25-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Greene King has launched a number of "how to" guides to help new licensees understand their lease or tenancy agreements. The guides cover topics...
25-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Controversial popstar Lady Gaga surprised regulars at a London pub on Saturday night by strolling in for a pint. Arriving at the Raven in Chiswick...
22-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
The independent sector is set to gain from the large companies shedding pubs, says The PMA Team.
22-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has vowed to "maintain pressure" on pubcos after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) ruling.
10 minutes with...
22-Oct-2010
The Publican: What made you decide on bartending as a career? Chris As a youngster I was always down the pub with my dad and it was so welcoming and...
Luminar posts £36m first half loss
22-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Nightclub operator Luminar Group said it believes it can reverse its declining fortunes after announcing a £36m loss for the first six months of the...
'Killer on the run after pub landlord is murdered for refusing to serve a drink'
22-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A landlord was found murdered behind his pub yesterday after he refused to serve a drink. The publican, named locally as Stevie Curran, 47, suffered...
22-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Food-led destination pubs provide the best customer service in the pubs and bars sector, according to a new survey.
22-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Greene King has unveiled its £1m ad campaign for IPA with the tagline: "Man Deserves a Proper Pint". The tongue-in-cheek campaign focuses on how...
22-Oct-2010 By Jo Bruce
Pub caterers are being urged not to miss the opportunity to raise the profile of their pub's food offer by entering the Great British Pub Food Awards 2011.
21-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
21-Oct-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Luminar confirmed this morning that it was continuing to see a "difficult trading environment" as it reported a like-for-like sales decline of 20.2%.
BII and Noctis bid to step into SIA void
21-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Two trade bodies are bidding to run a national doorstaff scheme, after major fears were raised over the scrapping of the Security Industry Authority...
Best Bar None helps cut crime
21-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Best Bar None has been credited with helping anti-social behaviour drop dramatically in Walsall. Latest figures show that the number of incidents in...
21-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
The UK Government has vowed to continue to fight EU plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay - after MEPs backed the move. The...
21-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett
British Pub Week is just around the corner, and trade chiefs are gearing up to get involved, reports Michelle Perrett.
Greene King tenants 'value the tie'
21-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
More than nine out of 10 Greene King tenants say the tie is of value to them, according to a survey commissioned by the company. Two-thirds said...
20-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Cuts in public sector jobs means it's even more important for Government to slash regulation in the pub sector and help it create jobs.
20-Oct-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Jongleurs, the comedy club brand, has received £2m in funding from Ingenious Media and has announced a tie-up with Luminar.
20-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
The pub is the perfect place for 16-year-olds to learn how to drink sensibly while it could provide a boost for pubs, says Times columnist.
20-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
A serious fire has closed JD Wetherspoon' flagship green pub, the Kettleby Cross in Melton Mowbray, three years after it opened. Investigations are...
Greene King boss launches campaign for 'proper pubs'
20-Oct-2010 By Caroline Nodder
Regional brewer Greene King is aiming to reach two thirds of UK adults with a new national advertising campaign promoting traditional pubs. Under the...
20-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
A woman in South Shields has been arrested and fined for buying alcohol for her underage daughter and friends. The 38-yearold was arrested after...
Wellington Pub Co posts £5.7m loss
19-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Wellington Pub Company, one of the UK's largest privately-owned pub operators, posted a £5.7m loss in the year to March 31, 2010. The operator,...
Tighter controls urged on underage sale stings
19-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Police and local authorities need to up their game to deal with underage drinking, according to a leading test purchasing company. Serve Legal,...
Noise complaint pub pulls plug on DJs 'for the time being'
19-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
A publican threatened with a licence review after complaints from a nearby Travelodge has agreed to conduct a noise survey and temporarily suspend DJ...
19-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Enterprise Inns has raised £11.445m auctioning freeholds of nine prime pubs, all but one located in London. As with previous sales, the pubco has...
19-Oct-2010 By Phil Mellows
They thought Alan Shepherd was mad when he gave up his job to set up Bespoke Inns. And for a while he felt the same, he admits to Phil Mellows....
19-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
The British public is continuing to go out to eat and drink — and the country's biggest pub and restaurant chains are benefiting. Top pub, bar and...
Managed pub operators see more sales gains
18-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Trading across the UK's leading pub and restaurant chains rose for the fourth consecutive month in September, according to new research. The Coffer...
Pub Bitch: 'Lick my face'
18-Oct-2010
Party politics Not that we're into conspiracy theories or anything here at Pub Bitch, but while there were plenty of Big Guns out in force at the...
The Good Shepherd. Neame, that is
18-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
While others have floundered in recent times, the Faversham-based group has chalked up record turnover for its most recent financial year, achieved...
Pub industry bosses back government's spending cuts
18-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Michael Turner, chairman of London brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner, has backed calls for the government not to waver in its determination to reduce...
18-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
Councils could be forced to adopt the scheme that lets the public see food hygiene ratings of pubs - and pubs may have to display the results. The Government is to adopt the recommendations about the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
Wet-led pubs are dead? Tell that to these guys
16-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
When Clive Preston, chairman of Amber Taverns, told me last week his company wanted little to do with food-led pubs and that what really floated his...
15-Oct-2010 By Simon Clarke
Simon Clarke, licensee at the Eagle Ale House in Battersea and Fair Pint member, gives his view on Brulines.
15-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Pub management firm County Estate Management, the company led by Clive Rayden, has gone into administration in the wake of the collapse of Pubfolio. County Estate Management was left running just 135 pubs after Pubfolio's demise.
Barracuda Group looking to sell 22 pubs
15-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Barracuda Group, the managed pub operator, said today it is looking to sell 22 'non-core' pubs. The group, which runs 217 sites and retail brands...
'Fury as chance to save pubs lost'
15-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Campaigners last night blasted watchdogs for rejecting a shake-up that could save "hundreds of pubs". The Office of Fair Trading threw out a...
Industry figures condemn SIA shutdown plan
15-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
Industry figures and trade unionists have slammed plans to scrap the Security Industry Authority (SIA), the government body which licenses security...
15-Oct-2010 By Ian Boughton
Jonathan Pearce, manager at the Chainlocker & Shipwrights, in Falmouth, Cornwall, tells how he makes the most of running a harbour-side pub.
15-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett
Owners of a Sheffield gastropub say trade has gone "off the scale" after winning a top food award on a TV show fronted by Gordon Ramsay. Matt...
14-Oct-2010 By The PMA Team
Stonegate Pub Company has dismissed rumours that the company has poached Wetherspoon executives Paul Harbottle and Keith Down.
14-Oct-2010 By Peter Coulson
It is no surprise that certain breweries are continuing to reserve their right to impose a restrictive covenant on pubs, says Peter Coulson.
14-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
The Security Industry Authority, which regulates the licensing of door staff, is to be phased out with licensing transferred to a new regime.
Mark Daniels: Industry competitive, says the OFT
14-Oct-2010
So the Office of Fair Trading has announced today that it is not going to take any further action against the industry with regards to the Beer Tie,...
Booker to extend its pub offers with Classic deal
14-Oct-2010
Booker, the food and drink wholesaler, plans to extend its supply service to the on-trade following the acquisition of Classic Drinks from Halewood...
Plan to scrap SIA confirmed
14-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Plans to abolish the Security Industry Authority (SIA) as a public body have been confirmed by the government today. The Cabinet Office has...
Wetherspoons to lose finance director and chief operating officer
14-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ
JD Wetherspoon has announced that Keith Down, the group's finance director, will be leaving the company "in due course". Down joined Wetherspoons in...
Licensee reveals carbon monoxide horror
14-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee who came close to death from carbon monoxide poisoning has urged publicans taking on a lease to take responsibility for gas checks....
