24-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
One in 50 people have played poker in a pub or club in the past year — with young men the most active players. That's according to a Gambling...
24-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
The Home Office has released guidance to help pubs and doorstaff spot and deal with ID that's used fraudulently to buy alcohol. The 44-page...
Pubs face penalty points for serving youngsters
23-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Irresponsible pubs in Northern Ireland will face a penalty points system that could lead to closures as part of new plans. The proposal has been...
'How a daily tipple could help topple risk of heart disease'
23-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
At last, some good news for drinkers as research shows alcohol can protect against heart disease. As little as one drink a day can cut the risk of...
23-Feb-2011 By Phil Mellows
Alcohol-related illness has more to do with money than how much you drink and the rich/poor divide is widening, says Phil Mellows.
23-Feb-2011 By Roger Protz
Molson Coors' takeover of Sharp's could signal the decline of the brewer's ales, says Roger Protz. The £20m takeover of the Cornish brewer Sharp's...
23-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Pubs in Northern Ireland face penalty points if caught serving underage drinkers, in radical new plans by the Irish Assembly. The law is proposed...
23-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Licensees in Brighton and Hove have given strong support to the Morning Advertiser's campign to cut VAT to 5% in the hospitality industry. Support...
22-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Enterprise Inns has raised another £2.65m selling the freeholds of three pubs in its latest sale-and-leaseback auction deals at auction.
Pop star celebrates pub's music makeover
22-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
A pub is ready to rock after the completion of a £5,000 refurbishment to improve its live music facilities. The Royal Oak in Taunton, Somerset, won...
'Kate Middleton invites landlord of local pub to Royal Wedding'
22-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Kate Middleton has invited the landlord of her family's local pub to her wedding. John Haley, who runs the Old Boot Inn, was stunned when the invite...
22-Feb-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Pubwatches are urged to be cautious about publishing names of banned individuals on social networking sites. One pubwatch in Scotland has taken to...
22-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
A council has launched a "landmark" fast-track, low-cost system to let isolated rural pubs advertise themselves on signs by main roads. South...
22-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit
The licensee of Kate Middleton's favourite pub will be going to the royal wedding. John Haley, who owns the Old Boot Inn in Stanford Dingley,...
Street ambassadors for Nottingham's nightlife
22-Feb-2011 By Tony Halstead
Street ambassadors are to appear in central Nottingham as part of ongoing plans to energise the night-time economy. The number of taxi marshalls are...
Shaftesbury to acquire £10.25m Enterprise package
21-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Shaftesbury, the London property company is set to announce this week a £10.25m sale and leaseback deal with Enterprise Inns for five pubs.
21-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
Punch's bondholders have held initial discussions with potential new operators for the company's tenanted pubs, says the FT.
Barracuda bites back
21-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
Heading a company that posted a near-£19m loss in its latest financial year might upset the equilibrium of many a chief executive. But Barracuda...
Demanding consumers in a tough economy
21-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
The latest jobless figures - nearly 2.5m out of work in the last three months of 2010 - made for depressing reading last week. That youth...
Pub Bitch: Spot the difference - trademark wars
21-Feb-2011
Spot the difference Protecting a trademark is all well and good, but I reckon it can go too far. Artisan Brewery, based in Cardiff, has been making...
Hamish Champ: Well, you've gotta laugh, haven't you?
21-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
I spent much of this past weekend going 'mystery visiting' some of The Publican Awards' Freehouse of the Year finalists, and what a fine bunch of...
Punch Taverns' bondholders 'in talks with rival pubcos'
21-Feb-2011 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns' bondholders are reported to have held talks with rival operators with a view to them running those pubs currently covered by...
18-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City
18-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit
An award-winning vegetarian pub, Red Lion in Great Bricett, Suffolk, has scooped an award from an animal rights group.
18-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
Yellowhammer Bars, the 25-strong bar operator led by James Spragg, has opened its sixth site branded as Bliss Bar & Clubroom. The new opening...
Caroline Nodder: CAMRA had its own reasons for super-complaint
18-Feb-2011 By Caroline Nodder
The fact that CAMRA wasn't exactly up front about the decision to withdraw its appeal over the beer tie says a lot about how it thought the move...
18-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
The Government is pushing to let pubs open later during the royal wedding weekend despite significant opposition, it has emerged.
18-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Punch Taverns has badged over 100 of its town and city centre pubs across the UK under one of Britain's most historic brewing names, Taylor Walker....
18-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Two Wiltshire licensees are opening a community farm shop in their pub grounds for local businesses to sell their surplus produce. The Tollgate Inn...
17-Feb-2011 By The PMA Team
The pressure on tenanted pubs from the managed sector and wholesale price increases has taken another ratchet up, says The PMA Team.
17-Feb-2011 By Michelle Perrett
One in five licensees say their turnover was down "substantially" in 2010 — although most believe things will improve this year. An exclusive...
Pub operators fined £66,000 over football web streaming
17-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
A father and son who operate pubs in the Hull area face a bill of more than £115,000 for allowing streaming of Premier League football over the...
Marston's customers in a spin over dinner with 'The Cat'
17-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Cricket legend Phil Tufnell enjoyed a pint and a meal with lucky winners of a competition run by Marston's Inns and Taverns. The pubco teamed up...
17-Feb-2011 By Tony Halstead
An Enterprise Inns tenant claims to have turned the tables on the giant pubco by buying his freehold in a sale-and-leaseback deal.
17-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
The newly-formed Brighton & Hove Licensees Association is to take on plans for an 11.30pm terminal hour for pubs in residential areas.
17-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
Health lobbyists are said to be close to walking away from the Government's Responsibility Deal on alcohol, according to reports.
16-Feb-2011 By Ewan Turney
CAMRA hopes to work with the Government to secure a change in EU rules to allow a lower duty rate on beers below 3.5% abv.
Pete Robinson: The British Pub - A thesis on it's decline and fall
16-Feb-2011
For 450 years British pubs and their smoking customers have enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship that has survived essentially unchanged...
Karen Black: Why on earth did I take on a pub?
16-Feb-2011
Hi everyone, I'm the newest recruit to The Publican's blogging team. My name is Karen, and I have just taken over the Ashfields Hotel in...
Speciality beers face hit from high-strength tax hike, warns CAMRA
16-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore
Hiking duty on high-strength beers will make a "limited contribution" to Treasury coffers and threaten the production of speciality beers, CAMRA has...
'Million jobs depend on pub trade'
16-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Almost a million jobs depend on the beer and pub trade, an industry which adds more than £21 billion to the UK economy, with the fourth highest...
Well-run venues rewarded for putting Safety Thirst
16-Feb-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
An award-winning licensee is urging other pubs to get involved in best practice schemes after picking up a prestigious prize. Laura Walters, manager...
16-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
Greene King is increasing drinks prices by an average of 3.8% for tenants from next month, although prices have been frozen on some major brands. It...
16-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
BrewDog, the Scottish brewer, has reported a record rise in sales of its craft beers and plans to open four new bars. The group also reported that...
16-Feb-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The Harp in Covent Garden is the first London pub to win the coveted Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) National Pub of the Year competition.
Zonal reports 40% rise in turnover
16-Feb-2011 By Mark Wingett, M&C Report
Zonal Retail Data Systems, the EPoS till provider to over 300 hospitality companies, has reported a 40% increase in turnover to £19.5m for the year...
16-Feb-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Around £60,000-worth of illicit tobacco and alcohol products have been seized from an unnamed Staffordshire pub. An investigation by HM Revenue and...
15-Feb-2011 By John Harrington
CAMRA says its lobbying for beer tie reform will focus on the Government and MPs after formerly stopping its action against the OFT.
15-Feb-2011 By Roger Protz
Fuller's and Meantime are recreating historic ale recipes to give a glimpse of London's glorious brewing past, says Roger Protz.
Pub Bitch: Separated at birth
15-Feb-2011
The laughing policeman One of the themes at this year's National Pubwatch conference, held in Liverpool, was tackling misconceptions. You know the...
