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What the Sunday papers said

03-Feb-2003

The Mail on SundayTHE MAIL picks up on thePublican.com's story last Friday that Spirit Group and Laurel Pub Company are both bidding for the Tom...

Hardys perennial

31-Jan-2003

Mark Stretton visits Nottingham's Hardys & Hansons and finds that first impressions can be deceiving."Define Hardys & Hansons," I ask."We are...

Trade group alerts publicans to measures danger

31-Jan-2003

Customers are at risk of accidentally drinking too much because licensees are failing to give sufficient information on measures.The Federation of...

The widespread appeal of Beefeater

31-Jan-2003

A pack of managed pub companies including Greene King, Noble House and Spirit Group are bidding for the discarded Beefeater sites.The large-scale...

Thirsty northerners are drinking their southern counterparts

30-Jan-2003

Drinkers up north knock back an average 11 pints each week against just seven managed by their southern counterparts. The poll, commissioned jointly...

Gould moves

30-Jan-2003

Punch training and recruitment directorStephen Gould is to join Leicestershire brewer Everards as its trade director. Gould, who introduced a number...

It's bars in their eyes

30-Jan-2003

by Tony Halstead London's Nylon bar will be thrust under the national spotlight in March as the venue for a new ITV network reality show The Club....

Hammers' pub hits the spot

30-Jan-2003

There's a widespread belief in the pub trade that there areno-go areas for cask beer. For no-go areas read working-class areas: the assumption is...

Is this a good way in to the industry?

30-Jan-2003

We have come across a recruitment company that operate retail partnerships. For a fee, they provide you with training for the NLC and the BII...

InfoPage: Tradeteam - creating new value in the supply chain

30-Jan-2003

This InfoPage is an online advertorial from our commercial sponsor Tradeteam.Imagine what it may be like in a few years time. Draught beer volumes...

S&N to be sued for Admiral Duncan nail-bomb blast

30-Jan-2003

Six victims of the 1999 nail-bomb attack at London's Admiral Duncan pub are suing the owners for damages.The victims, all customers at the pub at the...

Finance worries could force Bulmer sale

30-Jan-2003

More than £20m has been wiped from the value of troubled cidermaker HP Bulmer after it warned that yet another debt crisis had forced the Hereford...

Brighton nightclub case serves as disability reminder for pubs

30-Jan-2003

The case of a Brighton nightclub that was hauled before the courts because staff refused entry to a blind person is serving as a reminder to all...

Steep profit warning rise in leisure sector

30-Jan-2003

The leisure, entertainment and hotel sector saw the steepest rise in profit warnings in the last quarter of 2002 according to Ernst &...

Revised Firkin chain comes into its own

30-Jan-2003

Spirit Group has decided to open four more new-style Firkins after success trialling the new format at three outlets in London. The Firkin...

Founder buys back Brulines

30-Jan-2003

The licensed trade's biggest supplier of beer dispense monitoring equipment, Brulines, was in new ownership this week following a management buyout...

What the Sunday papers said

27-Jan-2003

The Sunday TimesINVESTMENT bankers working on the break up of Six Continents are examining ways to release additional capital tied up in its £3.5...

Clean-Air

23-Jan-2003

Pub of the Year This award, sponsored by Vent-Axia, aims at recognising the pub that has made the most effort to comply with the "Smoking in Public...

Disco Venue

23-Jan-2003

Pub of the Year This award, sponsored by PPL, aims at recognising the venue that has regularly staged the most entertaining and well-attended dance...

Thug ties up manager

23-Jan-2003

An assistant pub manager was gagged and tied up during an armed robbery. The 31-year-old was cashing up at the Norbiton Dragon pub, in London, in the...

This award, sponsored by Laurel Pub Company, aims at recogni

23-Jan-2003

Aylesbury Buckinghamshire The pioneering Aylesbury Pubwatch has already picked up four awards from the local community during its seven-year...

PASS scheme will help pubs to cut underage drinking

23-Jan-2003

Difficulties in weeding out underage customers are set to become a thing of the past following the launch of a pioneering new scheme.From now on, all...

Winter warmers

23-Jan-2003

The fact that Christmas and New Year are over with does not necessarily mean that spring is just around the corner. Far from it January, February...

Kinsey lines up Brannigans MBO

22-Jan-2003

Former nightclub boss Paul Kinsey is thought to be preparing a bid for Brannigans, the chain that collapsed into administration in November last...

Pubs on track to meet charter complicance target

22-Jan-2003

New research from the industry's Charter Group on smoking shows that the pub industry is on track to meet its minimum targets. The latest market...

Perez gets his Kicks at GBL

20-Jan-2003

Six years after nearly losing his house, Steve Perez has transformed GBL International into a £60m-a-year success story. Mark Stretton reports.Steve...

What the Sunday papers said

20-Jan-2003

The Sunday TimesTHOUSANDS of asylum seekers are to be housed in country hotels and mansions being bought by property firms working for the Home...

Merger set to create united voice for trade

16-Jan-2003

Merger talks have been initiated between the two leading licensed trade charities, the Society of Licensed Victuallers and the Licensed Victuallers...

Slow-starting Urbium's got a Tiger in the tank

16-Jan-2003

Urbium, the quaintly-named trendy bar chain, has experienced sobering times since it arrived on the stock market in the spring of last year. Although...

Business Development: Pub of the Year

16-Jan-2003

This award, sponsored by Unique Pub Co, aims to identify the tenants who have demonstrated the greatest improvements to their businesses over the...

Pubs and bars will suffer if consumers cut back on spending

16-Jan-2003

Pubs and bars could be the first to suffer if consumers are forced to cut-back on spending, says a new report from consultants KPMG. KPMG's Consumer...

Why, why why Delilah? Bar strikes a bum note

16-Jan-2003

Snifter has received information that may make licensees interested in hiring a certain Tom Jones impersonator think again. A crowd had gathered at...

Joint bid to tackle yobs

16-Jan-2003

Licensees and police in Poulton-le-Flyde, Lancashire, have joined forces to crack down on trouble-makers in the town. The scheme means drinkers must...

What the Sunday papers said

13-Jan-2003

The Mail on SundayFORMER Go airline boss Barbara Cassani has landed a new job - running her local pub. The 41-year-old ploughed some of the £9.5m...

Daley joins Gale

09-Jan-2003

George Gale & Co has appointed a chef as its first catering development manager. Jonathan Daley will be involved in creating tailor-made pub...

Hosts fear revenge missions after double killing

09-Jan-2003

by Richard Matthews Licensees in Birmingham have spoken of their fears after last week's gangland shooting which left two cousins dead and twoothers...

Village

09-Jan-2003

Pub of the Year This award, sponsored by Greene King Abbot Ale, acknowledges the part played by country locals in serving the community. Judges are...

'Tis the season to be jolly... hungry

09-Jan-2003

Pubs open all day, 36-hour opening allowed over the New Year period and plans for more flexible closing times in the future. You could be forgiven...

Small is beautiful, according to Alan Morgan, who runs the A

09-Jan-2003

Micro-breweries are becoming big business, at least in the sense that a couple of hundred are reckoned to start up every year. What often goes...

Pensions time-bomb

09-Jan-2003

by Steve Hemsley The licensed trade is sitting on a pensions time-bomb with many landlords facing a grim future and being forced to work beyond the...

Shout' is a wake-up call

09-Jan-2003

Dave Elliott's "My Shout" (Morning Advertiser, 19 December) calling for the industry to "embrace" a possible future Government smoking ban is...

A matter of Principality on Continent

09-Jan-2003

The chef at a mid-Wales pub is helping to ensure that our European neighbours get a tasteof the Principality. Peter Martin, chef and manager at the...

Hosts mop up as rains prompt cover warning

09-Jan-2003

by Richard Matthews Flood-hit licensees could face increased insurance premiums following the New Year deluge. Experts are urging traders to reduce...

Hales storm

09-Jan-2003

Allied Domecq shareholders are said to be "furious" at extra payments made to former chief executive Tony Hales. They are to raise the issue at next...

Villagers in fight to save

09-Jan-2003

Peggy's pub Villagers are fighting to save apub which used to be owned by EastEnders landlady Barbara Windsor. The Plough Inn at Winchmore Hill in...

Pubs attract preying rapists, claims expert

08-Jan-2003

Pubs are becoming dangerous places for customers because they attract preying rapists, according to a police expert.Detective chief inspector Richard...

SFI lives to fight another day

07-Jan-2003

Troubled bar group SFI has successfully re-negotiated its sizeable overdraft with a consortium of bankers, led by Barclays.The operator of the high...