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Balaclava: the house of cards

03-Nov-2003

The collapse of managed pub operator Balaclava highlights the house-of-cards climate in which many pub companies compete.A combination of factors...

What the Sunday papers said

03-Nov-2003

Mail on SundayLeisure entrepreneur Trevor Hemmings is believed to be considering a bid for troubled high street bar operator Yates Group. Yates is...

SFI director Eplett gave warning of 'terminal damage'

31-Oct-2003

A former SFI finance director has gone on the record, saying he alerted fellow executives to the financial black hole that has since rocked the...

A positive approach

30-Oct-2003

Despite there being thousands of pubs that pride themselves on their service, there is still clearly a lot to be done. Michelle Perrett reports.More...

Stuart Neame resigns from Shepherd Neame

30-Oct-2003

Stuart Neame, the outspoken vice-chairman of Shepherd Neame, has quit the company.The Kent brewer and pub operator issued a statement on the OFEX...

Calls to give LAs more control over pubs rejected

30-Oct-2003

The government has rejected MPs' calls to give local authorities more powers to regulate and control pubs and bars in town and city centres.The...

Brilliant' Lisa wins best pub boss title

30-Oct-2003

Lisa Westwood, manager of the Golden Griffin, in Windsor Drive, Hertford, has been named as McMullen Brewery's Pub Manager of the Year. Managing...

Avebury unveils its Dream deals

30-Oct-2003 By Graham Ridout

Avebury Taverns is embarking on a pioneering venture to find licensees to fill 120 pubs. The pubs are being let in one of two ways either as...

Heritage picks up the pieces

29-Oct-2003

When Heritage took on the 240 pubs controlled by Pennant Inns it was in for a shock. Mark Stretton reports.A pennant is the symbol of a winner - and...

Buying into the trade

28-Oct-2003

Many licensees dream of buying their own pub but the problem is finance. Michelle Perrett looks at ways of raising the cash to buy your own...

What the Sunday papers said

27-Oct-2003

The BusinessPubmaster may opt for a float on the stock market instead of a trade sale. The company is thought to be in sale talks with Punch Taverns....

A rewarding experience

24-Oct-2003

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Giving a warm welcome

24-Oct-2003

The following article is brought to you by Coors Brewers.Improving your employees' skills is one of the most effective ways to stay...

Pubwatch uses video to screen barred punters

23-Oct-2003

By John Harrington Aylesbury Pubwatch is using video cameras during interviews in a bid to improve the process of allowing barred people back into...

The crown jewels

23-Oct-2003

Roger Protz celebrates the proud tradition of the Kronenbourg brewery The cab driver nodded to the right and then to the left: "Over there are the...

Former SFI director speaks out

23-Oct-2003

Two of SFI Group's four executive directors wanted to resign in Sep-tember 2001 because they feared no one was heeding their warnings of "terminal...

It's the Real deal...

23-Oct-2003

News reaches me that Vina Camino Real, Chilean wine producer and exporter, is on the look out for a UK distributor following the launch of its new...

Oktober

23-Oct-2003

The Munich Oktoberfest that annual salute to the delights of beer is a truly unique event. So much so that Ken Lupton of Thwaites is convinced...

Women alter profile of UK pubs and bars

23-Oct-2003

Women are changing the face of the British pub trade, according to a report by market analysts Datamonitor. Young women between 18 and 24 are now...

Inter the hot seat

22-Oct-2003

Mark Stretton talks to Steve Cahillane, the newly-appointed chief executive of Interbrew UK.Apparently, getting married, having a baby, moving house...

Theakston family seals Scot-Co deal

22-Oct-2003

The Theakston family has taken back control of T&R Theakston from Scottish & Newcastle.The Masham-based brewer - best known for beers like...

What the Sunday papers said

20-Oct-2003

The Mail on SundaySpeculation is growing that Deutsche Bank, owner of Laurel Pub Company, is looking to sell the managed house group. Laurel was a...

A snug reply to Mr Angry

16-Oct-2003

I read the comments from Mr Angry on your letters page Morning Advertiser, 2 October, and felt that I had to reply. Firstly, I am genuinely...

Ivell takes

16-Oct-2003

consultancy role at S&N Scottish & Newcastle Retail chairman and managing director Bob Ivell, 51, is to go his own way but only after...

Unprovoked assault

16-Oct-2003

A man was jailed for six months for punching a customer in an unprovoked attack in a Dorset pub, a court has heard. Victim Wayne Keighley lost all...

My eldest daughter recently started university. If all goes

16-Oct-2003

In my spare time I am a governor of our local secondary school. From time to time I help out with events they run, one of which is a Careers Fair,...

One year to comply

16-Oct-2003

The Disability Act soon comes into effect. Adam Withrington reports.Despite a national campaign to open up business to the UK's 8.5 million disabled...

Cost of reform is top fear for licensees

16-Oct-2003

Licensing reform comes out as the top concern for licensees, according to latest research conducted by the Red Tape Group and The Publican.Licensees...

Adelphi: a new Fawlty Towers

16-Oct-2003

Readers might remember a docu-soap that ran a few years ago about the Britannia Adelphi hotel in Liverpool. For those that didn't see it, the series...

It's beauty and the bar in Nuneaton

16-Oct-2003

Resourceful Unique host Fiona Patterson had a hair-brained idea to attract more people into her pub by opening a beauty salon on the second floor....

Catalogue of errors

13-Oct-2003

SFI's debts are more than £150m and the value of its pubs is plummeting. We report.The investigation is now in its second year but many of the...

What the Sunday papers said

13-Oct-2003

The ObserverDowning Street is set to dump controversial plans to force everyone in Britain to have an identity card after new evidence revealed that...

Me and Mrs Jones

09-Oct-2003

For Bob Ivell and his team, this was the wrong result. They had wanted a venture capital outfit that would give them their head. Now, although...

Pub estates in huge shake up

09-Oct-2003

The coming months will see one of the biggest pub shake-ups since the beer orders, with more than 10,000 managed and tenanted houses set to change...

Stowells success

09-Oct-2003

Constellation Wine has declared last month's Stowells Taste the World Wine Tour a success. Some 100,000 samples of Constellation wines from France,...

SFI Group debts top £150m

08-Oct-2003

Troubled bar group SFI has revealed its debts now stand at £151.2m. Banks have withdrawn support from with other managed house businesses such as...

What the Sunday papers said

06-Oct-2003

The Sunday Telegraph Two of Britain's biggest pub groups are about to change hands in deals involving more than 2,800 outlets with a combined value...

Wolves pays £3.2m to scrap lager deal

03-Oct-2003

Dropping a deal to stock Harp lager in all its pubs has cost Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries a whopping £3.2m.The money was paid over to Harp...

Bar Group buys Wishing Well pubs

02-Oct-2003

by The PMA Team Start-up company The Bar Group Limited has bought two existing pubcos Wishing Well Taverns and RP Wigham Limited. The Bar Group,...

Bite horror alleged

02-Oct-2003

A man has been accused with biting another man's nose off during a fight outside a South Wales pub. Doctors attempted emergency reconstructive...

Case study: Overstone Manor, Northampton

02-Oct-2003

The Overstone Manor in Northampton is a large, open-plan pub-restaurant, which serves between 2,500 and 3,000 customers a week. The outlet has for...

Give us real Theakstons

02-Oct-2003

I couldn't agree more with Roger Protz that the Theakston brothers (sadly minus Paul) need to break completely from having S&Nhave anything to do...

Firkin-style inns for the US

02-Oct-2003

The traditional English community pub concept is enjoying a massive revival in America. Canada's largest pub chainthis week unveiled plans to...

Pope takes a tumble

02-Oct-2003

With the stock market still happy to toast traditional pub-owning brewers, I wonder if the Pope family, which for years successfully conducted the...

Pubco bosses attack 'tough' operators

02-Oct-2003

Two pub company bosses have blasted operators that fail to lend support to tenants when times get tough.Both Peter Linacre, managing director of...

Pubs could face full PEL renewal

02-Oct-2003

Licensees could be forced to pay the full price of their public entertainment licences (PELs) during the transition period of licensing reform.This...

Glass is 'half full' at Brains

01-Oct-2003

The award-winning Welsh brewer and pub owner is full of 'positive thinking' for the future. By Nicola Collenette.No-one was more surprised at the...

Top of the class

01-Oct-2003

The SLV's school is 200 years old. Nicola Collenette pays a visit.Last month heralded the start of a new year at the Licensed Victuallers' School in...