13-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
CAMRA has written to community pubs minister expressing concern that 11 pubcos haven't ruled out applying restrictive covenants to pub sales.
Analyst fined £50k over Enterprise Inns message
13-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined a City analyst £50,000 for making what it called "misleading and inaccurate disclosures to the...
Licensees stand up to debt firms over late PPL fees
13-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
More disgruntled licensees have come forward over the issue of heavy-handed tactics being used to collect late payment of PPL fees. And two...
Analyst fined £50K over Enterprise info
13-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
A senior analyst has been fined £50,000 for making "misleading and inaccurate disclosures" to the market about Enterprise Inns. The Financial...
13-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun
Pubs are backing away from discounting drinks this month, citing rising overheads and the VAT increase. A snapshot survey from different regions by...
12-Jan-2011 By Michael Kheng
Michael Kheng says pubs are damaging their trade by charging for New Year's Eve and increased sales should outweigh increased costs.
12-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
The Restaurant Group, which owns the Brunning & Price pub estate, has reported a 1% drop in like-for-like sales as the big freeze took its toll.
Publican Local Focus: Bristol boom
12-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Bristol is one of those places that appears to be held in very high regard by all those who have a link with it. Just mentioning the fact I was off...
Bob Neill: We want to cut red tape to help entrepreneurial licensees
12-Jan-2011
Times are tough for pubs - not only because of the recession, but also in the traditionally quieter months after Christmas. But regardless of the...
Consultation launched on Royal Wedding late opening
12-Jan-2011
A consultation is set to be held over government plans to allow pubs to open until 1am for two days to celebrate the Royal Wedding. Crime Prevention...
12-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Preston-based pub group Amber Taverns has acquired the Lamplighters pub in Castleford, West Yorkshire for an undisclosed sum. The Lamplighters is a...
12-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
The Government has launched a two-week public consultation on plans to let pubs open later on the royal wedding weekend. As the Morning Advertiser...
11-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Cornish cask ale brewer Sharp's, which produces Doom Bar, has reported a quadrupling of profit after turnover growth of 40% in 2010. The company...
11-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Grand Union, the fast-growing London-based multi-site operator, has signed to open its biggest site yet. The company is to open Grand Union...
11-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
A former Pubmaster operations director is set to double the size of his leased estate. Harry Costigan was one of 14 shareholders of...
Punch unveils new benefits for employees
11-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns is to offer staff working in its managed pub operation a range of new flexible benefits including gym membership, child-care vouchers...
Illsley pleads guilty over expenses' fraud
11-Jan-2011 By James Wilmore
Pro-pub MP Eric Illsley could be facing jail after admitting he dishonestly claimed more than £14,000 of expenses. Illsley, a former parliamentary...
11-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Punch Taverns is delaying new investment projects at its tenanted and leased pubs via its Investment for Growth (I4G) scheme.
11-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
An MP with close links to a trade association for licensees has admitted to claiming more than £14,000 in fradulent expenses. Eric Illsley, who has...
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
No Saints, the new company operated by former Luminar boss Steve Thomas, is planning to open a large burlesque club in Cambridge city centre.
10-Jan-2011 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Managed pub chain Mitchells & Butlers has launched an iPhone app that will show the location of the nearest Vintage Inns restaurant.
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Anglo Irish Bank (AIB) looks set to suffer a £33m shortfall in respect of its loans to the 253-strong Pubfolio and Goldtry estate of pubs.
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
Brewer and pub operator Young's is to launch a new hotel next week following a £2.7m investment.
10-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
The Prime Minister's jobs summit emphasises the importance of the hospitality industry as a jobs creator, says Ufi Ibrahim, BHA chief executive.
Gazing into their crystal balls
10-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
So, a new year then. Challenges await all those operating in the pub and brewing sectors in the coming 12 months, particularly in the light of last...
Portman Group opens up its complaints panel
10-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
The Portman Group, the drinks industry watchdog, is offering the opportunity for people to apply to join its Independent Complaints Panel (IPC). The...
'Pub to become first in Scotland to use only toughened glass'
10-Jan-2011
A pub is to become the first in Scotland to serve all its drinks in toughened glass following an attack at the venue last month. The owners of the...
Scots pub flooded with sewage
10-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
An Ayrshire pub lost a week of trade over Christmas due to an external sewage problem, which caused the pub to be flooded with excrement. Ongoing...
Tough decisions could see pub sector go either way
08-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Happy New Year to y'all, but not everyone is in a cheery mood. For according to the TUC 2011 is going to be 'horrible'. A killer combination of job...
07-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
ALMR head of communications Kate Nicholls has been appointed as the group's strategic affairs director and deputy to the chief executive.
Marc Allinson: Are PPL charges fair?
07-Jan-2011
This week we have seen the contempt with which those at the PPL treat the licensees with a huge legally enforceable fine for late payment. I think...
ALMR promotes Kate Nicholls to strategic affairs director
07-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has appointed Kate Nicholls to the positions of strategic affairs director and the...
John Hutson clocks up 20 years with 'spoons
07-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson has celebrated his 20th anniversary with the company. Hutson kicked off his career with the managed pub...
Profits boost for Charles Wells
07-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Bedford-based Charles Wells has reported annual operating profits up nearly eight per cent for 2010, the last full year the group benefitted from its...
07-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
JD Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson is celebrating 20 years with the company as the longest serving employee, aside from chairman Tim Martin....
07-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns has been ordered to pay £27,481 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation at a London...
07-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Charles Wells saw year-on-year operating profit rise 7.9% to £11m in the year to September 2010, aided by growing sales at its new and re-opened...
Revamp for controversial Enterprise pub
06-Jan-2011 By The PMA Team
A pub at the centre of a spat between MP Greg Mulholland and Enterprise Inns is to get a refurbishment. The Black Horse Hotel in Otley, West...
The Publican Pub Golf Tournament 2011: Playing with Pride
06-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Tee time is fast approaching for the most popular amateur golf tournament in the UK. Thousands of players representing hundreds of pubs are...
Neil Robertson: We must talk more about open pubs than closed ones
06-Jan-2011
While I find much to agree with Pete on in his well-written article, I do read things slightly differently. Politicians are relentlessly pragmatic,...
Matt Eley: A united front is imperative in 2011
06-Jan-2011
VAT's up, one by one brewers are slowly revealing their own price hikes and extra pressures on consumers mean they will be more reluctant than ever...
06-Jan-2011 By Gurjit Degun
A Punch leased pub in Lincolnshire has been taken on by 43 members of a local community committed to keeping their local pub running. The Cherry...
06-Jan-2011 By John Harrington
Pubs have been given a fresh warning about the dangers of selling smuggled alcohol after 11 shops had their licences revoked or suspended en masse...
What's in store for licensees in 2011?
05-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Bill Sharp is licensees at Enterprise Inns owned pub the King's Arms in Bankside near the capital's London Bridge. How was Christmas and New Year...
Paul Chase: 'There's no evidence of an 'alcohol epidemic' in this country'
05-Jan-2011
And they've had some success: the proposition that police recommendations at licensing review must be accepted isn't being taken forward; magistrates...
Arrests after £18k stolen in pub raids
05-Jan-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs have been warned to be vigilant after burglars targeted tills and fruit machines in a series of raids. Five people have been arrested in...
Giles Thorley to steer clear of pubs at TDR Capital
05-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ
Former Punch Taverns boss Giles Thorley said today his new role at TDR Capital, the private equity firm that bought more than 300 pubs from Mitchells...
Enterprise names preferred WiFi supplier
05-Jan-2011 By Lesley Foottit
Enterprise licensees can sign up to discounted WiFi plus help with marketing after the pubco nominated its preferred supplier. Lessees will be free...
05-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Multi-site operator Loungers has reported a 70% uplift in net turnover to £12m for 2010 after opening five new venues. The Bristol-based business...
05-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney
Ex-Punch Taverns boss Giles Thorley is set to take up a role with the private equity firm TDR Capital, which backed the acquisition of 333 wet-led...
