06-Sep-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Tim Martin, the chairman of JD Wetherspoon, is to take to the stage at this year's UK Pub Retail Summit — the senior congress organised by M&C...
Not everyone is opposed to leasing a pub, it seems
04-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
I read with interest a letter sent to The Publican this week (see box, below) from Roger Wood, a former Everards tenant, in which he rejected GMB...
03-Sep-2010 By Jay Smith
The next 12 months may be every bit as "challenging" as the past 12 months, says Jay Smith as he outlines the five biggest threats.
Coca-Cola workers to strike over pay
03-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Workers at Coca-Cola Enterprises' (CCE) bottling plant in Edmonton, North London, are to mount a series of one day strikes in protest at what Unite,...
'Pub shut down after travellers ride in on five horses'
03-Sep-2010
A council has shut down a pub after travellers rode five horses into the bar - causing mayhem among locals. More than 100 travellers descended on the...
JD Wetherspoon to create 1,000 jobs for under-18s
03-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Managed pub chain JD Wetherspoon says it plans to create 1,000 new jobs for school leavers in the coming year. The group, which employs more than...
03-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
A Scottish pub trade leader has hit out at the 45p a unit minimum price plan fearing it will damage the sector. The Scottish National Party...
03-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin says he'll throw out Diageo products if the drinks giant stands by its 'anti-pub' stance on alcohol duty. Martin...
03-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
A powerful alliance of different industries has called for a fairer and more consistent approach by authorities for tackling underage sales. A...
02-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
British Pub Week can act as a healing force to unite the trade as well as promote the virtues of the pub to consumers, says Inez Ward.
02-Sep-2010 By Steve Haslam
Licensee Steve Haslam talks about how attention to service, quality, cleanliness, great food and well-served drinks can give a pub the X Factor.
02-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Mediatheme has launched a new digital jukebox addition to its Entertainer gaming system range.
Glasgow faces freeze on new pub openings
02-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
Glasgow is facing a ban on the opening of new pubs, clubs and off-licences - and other Scottish councils are being urged to follow suit. The city's...
Bogus charity collectors target pubs
02-Sep-2010 By James Wilmore
A wave of bogus charity collectors are targeting pubs in the South of England - and licensees are being warned to be on their guard. The scammers,...
02-Sep-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Marston's, the brewer and pub operator, has poached a senior operator from Pizza Hut UK to join its 500-strong managed pub arm as operations...
02-Sep-2010 By Benard Matthews Foodservice
PubChef has teamed up with Bernard Matthews to offer one lucky licensee the chance to win everything they need to set up a carvery.
01-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
All 6,500 at Orchid will be entered into a monthly lottery draw to win prizes including hot air ballooning and powerboat racing.
01-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
There is a big North-South divide in the harm caused by alcohol, according to new research by the North West Public Health Observatory.
Pub Bitch: Pubco critics are 'confused'
01-Sep-2010
Fighting on all fonts Have you ever walked into a pub - go on, you have - and begun a conversation with your drinking companion(s) about the amazing...
'North worst hit by booze'
01-Sep-2010
Two thirds of the areas hit hardest by alcohol problems are in the North. A national booze map shows the extent of the North/South divide with men in...
Government action on economy will hit North hardest
01-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Pubs in the North of England could suffer from the knock-on effect of rising unemployment during the next five years as the government's cuts take...
Castle Rock Brewery to raise £600,000 to develop pub
01-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
An award-winning Nottingham brewery is looking to raise £600,000 via an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in order to buy a run-down working men's...
31-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Longshot has acquired the four-strong Bel & Dragon group of pub restaurants from the Orchid Group.
Are we on the verge of more deals?
31-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Does TDR's deal to buy some of Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) unwanted assets mean we're about to return to the Good Old Days™ of corporate...
Orchid Group sells Bel & The Dragon chain
31-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
Orchid Group has sold its Bel & The Dragon gastro pub chain to Longshot, the London-based leisure group which formely owned the Groucho Club....
31-Aug-2010 By Ewan Turney
Former Arkell's Brewery chairman Peter Arkell died peacefully at his home near Cirencester on Friday morning. He was 87 and had worked at the...
27-Aug-2010 By Roger Protz
The rise of the micros has inspired creativity across the industry, says Beer expert Roger Protz.
'Pub ban to cut back city violence'
27-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
New pubs and off licences could be banned in parts of Scotland's biggest city in a bid to cut alcohol-fuelled violence. Authorities in the city -...
Pensioner saved from drowning by pub crew
27-Aug-2010 By Phil Mellows
Martin Webb, reality show star and pub owner, has a simple formula for success — Phil Mellows discovers more.
27-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
British Gas has put a licensee's account on hold while it investigates an out-of-the-blue gas bill of £10,543. Peter Saxon, of the freehold Swan...
26-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
Freeholds of seven of the 16 pubs put up for auction in Cardiff yesterday were sold before or during the auction.
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
JDW has completed a return to its spiritual trading home by buying an All Bar One site very close to its first ever pub in London's Muswell Hill.
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Pub tenants need a strong trade group, but the GMB's efforts have been flawed, says The PMA Team.
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns chief executive Giles Thorley will leave the business a week tomorrow — Friday 3 September. His replacement, Ian Dyson, starts on Monday 6 September.
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
A new pub concept — British Larder — has opened at a Punch leased pub in Suffolk after a £100,000 investment. British Larder began as an online...
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
The south-west café-bar company Loungers is set to open a new casual-dining and drinking concept called the Cosy Club in Taunton next month.
Tap into WaterAid: Water here means water there
26-Aug-2010
"There's a direct link with the glass of water you serve and the people you're helping," according to licensee Stuart Wraith whose pub - the Fools...
'Put your money behind the bar'
26-Aug-2010
Four drinking pals came to the rescue of their struggling boozer - by buying it. Regulars at The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman...
250th birthday boost for Guinness sales
26-Aug-2010 By Hamish Champ
High-profile marketing campaigns to highlight the 250th anniversary of Guinness helped hold steady sales of the 'Black Stuff' in the UK, according to...
26-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
Licensees and operators have been given renewed hope of swift refunds from music licensing body PPL after two major managed operators each reclaimed...
26-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
The BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) is examining the idea of drafting a list of "approved" pub trade surveyors, lawyers and accountants for licensees.
25-Aug-2010 By Gerry Price
Licensee Gerry Price defends his decision to restrict children in his pub to over-5s, and then only if they sit up at a table and eat.
Nigel Jones: Licensees must have say on licensing reform
25-Aug-2010
The consultation closes on September 8 and I would urge fellow licensees to raise their objections at the Home Office website. I joined those at the...
'Woolpacking it in'
25-Aug-2010
Landlords have called time on the original Woolpack from ITV's Emmerdale and it may never open again. Fans of the soap flock to the 177-year-old...
Everards hits back at GMB's overcharging claim
25-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Everards managing director Stephen Gould has hit back at criticisms from trade union GMB that the company is overcharging tenants for beer. The...
British Gas sends shocking £14k bill to pub
25-Aug-2010
Another licensee was shocked to receive a huge electricity bill after British Gas claimed he had been underpaying for four years. Tim Gittins...
25-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
A Bristol MP and Campaign for Real Ale branch have pleaded with Enterprise Inns to save a "jewel in the crown" of the local pub scene.
25-Aug-2010 By John Harrington
The BII is holding a "strategy day" at the end of September to discuss its future direction after four senior members of staff lost their jobs.
