A Hampshire landlord has had his shoulder surgically reconstructed after suffering damage to the joint from 26 years of pulling pints. Mike Elvis, a...
Apart from honouring Ireland's patron saint, St Patrick's Day is a huge success for the licensed trade. So why can't St George's Day do the same for...
Pubs in central London are losing customers because of the controversial congestion charge which was introduced last February.An independent survey,...
The row between Laurel Pub Company and Vodka Bar Management dramatically escalated this week to threats of liquidation and lawsuits.Both sides claim...
The Independent on SundayMinisters are to unveil proposals to ban smoking in public places. Local authorities are set to be given the power to outlaw...
As the government turns its attention to binge-drinking it looks like the majority of responsible operators could face a raft of regulations because...
This white spirit distiller, based in Warrington, is one of the UK's leading producers of gin and vodka. Although purchased by the Greenall group in...
A pub landlord has been jailed by Worcester Crown Court for trying to strangle his wife. Alan Clarke, licensee at the Live and Let pub near Bromyard,...
Health and safety comes first in the minds of the McCarters who strive for fine food and service at their Norfolk pub. NIGEL HUDDLESTON reports Most...
With cannabis confusion seemingly sweeping the nation, Jackie Annett attempts to clear the air on its legality.In the biggest shake up to drugs laws...
Northern Irish licensees have formed a taskforce to look at ways of pushing forward Smoking Charter compliance in the province.The Federation of the...
Sunday TelegraphWolverhampton and Dudley Breweries is one of the few companies to report solid sales over Christmas, with like for like sales in its...
Sheffield, South Yorkshire Pub and brewing entrepreneur David Wickett was a man ahead of the game when he bought Sheffield's Fat Cat 22 years ago and...
It was Camra (Campaign for Real Ale) National Pub of the Year in 1999 and the Good Beer Guide's Beer Pub of the Year in 1998 and 2003. So is the Fat...
by Tony Halstead Camra, the Campaign for Real Ale pressure group, has "kissed and made up" with Boddingtons, the brewer it loved to hate over a cold...
Tudeley, Kent Jason and Debbie Emery had their work cut out when they took over the Poacher. The previous licensee didn't encourage children and even...
RBS invests millions in pubs. Mark Stretton talks to one of its main men.Think of the least admired professions and after estate agents, lawyers and...
Over the last few decades quizzes have been one of the cheapest, easiest and most popular ways for a pub to attract regular trade on a quiet night of the week.
The ban on drinks promotions in Glasgow has left operators unsure whether even the simplest branding is in breach of the stringent rules laid down by...
The Sunday TelegraphA new American device that allows non-smokers to test the amount of nocitine they have absorbed is about to be introduced in this...
Trellech, Monmouthshire Tom and Debbie Zsigo first set up a website for the Lion Inn around seven years ago, around 12 months after they brought the...
