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Fair Pint: 'Five pubs fail every day'

19-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney

Anti-beer tie group Fair Pint believes the failure rate of pubs may be as high as five per day — it disputes figures given by BBPA.

S&NPC's waterside pub venture folds

19-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Waterside Pub Partnership has fallen into administration after failing to secure further financing.

Travelodge in £100m pub group link up

18-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Travelodge is to link up with several pub groups, including Greene King and Mitchells & Butlers, as part of a £100m expansion programme.

Alcohol and cancer: a marriage of convenience?

18-Apr-2011 By Phil Mellows

Phil Mellows says the link between alcohol and cancer is not as simple as reports would suggest.

Cameron claims pub closures a 'serious issue'

18-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed concern about the high rate of pub closures claiming it is a "serious issue". According to a report in...

Everards' artisan pub push

18-Apr-2011 By Jo Bruce

Leicestershire brewer Everards has linked up with the Real Bread Campaign (RBC) to help engage artisan producers.

Capital: London pub market remains strong

18-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Capital Pub Company, the London-based pub group, has reported a 24% increase in revenue for the year to 26 March 2011, driven by organic growth in...

Tenanted Pub Company Summit speakers lined up

18-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Senior figures from across the tenanted pub sector have been confirmed as speakers for this year's Tenanted Pub Company Summit, a must-attend event...

Scoff & Quaff buys up pub

18-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Worcester-based pub operator Scoff & Quaff has bought its seventh site — a flood-hit Enterprise Inns leased pub that is to undergo a £750,000...

BBPA unveils red tape concerns

14-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The British Beer & Pub Association has unveiled its major concerns for industry over red tape.

Coroner: drink in pubs not at home on cheap booze

13-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney

A coroner in Norfolk has urged people to drink in the "sensible and sociable" environment of the pub rather than supping on cheap alcohol at home...

CAMRA member sets up brewery

12-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun

A former public sector worker has followed his dream of setting up his own microbrewery - Two Roses Brewery in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. James...

Use the royal wedding to raise pubs' profile

12-Apr-2011 By Dave McNulty

However you plan to commemorate the royal wedding, chances are you're looking forward to the bonus bank holiday on 29 April. If you work in the pub...

Pub leaders warn Chancellor over Budget

11-Apr-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Over 30 leading brewing and pub company executives have signed a letter to the Chancellor George Osborne demanding that he reconsider the tax...

Lawson Mountstevens: conduit for innovation

08-Apr-2011 By Phil Mellows

Heineken UK has brought tied pubs and freetrade under the same boss — Lawson Mountstevens. He talks to Phil Mellows.

Thorley Taverns posts profit surge

08-Apr-2011 By The PMA Team

Thorley Taverns has revealed a "significant improvement" on operating profit in its most recent year.

Still time to tee-off in Publican Pub Golf Tournament 2011

08-Apr-2011 By Jo Bruce

There is still time for your pub to get involved in this year's Publican Pub Golf Tournament and win a golfing trip to the five-star La Manga resort....

United we stand to champion the pub trade

07-Apr-2011 By The PMA Team

Welcome to the first edition of The Publican's Morning Advertiser — our task to become the industry's indispensable guide, says The PMA Team.

Gamestec to supply Young's managed pubs

07-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun

London-based pub operator Young's has signed an agreement with gaming machine operator Gamestec. Gamestec will provide a bespoke products for each...

'Follow lead of Fuller's on RPI rents'

07-Apr-2011 By Ewan Turney

A trade expert has challenged pubcos to follow the lead of Fuller's and cap RPI-indexed rent rises at 3%. The record level of the Retail Prices...

Publican awards celebrate trade's finest

07-Apr-2011 By PMA Reporter

The best licensees, pubs and companies have all been rewarded for their outstanding efforts at The Publican Awards. At a glamorous ceremony at the...

Man dies after Tiger Tiger balcony fall

06-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

A man fell 50 feet to his death from a fourth floor balcony at Tiger Tiger in Manchester at the weekend.

Confusion over rate relief disparity

06-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun

A Devon licensee has hit out at the business rate-relief system after he missed out on the rates holiday, extended in the Budget for another year,...

Brakspear pubs win £2K each at awards

06-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Tenants at six Brakspear pubs have received £2,000 each as winners of the first ever Hospitality Awards. The awards were made to the licensees who...

Don't empower those wanting to close pubs

05-Apr-2011 By Greg Mulholland

The pubco model stifles entrepreneurship when we need this to revitalise pubs, says Greg Mulholland.

St Austell launches iPhone pub finder app

05-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

St Austell Brewery has launched its own iPhone app with an Ale Trail game to reward customers with prizes as they visit more pubs.

Healy Group takes six pubs on TaWs

04-Apr-2011 By MA reporter

Pub operator Healy Group has taken on six pubs on tenancy-at-will agreements in the past year as it switches focus away from long leases.

126 ex-Tchenguiz pubs up for sale

04-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

A total of 126 high-volume, mostly freehold pubs that were formerly part of Robert Tchenguiz's empire have been put on the market.

Orange Tree set to open two nightspots

04-Apr-2011 By The PMA Team

East Midlands pub operator Orange Tree is branching out into nightclubs with plans to open its first two venues in the near future. The group,...

Charles Wells unveils tenant incentives

04-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Charles Wells is encouraging 50 of its community pubs to drive trade during March and April by offering them a chance to "win a Wells for a day"....

May is mild month for CAMRA

04-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun

The Campaign for Real Ale is once again preparing for a month of campaigning in May to celebrate the mild beer style. CAMRA will target consumers...

Capital spends £1.55m on 33rd pub

04-Apr-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

London-based pub operator Capital Pub Company has bought its 33rd site, a freehold in Dulwich for £1.55m. The 3,000 sq ft Mansion pub on Gypsy Hill...

Hook Norton holds pub Gold Awards

04-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Oxfordshire based Hook Norton held its Gold Awards on Friday to reward its best tenants. The awards aim to reward the high standards and excellence...

Bravo set to take estate to 28 pubs

01-Apr-2011 By The PMA Team

Bravo Inns, the Warrington-based pub operator, is set to complete on four new sites by mid-May to take its estate to 28 freeholds. Managing...

Pub host urges caution over energy bills

01-Apr-2011 By Gurjit Degun

A licensee is urging others to keep an eye on their bills and bank balance, after encountering an ongoing energy nightmare with several suppliers....

Pub regulars save their local licensees

01-Apr-2011 By Graham Ridout

People power has helped secure the future of licensees at two Greene King outlets who were at risk of losing their pubs. Regulars at the Red Lion in...

Drake & Morgan's MacLean wins accolades

01-Apr-2011 By Lesley Foottit

The woman behind Drake & Morgan has won the Outstanding Entrepreneur award at the Women 1st Shine Awards. Jillian MacLean was also named as one...

New independent body to takeover from SIA

31-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun

A new independent body for door staff regulation will replace the Security Industry Authority (SIA) by 2013.

Karen Black: Still here and going down fighting

31-Mar-2011

I read in the Express today that pubs and bars are still going out of business at a ridiculous rate. The arguments put forward include cheap...

The Publican merges with Morning Advertiser

31-Mar-2011

After more than three decades of covering the UK pub trade as a standalone title The Publican is joining forces with the Morning Advertiser. The...

Historic site for gastropub

31-Mar-2011 By Jo Bruce

Restaurant operators Mark Friend and Steve Slater have opened a new gastropub inside one of Liverpool's most famous buildings. The duo, who own...

Thousands of pubs set for rates boost

31-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun

Thousands of pubs will pay no business rates for another year — or will see rate relief double, from October. The Morning Advertiser can reveal...

Mike Saul: Banks are in the lending game, and are still playing

30-Mar-2011

"Banks are in the business of lending, and it's what we're doing. This does not mean that securing funding is without its challenges and it is clear...

The Publican: 36 years in the business

30-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt

The Publican has been in business for 36 years but this week is the last issue before we merge with our old rival the Morning Advertiser. Looking...

New form of SIA will have 'teeth' to deal with issues

30-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore

The replacement body for the Security Industry Authority (SIA), which regulates pub doorstaff, will have "statutory teeth" to deal with problems in...

From crisis to renewal: hopes for the history of the pub

30-Mar-2011 By Phil Mellows

Phil Mellows looks at how the pub industry has evolved since the 1989 Beer Orders.

Paul Hemming: the dealmaker

29-Mar-2011 By Phil Mellows

Selling Balls Brothers to Novus Leisure is just the latest deal by Paul Hemming. But he's not just a number-cruncher, as Phil Mellows discovers.

ETM to open two new sites in the City

29-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

ETM Group is to open two new venues in the Grade II listed Whitbread Brewery building in the City.

Ban George Osborne from your pub, urges licensee

29-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore

A licensee has started a campaign to get Chancellor George Osborne banned from as many pubs as possible across the UK. William Lea, of the Trengilly...