29-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
A Cornish nightclub owner is facing a hefty bill after being caught playing copyright music without a proper licence. Matthew Cudlipp, who runs...
28-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
William Reed Business Media, owner of the Morning Advertiser, has bought The Publican and will merge the two magazines from 7 April. The Publican's Morning Advertiser will combine best items of content from each magazine, website and events.
Hamish Champ: What makes a great pub?
28-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
What, in the current economic climate or indeed any economic climate, makes a great pub? Is it the physical environment one finds on entering, or...
Warning for licensees after cellar death
28-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
A stark health and safety warning has been sent to licensees after a publican was jailed when a customer plunged to his death by falling through a...
Fight to convince government over duty will go on, says Neame
28-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
"Needless to say 'extremely disappointing'." Jonathan Neame's reaction to last week's Budget was echoed across the pub sector, but the chief...
Licensee's foreign satellite conviction quashed by High Court
28-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
A licensee has had a conviction for screening foreign satellite football overturned by the High Court in London. Gregory Turner, of the Golden Cup,...
28-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
A licensee has had his conviction for screening Premier League football via a foreign satellite system quashed by the High Court. In March last...
Another Budget, another industry campaign falls on deaf ears
26-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Looking at the latest Budget can those lobbying the government hope to learn any lessons on how better to get its message across? Given Jonathan...
25-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
Live music and other entertainment provisions could be taken out of the licensing regime, in a move that could make it easier for venues to host gigs. DCMS has already given partial backing to a Bill that wants licence exemptions for small gigs.
25-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The BII is eyeing plans to facilitate small-scale financing for licensees and pub owners, via a third party, for those who make a good business case.
Licensees register 'serious complaints' over pubco codes
24-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
More than 20 "serious complaints" about pubcos have been raised with the board that oversees how the new industry codes of practice are being...
24-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
Local authorities are set to unveil new undercover stings to clamp down on so-called "proxy" purchases of alcohol. Independent test-purchasing...
24-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
MA forum poster and blogger Publican Sam has updated his easy-to-use GP calculator for fellow licensees to coincide with the 7.5% hike in beer duty...
Mark Daniels: Society of Licensees - reinventing the wheel?
23-Mar-2011
Like many great ideas, the premise for the Society of Licensees came up in a discussion over a few pints of beer and a game of poker. As a mix of...
Andrew Pring: The UK has too many pubs
23-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
The UK has an excess of pubs and many bad ones are run by illiterate and innumerate people, a respected industry observer has told MPs. Andrew...
PubAid's call to arms to licensees
23-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs across the country are being urged to help show just how much the sector collectively raises for charity. The team behind the website PubAid...
23-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Pubs need more investment to boost the industry and encourage people to keep visiting their local. That was the consensus at think tank The Bow...
23-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
High-profile ex-policeman Brian Paddick has labelled enforcement of underage alcohol sales "laughable" and suggested licences should be revoked after...
23-Mar-2011 By Robyn Black
Soft drinks put in a resilient performance last year in the on-trade, outgrowing ale, lager and stout with value up 1% to £2.8bn, according to the...
22-Mar-2011 By Peter Coulson
The link between betting and pubs is a long-established one Peter Coulson sets the record straight.
Courts urged to take pub attacks more seriously
22-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
A campaign that calls for tougher sentences for those who attack licensees is celebrating a success - but warned that more work needs to be done....
Hamish Champ: Show 'em how it's done
21-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
My local butcher has come up with an ingenious revenue-generating scheme. For 85 quid he will spend an hour or two taking you through the fine art of...
Thwaites to ramp up pub investment
21-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer, could double the number of investment schemes across its tenanted pub estate in the coming months. Richard...
18-Mar-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The five-strong Oakman Inns is to launch a concept to help the company rival major coffee shop chains.
18-Mar-2011 By Gurjit Degun
The MA is asking licensees to get in touch with details of energy deals they negotiate and any problems or benefits provided by their suppliers. Our Energy Price Watch appeal aims to help licensees keep an eye on the latest offers and issues.
18-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Drinks giant Diageo has cut its ties with Scotland's most prominent alcohol awareness charity after the group suggested alcohol policy should be...
Capital gears up for expansion
17-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Capital Pub Company as announced a restructuring of its management team as it gears itself up for further expansion.
Licensees get organised
17-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
Does the industry really need another trade body? That was inevitably the initial reaction of some to new trade body the Society of Licensees. But...
17-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
National Pubwatch has secured a crucial success in helping to gain tougher sentencing for thugs who attack licensees or bar staff. New guidelines...
17-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout
Leading licensees are not holding out hope for a duty reprieve in next week's Budget, despite pleas from the trade to abandon the duty escalator....
17-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A senior trade figure has called for a single united trade body to represent licensees — as yet another group launched this week. Hereford...
16-Mar-2011 By Michael Kheng
Praise to all the country pubs, for they are a very important part of our industry, says Michael Kheng.
Matt Eley: 'Society of Licensees should be a positive force'
16-Mar-2011
'Great' I thought, slightly underwhelmed, 'yet another trade body to add to our industry's already impressive array of acronyms'. I mean with the...
Plans for new single competition authority unveiled
16-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
The coalition government has announced proposals for a new, single authority to rule on market dominance issues across UK industry. Under plans...
Sheherd Neame sees 'encouraging trends' across its tenanted pubs
16-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
As it revealed the extent of first half trading Kent brewer Shepherd Neame reported seeing what it called "encouraging trends" across its tenanted...
16-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney
The Campaign for Real Ale celebrates its 40th anniversary today — the number of breweries has quadrupled since CAMRA's formation.
Thwaites names Richard Bailey as its new chief executive
15-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer, has revealed its third boss in four years. Richard Bailey, who has been leading the brewer's growth and...
Industry shows support for responsibility deal
15-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade groups have pledged their commitment to responsible retailing by signing up to the government's new Public Health Responsibility Deal. The...
14-Mar-2011 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson explains the implications of a relationship breaking up while still trying to run a pub.
14-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The British Beer & Pub Association has outlined the crucial role of the sector in terms of employment and tax revenue for every local area in Britain.
Hamish Champ: Give me a night in a pub over Ant and Dec anytime
14-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
I had a reminder last week of why going to the pub is, to borrow a line from our recently-departed-for-pastures-new editor, the "best thing ever"....
London pubs and brewers pump more than £3bn into economy
14-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
The City of London and Westminster are the constituencies with the most pub-related employment in the UK, according to latest research. A study by...
Managed pub chains continue their sales momentum
14-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
The recent VAT rise might have dented the UK's enthusiasm for shopping but consumers still managed to eat and drink their way through a cold February...
14-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The BII has issued a call for licensed trade professionals to apply to join its "approved list" of advisors to licensees and pub owners. The BII,...
14-Mar-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Pub and restaurant groups reported a rise in like-for-like sales in February against a strong comparative period in 2010, helped by a month of fair...
11-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A Yates's manager has been appointed as chairman of Blackpool Pubwatch — one of the three most high profile pubwatches.
11-Mar-2011 By Peter Coulson
Government plans to rebalance the Licensing Act in favour of officials and complainers is bad news for pubs, says Peter Coulson.
11-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team
A four-strong management company has been appointed to run late-night operator Yellowhammer Bars. Volante Management has been awarded a contract to...
Tim Martin lays into coalition government over taxes
11-Mar-2011 By Hamish Champ
'New government, same attitude towards pubs', was the withering assessment of David Cameron's administration from JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin....
11-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit
A group of licensees has formed a new trade body to speak on behalf of the industry and improve the media's perception of pubs. The Society of...
