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Bar 95: lap-dancing venue

Pub contests £12K PRS charge

By Adam Pescod

A Buckinghamshire licensee has been drawn into legal proceedings with the Performing Right Society (PRS) over "incredible charges" levied upon him by...

AWP: trade claims tax over 15% will hit most pubs

BBPA in call for AWP intervention

By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has called on pubs minister Bob Neill to intervene over proposed tax changes to fruit machines in pubs.

In the pipeline: the new brewhouse development will lead to energy savings

Robinsons profit falls 23%

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Robinsons, the Stockport-based brewer and pub operator, has reported a 23.7% decline in pre-tax profit in 2010.

Llyr Huws Gruffydd: Championing community pubs

Welsh AM: pubcos must give a bit back

By Adam Pescod

A newly-elected Welsh AM has called on pubcos to give "a little bit back" and consider offers from communities for pubs before putting them on the...

Turney: invite your MP to your pub

Back Thrive on 5 and preserve our pubs

By Ewan Turney

Get behind Thrive on 5, get behind British Pub Week and get behind securing the future of a national institution, says Ewan Turney.

British Pub Week: take part in the celebration

British Pub Week's Thrive on 5 link-up

By Ewan Turney

British Pub Week, which celebrates the very best of British hospitality, is back for another year — and will link up with the campaign to cut VAT...

Stephen Crawley: 'Maximise benefits' of 2012

Unite to maximise the benefits of 2012

By Stephen Crawley

If there is a genuine spillover benefit for the whole UK in 2012, let's ensure all areas outside London are ready to capitalise, writes Stephen Crawley.

Closed: survey says 25 a week close

Pub closures at 25 a week, sales declining

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

A new survey has cast further light on the problems facing the UK pub sector, with 45% of licensees reporting a fall in sales in the last year and 25...

Supply: Campbell claims E.ON's demands are

Ex-licensee's £13k bill dispute

By Adam Pescod

A former licensee is locked in a dispute with energy giant E.ON about backdated electricity bills worth £13,693, resulting from a meter-reading...

Extra-special: almost every bartender resembles a Bugsy Malone character

Turn back the boozing clock

By Ben McFarland

The drinking experience of yesteryear is becoming increasingly popular in the capital's bars. Ben McFarland looks at the reasons for this retailing rewind, and adds some ideas of his own.

Turner: UK economy remains very difficult to read

Fuller's: 3.2% rise in like-for-like sales

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Fuller's has this morning reported a 3.2% rise in like-for-like sales across its managed pubs and hotels division for the 16 weeks to 23 July 2011.

Secured: The Bull in Highgate

Fox opens Bull as brewpub

By John Harrington

Dan Fox, ex-general manager of Mitchells & Butler's famous pub the White Horse in London's Parsons Green, has secured his first site, set to...

Fury: Jeff Smith, of the Red House in Sheffield, believes PPL is “digging its own grave”

Publican calls for PPL boycott

By Michelle Perrett

A Sheffield licensee has called for a boycott of PPL, following news of the plans to increase music royalty fees by up to 4,000%. Jeff Smith, of the Red House wants publicans to stop playing music from any bands registered with PPL.

Smooth operation: the dispute focuses on size of kegs

CAMRA defends stance on BrewDog

By Michelle Perrett

CAMRA has refuted claims from BrewDog that it acted "unceremoniously" by cancelling the brewer's stand at the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF).

Paul Charity: Licensees should harness relationship with their staff

A masterclass in how to be a better boss

By The PMA Team

There is a component of success in the pub trade that's really powerful if it can be harnessed — the relationship between you and your staff, writes The PMA Team.

Crowd-puller: a Red Bull event at Battersea Power Station

Red Bull marketing hits profits

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Red Bull Company, owner of the energy drink brand in the UK and Ireland, saw pre-tax profits nearly halve in 2010 due to an increase in marketing...

Callaghan: offer is generating publicity

15p pub meal deal hits jackpot

By Lesley Foottit

A Lancashire bar operator has started offering pub meals for 15p in a bid to bring back customers. Tony Callaghan, the Wigan-based owner of 14 pubs,...

David Elliott, chairman of Quercus Pub Co

Keep heroes in mind when raising funds

By David Elliott

Chairman of Quercus Pub Co, David Elliott, is urging licensees who have not yet adopted a charity for their business to consider supporting Help For Heroes.

MPs have failed the trade

Politicians 'failed the pub industry'

By Michelle Perrett

Politicians have failed the pub and brewing industry, admitted chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group (APPBG) Andrew Griffiths MP.

Young drinkers: local authorities differ in their responses

Pubs 'in limboland on underage sales'

By Ewan Turney

Pub operators are in an "impossible" situation because of the inconsistent approach taken by local authorities to tackling underage sales....

Extra costs: the FLVA's president Nigel Williams

FLVA reveals new charges

By Gurjit Degun

The FLVA will now be charging £350 to £500 for some of its premium services, such as rent-review negotiations.

DJs and discos: Specially Featured Entertainment events

Anger at PPL royalty fee hike

By MA Reporters

Senior industry figures have called plans to increase music royalty fees by up to 4,000% as "devastating" and "unsustainable". PPL, the...

Mark Daniels, licensee of the Tharp Arms in Chippenham, Cambridgeshire

An uphill struggle?

By Mark Daniels

Mark Daniels explains why he would rather spend an entire Sunday in the company of people who probably don't like him very much, instead of taking part in a recreational activity he usually enjoys.

Unit awareness: key part of Responsibility Deal

Pubs trial unit awareness posters

By Ewan Turney

Pubs are trialling new posters to help consumers know how many units of alcohol are in their drink. The pilot scheme, being run by the British Beer...

Robert Sayles used to help his wife run the Hakuna Matata pub in Birmingham

Have you been bullied? Part II

By Robert Sayles

'Experience tells me that there's invariably a huge discrepancy between claims made in glossy brochures and the day to day realities of life in the field', writes Robert Sayles.

Tuppen (L) and Mulholland (R): no love lost

Greg & Ted clash over RICS...again

By Michelle Perrett

Pub campaigner Greg Mulholland MP and Enterprise chief executive Ted Tuppen have clashed for a second time over RICS compliance.

Coulson: concern over police tactics

Strong-arm tactics hit trade

By Peter Coulson

Over the past year there has been increasing concern about the advice given to police forces from the Home Office in relation to licensed premises....

Ringside: Ewan Turney was an interested observer at last week's BISC hearing

Pubco inquiry: my view from the ringside

By Ewan Turney

Last week, tenanted pubco chiefs went before MPs on the Business, Innovation & Skills Committee (BISC). The Publican's Morning Advertiser's digital editor Ewan Turney gives his personal take on proceedings.

Mark Daniels: Would support a repeal of the smoking ban

There's A Reason We Have Ashtrays...

By Mark Daniels

Licensee Mark Daniels would vote for a repeal of the smoking ban so he can spend more time playing on his PlayStation and less time picking fag ends out of his pansies.

Solid start: Young's happy with figures

Young's in line with expectations

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Young's, the London-based pub operator and brewer, has said it has made a good start to its current financial year with trading meeting expectations.

Cheers: The Great British Beer Festival opens it doors on Tuesday 2 August

Making a good fest of it

By Robyn Black

The mud-free Great British Beer Festival opens its doors on 2 August and we've got the complete low-down, Robyn Black reports.

Oasis: To be served on draught at Orchid Group venues this summer

Orchid Group to trial draught Oasis

By Robyn Black

Soft-drink brand Oasis is being trialled on draught in pubs this summer for the first time. Brand-owner Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has joined...

Pete Brown: Impressed by the Depeche Mode theme bar in Tallinn

Come on, get in theme mode

By Pete Brown

British hosts could learn a thing or two from Tallinn's Depeche Mode bar, writes beer expert Pete Brown.

Private equity: attracted by pubs’ ability to throw off cash

Hansen: private equity to eye pubs

By Michelle Perrett

Private equity will be looking to invest back into the tenanted pub market, Peter Hansen of Sapient Corporate Finance has predicted.

Peril: pubs must continue to check compliance with safety requirements

Ramping up the problems

By Peter Coulson

Licensees should always monitor compliance with safety requirements and insist on reports of any incident in their pub, however trivial, warns Peter Coulson.

Baker: concerned for licensees

National Pubwatch in attack concern

By Adam Pescod

The chairman of National Pubwatch has raised concern that licensees are being seen "as part of the problem" when they are assaulted in their...

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