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CAMRA reveals Pub Design Award winners

10-Dec-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has unveiled the winners of the Pub Design Awards 2013, with pubs as diverse as a bar made from shipping containers and a railway platform conversion achieving accolades.

Wadworth licensees given top accolades at annual awards

10-Dec-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Wadworth chairman Charles Bartholomew has emphasised the importance of understanding the customer in his opening remarks at the pub company’s recent awards.

Autumn Statement: Industry responses to pub-friendly measures

05-Dec-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The pub industry has responded to Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement, in which he has promised to ease the burden of business rates and extend small business rate relief.

Autumn statement: Chancellor offers business rates help for pubs

05-Dec-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Chancellor George Osborne has promised pubs with a rateable value of under £50,000 a rebate of £1,000 over the next two years.

Multiple operator hits out at ‘crazy’ business rates system after 15K hike

05-Dec-2013 By Michelle Perrett

A multiple operator has accused the business rates system of being “flawed” and “crazy” after facing a hike of almost £15,000 a year in business rates at just one site.

Worcestershire pub landlady puts tents in garden for customers

04-Dec-2013 By Lewis Brown

A pub landlady in Worcestershire has gone above and beyond the call of duty for her customers this Christmas - by offering free overnight accommodation in the back garden to keep them safe.

Pub trade triumphs at Hospitality Guild Apprenticeship Awards

04-Dec-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The pub trade triumphed at the Hospitality Guild Apprenticeship Awards yesterday, with several pub companies and employees scooping up awards.

Derbyshire couple celebrate 25 years at pub

04-Dec-2013 By Lewis Brown

A couple are celebrating after 25 years at the helm of the Miners Arms in Swadlincote, Derbyshire.

Chester Pubwatch introduces minimum alcohol pricing

04-Dec-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Chester Pubwatch has introduced a minimum alcohol price condition for all its members, ruling that any licensed premises that charges less than £1.50 for an alcoholic drink will lose its accreditation.

Oakman Inns & Restaurants raises £5.5m for further expansion

03-Dec-2013 By John Harrington

Oakman Inns & Restaurants, the Peter Borg-Neal-led group, has raised £5.5m for further expansion and announced the appointment of Joseph Evans, currently financial controller of Whitbread Hotel and Restaurant Division, as its new finance director.

Pub community in Glasgow praised after helicopter crash

02-Dec-2013 By Lewis Brown

Pub trade leaders in Scotland have praised the "spirit" of the community after a helicopter crashed into a much-loved Glasgow pub, killing at least nine people.

Blackpool proposes alcohol advertising ban outside pubs

28-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Pubs, clubs and off-licences in Blackpool could be forced to remove alcohol advertising after the council proposed the ban in a bid to tackle alcohol-related health problems.

Perceptions Group slams career advisors for lack of hospitality knowledge

27-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Perceptions Group vice-chair Anthony Pender says he is “appalled” by the lack of promotion of hospitality jobs from careers advisors after a dozen industry employees carried out mystery visits at Jobcentre Plus outlets.

Licensees demand Govt eases the business rates burden

26-Nov-2013 By Mike Berry

Publican’s Morning Advertiser readers are demanding that the Government takes action to reduce the burden of business rates on their pubs, and simplify the system.

PBR Leisure enters administration

26-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

PBR Leisure (PBRL), the bar and restaurant operator, has been placed into administration.

BBPA refutes accusation of 'duping' Govt over pub closure figures

26-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has moved to correct what it calls “false and misleading” statements about its interpretation of pub closure figures.

Admiral Taverns reports 7.1% rise in underlying EBITDA

25-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Admiral Taverns has reported a 7.1% rise in underlying EBITDA to £10.4m in the 23 weeks since its c£200m acquisition by US private equity group Cerberus.

Fuller's reports healthy earnings rise

22-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Fuller’s, the London-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 4% rise in EBITDA to £28.1m in the six months to 28 September as like-for-likes in its managed estate grew 7.9%.

Pub trade welcomes 24-hour weekend Tube move

21-Nov-2013 By John Harrington; Ellie Bothwell

The pub trade has welcomed news that the London Underground is to open for 24 hours a day on key lines on Friday and Saturday evenings from 2015.

The Big Interview: Richard Brown, RB & AH

21-Nov-2013 By Phil Mellows

Sometimes getting it right means some of the customers have got to go, as pub-restaurant multiple operator Richard Brown explains to Phil Mellows.

Sky offers free merchandise giveaways for licensees

21-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Sky Sports PreviewLIVE, the website to help Sky Business subscribers promote sport in their venue has announced free merchandise and weekly giveaways in the run up to Christmas.

Derbyshire licensee calls on police and licensing authorities to stop 'criminalising' licensees

21-Nov-2013 By Helen Gilbert

A Derbyshire publican has called on the police and licensing authorities to “stop criminalising hard-working licensees”, after charges were dropped against one of his staff members for failing a test-purchase operation last November.

Hull licensees welcome UK City of Culture boost

20-Nov-2013 By Helen Gilbert

Publicans in Hull have expressed delight at the news that the city will be crowned the UK City of Culture in 2017 and believe the successful bid will help boost trade.

Pub trade welcomes change to alcohol-related hospital admission statistics

20-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The pub trade has broadly welcomed a move by Public Health England to alter the way it reports alcohol-related hospital admission statistics.

Pubs cited as solution to adult social care 'crisis'

20-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Pubs may be the answer for the adult social care crisis, the director for adult wellbeing at Herefordshire Council this week claimed

Surrey licensee urges Tripadvisor to create pub listing

20-Nov-2013 By Helen Gilbert

A Surrey licensee is urging TripAdvisor to create a specific, single pub listing on its website to make it easier for customers to find pubs, leave feedback and avoid confusion.

Brains replaces Costa coffee in pubs with own brand

18-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

SA Brain, the Welsh brewer and pub operator, has taken out Costa coffee in its 95 sites and brought in its own brand named Great Little Coffee Company.

This year predicted as "turning point" for pub sector

15-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

This year will prove to be a “turning point” in the pub market, Sapient Corporate Finance founder Peter Hansen has predicted.

Star Pubs & Bars rewards top licensees

15-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Star Pubs & Bars celebrated its most successful licensees at a gala awards ceremony in Birmingham last night (14 November).

BBPA Benchmarking Survey: Wet-led pubs’ GP falls below 50%

14-Nov-2013 By Rob Willock

Gross profit (GP) margins have slipped below 50% for community wet-led pubs, as they are unable to take advantage of the higher earnings potential of food sales, according to a new benchmarking report.

Are you a pubco mastermind?

13-Nov-2013 By Robert Sayles

Good evening and welcome to another edition of Mastermind. Tonight we’re coming to you from the magnificent new Library of Birmingham located in Centenary Square on Broad Street. 

GT Pubs in administration

11-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

GT Pubs, the pub management company set up in the wake of the administration of the Publicana business in 2010, has itself been placed into administration.

BII launches search for Licensee of the Year

11-Nov-2013 By Mike Berry

The search has begun to find the UK’s best licensee with the launch of the BII Licensee of the Year Award.

Imbiba to launch third EIS fund

07-Nov-2013 By John Harrington

Imbiba, the investment vehicle led by John Connell, is poised to launch its third London Bar and Restaurant Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Fund, after raising £4.5m.

Loungers named operator of the year

07-Nov-2013 By Mark Wingett

Loungers was named operator of the year at the R200 Awards last night at Merchants Tavern in London’s Shoreditch, hosted by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser’s sister title Restaurant magazine.

Cambridgeshire licensees quit trade after business washed away

07-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

A Cambridgeshire couple have been forced to leave the trade after a burst water main washed away 20 years’ worth of business.

Statutory code: Pubs Governing Body chair Bernard Brindley hits out at licensees 'trying to discredit PICAS'

06-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Bernard Brindley, chairman of the Pubs Governing Body (PGB), has accused some licensees who have used the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA-Service) of trying to “discredit” the system.

Statutory code: PICAS licensees tell minister 'self-regulation has failed'

05-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

A group of licensees that have been through the Pubs Independent Conciliation and Arbitration Service (PICA-Service) process met with Business Innovation and Skills minister Jo Swinson yesterday to hand over a dossier claiming self-regulation has failed.

Eclectic buys Pitcher & Piano Manchester for Lola Lo

04-Nov-2013 By Mark Wingett

Eclectic Clubs & Bars has secured the former Pitcher & Piano site in Manchester’s Deansgate for conversion to an evolved version of its Lola Lo brand that will be the first to serve food.

Blackpool Walkabout re-opens after fire

04-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

The Walkabout bar in Blackpool city-centre has re-opened after it was destroyed by a fire earlier this year.

The Big Interview: Ashley & Kelly McCarthy

01-Nov-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Ashley and Kelly McCarthy tell Ellie Bothwell how an early setback in their careers allowed them to focus on building business at Ye Old Sun Inn in Colton, North Yorkshire, where success led them to the star prize of BII Licensees of the Year.

Admiral launches social media course for tenants

01-Nov-2013 By Mark Wingett

Admiral Taverns, the tenanted pub operator, has launched a social media course for its licensees, aimed at helping them engage with customers and driving people into pubs.

Petition launched to save the Alma in Newington Green

01-Nov-2013 By Michelle Perrett

A petition has been launched to save the Alma in London’s Newington Green as it is feared the pub “is now under threat of imminent closure”.

Bramwell Pub Company placed into administration

31-Oct-2013 By Mark Wingett

Bramwell Pub Company, the 185-strong managed operator, which was formerly Barracuda, has been placed in administration.

Essex pub still without power after St Jude storm

30-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

An Essex licensee has lost around £2,000 after his pub has been without power for three days as a result of the St Jude storm.

BBPA writes to minister calling for pubs to be recognised in high street regeneration plans

30-Oct-2013 By Helen Gilbert

The chief executive of the British Beer & Pub Association has penned a letter to the newly appointed high streets minister calling for pubs to be recognised under the government’s high street regeneration plans.

Pub investor funds up for grabs in East Anglia

30-Oct-2013 By Noli Dinkovski

The finance broker behind a new crowd-funding website has appealed for pubs in East Anglia to get in touch after a local businessman declared he would like to invest in the region.

Derbyshire licensee hits out at TripAdvisor posts

30-Oct-2013 By Helen Gilbert

A licensee has claimed that TripAdvisor does not have “robust systems in place” to deal with review mix-ups.

Northampton residents raise £100,000 to save local pub

29-Oct-2013 By Helen Gilbert

A group of Northamptonshire residents bidding to save a 19th century pub from closure have raised more than £100,000 in three weeks.

Pubs experience trade drop after St Jude storm tears across UK

28-Oct-2013 By Ellie Bothwell

Pubs across southern UK experienced a drop in trade after the worst storm in five years battered parts of the country.