwatch'

20-Jan-2005

A licensee and former Pubwatch chairman has called for the Scottish Executive to look at making participation in a Pubwatch scheme compulsory....

Blears pledges no Ofbooze'

20-Jan-2005

Home Office minister Hazel Blears has told the Morning Advertiser that plans for a new regulatory body to monitor social responsibility in the trade...

Beware pitfalls and

20-Jan-2005

plethora of paperwork If The Mail on Sunday thinks Andrew Cunningham is a friend of the licensed trade, it should look at the Licensing Regulations...

Best Family Pub of the year

20-Jan-2005

Britvic sponsors this award, which recognises the pub that has bestcapitalised on thefamily market in thepast 12 months North: Garsdale Country Inn...

Climbing the ladder

19-Jan-2005

With so many drinks brands vying for space on the bar, it's hard to know which way to turn. Adam Withrington asks Myles Doran how Barracuda makes...

Delay in reopening Boscastle flood pub

19-Jan-2005

Staff at a pub that was completely wrecked by floods in the summer are putting the business back together.When severe floods hit the Cornish town of...

Music pub saved from demolition

19-Jan-2005

A pub that became the centre of the community thanks to its outstanding music events has been saved from demolition.The Witchwood in...

What the Sunday papers say...

17-Jan-2005

Tessa Jowell, the Culture Secretary, has insisted the Government will not be "blown off course" by a press campaign to derail its plans to legalise...

BBPA hits back after Daily Mail campaign

17-Jan-2005

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has spoken out after the Daily Mail launched its campaign to stall licensing reform.The newspaper has...

Herald shows its acquisitive Mood

13-Jan-2005

by Tony Halstead and The PMA Team Lancashire-based Herald Inns & Bars, a company linked to leisure entrepreneur Trevor Hemmings, has acquired...

Redundancies loom as Regent gears up for possible sale

13-Jan-2005

City rumours of a forthcoming sale of the 71-strong Regent Inns have intensified as the streamlining of the company's HQ operation gathers pace.A...

BII to extend membership to licensees in off-trade

13-Jan-2005

The BII is opening up its membership to all alcohol retailers for the first time to reflect the changing face of the licensed sector.The trade's...

A round with The Publican

13-Jan-2005

What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1995Independent brewers, unhappy with spiralling beer duty...

Coussins calls for new pub regulatory body

13-Jan-2005

by John Harrington Portman Group chief executive Jean Coussins has called for a Portman-style regulatory body for pubs. Her comments follow the...

EU expansion tipped to ease bar staff shortage

13-Jan-2005

by Ewan Turney Recruitment problems could be a thing of the past thanks to the expansion of the European Union (EU) to several Eastern European...

Fancy storing a Vulcan bomber in your yard for a wee while?

13-Jan-2005

A landlord in Stockport has given Snifter an unusual task finding a temporary home for his ex-RAF bomber while he does battle with the Blackpool...

Home Counties: Red Lion

13-Jan-2005

Coleshill, Buckinghamshire John Ullman doesn't mince his words. "I feel very privileged to live in the village and run this pub." It seems the...

Leicester clean-up stops drunks mid-flow

13-Jan-2005

Drunks caught urinating in the street in Leicester were handed a mop and bucket and told to clean up their mess. Police have warned that patrols...

The knock-on effect

13-Jan-2005

Rugby fans will be out in force from 5 February when the Six Nations kicks off. Ewan Turney gets some tips from licensees on how to turn the...

Keep upholding the old virtues and standards'

13-Jan-2005

As retired licensees we may be enjoying life to the full, but that does not mean that we are out of touch with what goes on in the UK. We only see...

New era' paves way for off-trade to join BII

13-Jan-2005

by John Harrington The British Institute of Innkeep-ing to be known in future as simply the BII is now offering membership to the off-trade as...

The way forward

12-Jan-2005

Now that the Trade & Industry Select Committee has finished its investigation into the pub companies, what steps can the industry take to build a...

Shouting for pubs

12-Jan-2005

National Pubs Week is coming up fast - and organiser CAMRA is urging YOU to get involved. Chief executive Mike Benner tells Daniel Pearce how.No one...