29-Nov-2010 By Phil Mellows
Phil Mellows meets newly-elected Licensed Trade Charity chairman Annette King, who aims to make sure it's going for another 200 years.
29-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
A barmaid has successfully contested her fine for failing an underage sting after magistrates agreed the tester looked older than she was.
29-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Sceptre Leisure, the suppliers of amusement machines in the UK, has bought RV Smith (Leisure) Limited.
29-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Local Heroes Pub Company, which runs 18 pubs in the north-east, has collapsed into administration. The company, which ceased teading last week, ran...
Hamish Champ: Faith and the art of avoiding doorsteppers
29-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Faith, I find, is a tricky concept to deal with. One can have faith in something concrete - like the ability of one's local pub to serve up a great...
Barmaid's fine overturned after failed underage check
29-Nov-2010
A barmaid who was caught in a sting operation serving underage customers has had her fine overturned. Adele Keenlyside, who works behind the bar at...
29-Nov-2010 By Tony Halstead
Heavy snow and arctic temperatures have hit hundreds of pubs across North Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland with scores of remote country inns...
29-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The 19-strong London based wine bar and restaurant operator Balls Brothers has gone into administration. Zolfo Cooper has been brought in to lead...
29-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Isle of Wight Pubwatch has announced a partnership with the NHS in a bid to reduce alcohol-related disorder. Two representatives from the Isle of...
29-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Underage pub goers in Portsmouth could be hit with a 12-month ban on their 18th birthday, if police proposals come to pass. Portsmouth police have...
26-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company has spent £2.5m rebuilding a 15th century pub that was destroyed by a fire in 2008.
26-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Direct Delivery Scheme (DDS) managing director Nick Stafford has argued that tied licensees must be freed up to operate as entrepreneurs.
26-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Whiting & Hammond, the award-winning south-east multiple led by Brian Whiting, has opened its sixth pub. The company has re-opened the Long Hop,...
The Publican Food & Drink Awards 2010: And the winners are...
26-Nov-2010
The winners of this year's Publican Food & Drink Awards were announced last night at a ceremony at London's Intercontinental Hotel. The...
25-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Contrasting results at Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns highlight the pubcos' differing challenges, says The PMA Team.
25-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
Oldham cleans up its act
25-Nov-2010
Controversy submerged Oldham last year when the local council reviewed the licence of every single pub, bar and nightclub in the town centre as part...
London's economy gives Capital a lift
25-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
A resilient London economy helped Capital Pub Company post an 18 per cent rise in first half sales and boost pre-tax profits by more than a third....
Pubco BDMs to get trained in 'negotiation' and 'persuasion' skills
25-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
Pubco business development managers will get trained in 'negotiation and persuasion skills' and 'communication' as part of a new BII qualification....
25-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) is to open up membership to licensees as part of a five-point plan to ramp up the profile of local brewers. SIBA hopes to help establish a direct link between brewers and retailers.
25-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Capital Pub Company has reported sales growth of 22% for the 33 weeks to mid-November on last year as the London market remains "strong". The...
24-Nov-2010 By Jo Bruce
Whitbread is to spend over £7m this year on a sustainability programme to boost its environmental performance.
Pub closures slow to 29 a week
24-Nov-2010
Pub closures have slowed to a net figure of 29 a week in the first half of 2010, according to CGA Strategy chief executive Jon Collins. But Collins...
BBPA: Licensing Act works well
24-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Five years ago today the Licensing Act 2003 came into force, allowing pubs to stay open longer. Deemed in certain quarters of the media as the...
24-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Hundreds of pubs will benefit from automatic business rate relief under new Government plans. Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles today...
24-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
The pub closure rate has slowed to 29 per week for the first six months of 2010, according to CGA. Meanwhile, one in 10 nightclubs have also shut in...
24-Nov-2010 By David Elliott
The BBC's Children in Need is a great opportunity to increase profits, attract customers and put a smile back on a lot of faces, says David Elliott.
24-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Licensing Act has "worked well" and proved the 24-hour pub to be a myth, according to the British Beer and Pub Association. Chief executive...
23-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) is appealing for donations from local Licensed Victuallers Associations that have folded.
23-Nov-2010 By Peter Coulson
To retire and use your pub as a home and not a business, you need to arrange change of use from commercial to residential, says Peter Coulson.
22-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Pubs are missing out on over half a million legitimate customers because they do not accept PASS cards.
Caroline Nodder: Good pubs are in vogue - let the new era begin
22-Nov-2010 By Caroline Nodder
A common theme is emerging at the moment that could form the basis for the success of pubs of the future. Speaking last week to one of the UK's...
Hamish Champ: You're never too old to learn
22-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
As any parent knows education is an ongoing and vital part of a child's development, and it doesn't go amiss in the adult world either. We're never...
Bianca Dexter-Burnell: The two-speed economy
22-Nov-2010
It seems an age ago that the government announced it will be cutting £81bn from its spending by 2014/15. The effect of cuts will increase pressure...
22-Nov-2010 By Gurjit Degun
Tradeteam has signed a five-year distribution deal with C&C Group to service its Scottish customers. This comes six months after the two...
19-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has described the committee of MPs' investigation into the pubco/tenant relationship as an "exercise worth...
Fuller's posts 11 per cent profits rise
19-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Fuller Smith & Turner, the London brewer and pub operator, has announced an 11 per cent rise in pre-tax profits for the six months to September...
19-Nov-2010 By Peter Coulson
MA legal expert Peter Coulson considers the difference to policing football and rugby matches.
19-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Fuller's new MD Simon Emeny said his three-month sabbatical to Harvard Business School has given him a "fresh perspective" on the business.
19-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
London brewer and pub operator Fullers has reported an 11% rise in pre-tax profit to £16.8m for the 26 weeks to 25 September. Revenue rose 4% to...
18-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
Peter Brook leaves Admiral Taverns
18-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Peter Brook has left Admiral Taverns after two years overseeing the pubco's 'Phoenix' division of around 700 under-performing sites. A statement...
Pubs needed for Olympic effort
18-Nov-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs are being urged to do their bit to help tourists feel at home when the Olympic Games roll into town in 2012. Mayor of London Boris Johnson has...
17-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal has officially re-opened a Buckinghamshire pub after a £50,000 revamp.
Mark Daniels: There's a Royal wedding, let's have a party!
17-Nov-2010
I, like many other barkeeps the length and breadth of this great nation, am often asked to provide bar services for events, such as weddings,...
Cornish pubs experience mixed fortunes in floods
17-Nov-2010 By James Wilmore
Pubs in a Cornwall town have experienced mixed fortunes after this morning's floods caused havoc for many in the county. Heavy rain and gale-force...
17-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Drinks wholesaler WaverleyTBS has announced the appointment of Ian Norman as the new regional trading director for the south-west, reporting directly...
16-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
A former 27-bedroom Walkabout hotel in Bristol has been re-let to Brooks Hotels for an undisclosed sum.
Cashbox snapped up by ATM rival
16-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
Cashbox, the ATM supplier whose shares were suspended last week, has been bought by a rival company. InfoCash, based in Abingdon, has acquired...
16-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney
Drinks wholesaler Matthew Clark has announced a new on-trade supply deal with Oxfordshire-based brewer and pub operator Hook Norton. As part of the...
