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Paul Naylor (L) presents Dave Daly with his gold medal

Daly picks up Gold Badge honour

By Michelle Perrett

Dave Daly, manager of the Castle in Blackpool, has received the Gold Badge award from trade union Unite for his work as a shop steward for 34 years....

500k for 20 Best Bar None schemes

500k for 20 Best Bar None schemes

By Michelle Perrett

Twenty new Best Bar None (BBN) schemes are to be set up across the country funded by a £500,000 investment from four drinks companies.

ukannot believe it: the interest the players generate

Innovate: pub ukulele jamming session

By Gurjit Degun

Every other Sunday night sees the Balham Bowls Club in Balham, south London, hold a ukulele jamming session. The night was spurred on from a local...

Berkeley Bar & Grill: new high-end concept

Town & City's new premium concept

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Town & City Pub Company has launched a new premium concept called Berkeley Bar & Grill, which it hopes to roll out in major cities across the...

Robertson: pubs are the heart of local communities

Pubs raise £110m a year for charity

By The PMA Team

Pubs in the UK raise £110m a year for charitable causes, BII chief executive Neil Robertson revealed at the trade body's annual lunch. The total figure for charitable giving equates to £3,000 per pub.

Coulson: red tape a real pain

Still tying us up in knots

By Peter Coulson

Peter Coulson is pleased that individual licensees are being encouraged by the BII's top man to lodge their complaints against red tape.

Lingley: reward for hard work

Lingley crowned BII Licensee of the Year

By Gurjit Degun

Darran Lingley of the Five Bells in Colne Engaine, Colchester, Essex, has been named the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) licensee of the year.

Coulson: no substitute for careful checking

The high cost of shoddy advice

By Peter Coulson

Be wary of the number of advisers and agents, all promising to save you money or sort out your financial problems, says Peter Coulson.

Right to Buy: fears scheme could stifle development

'Right to Buy may not stop pub closures'

By Gurjit Degun

The Government's Community Right to Buy scheme will do little to save local services such as pubs from closure, warned the British Property Federation.

Bish: new members into the fold

ALMR: membership up 20%

By Ewan Turney

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers welcomed 16 new companies into its fold in the first four months of 2011.

Oakham ales: eyeing expansion

Posnett is a partner at Oakham

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Adrian Posnett, managing director of Peterborough-based Oakham Ales, has been appointed partner in the firm as it eyes expansion of its 70-barrel...

FLVA: considering link-up

FLVA chews over move to join IPC

By Michelle Perrett

The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) could be set to join the Independent Pub Confederation (IPC).

Daybreak's Kate Garraway at the Cottage in Upper Bucklebury

Bank holiday bonanza for pubs

By Ewan Turney

Pubs across the country received a welcome boost as the feel-good factor returned to Britain — thanks to Easter and the Royal Wedding.

Georgel: wants Admiral to become the leading community pubs business

Admiral Taverns merges divisions

By The PMA Team

Tenanted pub operator Admiral Taverns is to merge its Phoenix turn-around estate with its core pubs division to create one trading business. The...

Hunter: Government needs a cohesive approach to alcohol

Mark Hunter: moderation is key to progress

By Mark Hunter, Molson Coors chief executive

Perhaps the time has come for an alcohol minister, argues Molson Coors chief executive Mark Hunter. As the chief executive of Britain's largest...

Big issue: breast feeding mothers should not face discrimination

Pubs' breast-feeding alert

By Gurjit Degun

Hosts are being reminded about discrimination laws after a licensee was slammed for asking a breast-feeding woman to leave her pub. Elaine Loughran,...

Hot topic: EPCs show the energy efficiency of properties

Licensees selling up face fees surge

By Gurjit Degun

Hosts selling or leasing their pub will face greater upfront fees as the Government confirms new plans on marketing materials.

Scotland: supporting local produce

SNP aims to promote homegrown pub produce

By Lesley Foottit

The Scottish National Party has announced plans to grow and promote its pubs' and restaurants' use of local produce in its new manifesto.

Abinger Hatch: Who Cares Wins site

Who Cares Wins opens second site

By Jo Bruce

Pub company Who Cares Wins has opened a second site, with plans for further sites over the next two years. Business partners Richard Coltart and...

Stricter guidelines for business rates appeals

Licensees face appeal woe

By Gurjit Degun

Licensees contesting their 2010 business rates could see their appeals thrown out if new, stricter deadlines are not met. Under old procedures the...

Hall and Woodhouse: cap on RPI

Hall & Woodhouse caps RPI rents at 2.8%

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Hall & Woodhouse has revealed that it capped Retail Price Index-linked rent adjustments at 2.4% in 2010 and 2.8% this year.

Charity: The Bull's Head bursts through traditional parameters

The Bull's Head — the genre-busting pub

By The PMA Team

The task for the bulk of the pub industry is about evolving the offer — and it could do worse than looking at the Bull's Head in Repton.

Williams: praised the BII service

BII offers pubs a mediation 'lifeline'

By Ewan Turney

A former pubco tenant has hailed the BII's new mediation service as a "lifeline" after he clawed back £34,000 from his pub company.

Up front fees: licensees could be pouring cash down the drain

Licensees in rate review fees warning

By Michelle Perrett

Licensees are being warned not to pay fixed fees to companies offering rating review services or they could face being out of pocket. The warning...

Pic: Peter Jackson, chairman of Otley Pub Club; Audrey Van Der Haar, landlady of the Black Bull; Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West

Otley pubs royal-wedding tribute

By Michelle Perrett

Pubs in Otley are renaming themselves for the Royal Wedding on April 29 in honour of Kate Middleton's connections to the area.

Pubs: an investment opportunity, says Paul Hickman

Pub sector on upward course

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

The view that the UK pub market is over-indebted and under-performing is at least two years out of date, says a new report.

Principle Leisure: fell into administration earlier this month

Ex-Principle bars in sale by early May

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

A sale of the bars and restaurants formerly run by Tyne and Wear-based Principle Leisure is expected in early May.

Sting ops: self-testing could keep authorities away

Fewer sting ops for pubs that self-test

By Ewan Turney

Pubs that carry out their own underage test-purchase operations are set to be subjected to fewer sting operations, the Publican's Morning Advertiser...

Paul Chase: a supporter of AV

Why publicans should vote 'yes' to AV

By Paul Chase, CPL Training

CPL Training's Paul Chase believes AV would make MPs more independent of the party line and more responsive to local needs.

Police are on the look-out for false and fake IDs

Newquay pubs move to Challenge-25

By Ewan Turney

Pubs and off-licences in Newquay have agreed to adopt a Challenge-25 policy ahead of the expected summer invasion of youngsters. The move is part of...

Sullivan: get back to beer

Paul Sullivan: man of the (pub) people

By Phil Mellows

Things are on the move at Wadworth, and Paul Sullivan is the man in the driving seat. He talks to Phil Mellows about understanding pubs.

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