Robert Sayles: Everards - A pubco with a difference?
22-Apr-2010 By Robert Sayles Robert
Nothing it seems, stirs the emotions or provokes quite the same level of hostility that this seemingly innocuous little word does; reactions such as...
Licensee support hits profits, says Punch
22-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns said today that its short term profitability had been hit in part by its decision to increase financial support for its licensees and...
22-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Top Tory Chris Grayling was grilled on his party's policies towards pubs at a mass meeting attended by 37 licensees at a mid-Wales pub yesterday....
22-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Essex police have issued guidance for pubs on seizing ID that's used fraudulently to try to buy alcohol underage. It comes amid growing confusion...
22-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
Profit at tenanted and managed pub operator Punch Taverns dropped 18% for the 28 weeks to 6 March on last year as it warned conditions remained...
'Woman banned from every pub in the country back in court for drunken behaviour'
21-Apr-2010
The first person banned from buying or drinking alcohol anywhere in England was branded 'all that is despicable and rotten in society' by a judge as...
Licensee takes fight to knife crime
21-Apr-2010
A former boxing champion turned licensee is encouraging youths to step into the ring to turn them away from knife crime. Former Irish super...
21-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
A Swindon licensee managed to secure a meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday, after confronting climate change secretary Ed Miliband....
21-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
A West Midlands woman, who became the first to get a nation-wide pub ban has appeared back in court on a drink-related charge. Laura Hall, 20 was...
Chris Maclean: The tale of two pub handovers
20-Apr-2010 By Chris Maclean
Story One Clive put the change from his fiver back into his pocket and carried the three pints back to the table. He felt contented. Things had gone...
Licensee to contest Neil Kinnock's former seat
20-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
A frustrated licensee has put himself up as an independent parliamentary candidate in Wales after losing patience with Labour's treatment of pubs....
Peroni gives SABMiller a welcome lift
20-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
UK pubgoers' thirst for Italian lager appears to be far from quenched, as booming sales of draught Peroni helped SABMiller grow its overall beer...
BII urges pubcos to submit their codes of practice
20-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
The BII has urged pub companies to submit their proposed codes of practice for accreditation as soon as possible. Despite the self-imposed deadline...
20-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
One in 10 pub and club goers plan to binge drink on a night out, with the worst offenders drinking up to 40 units in a night — the equivalent of 20...
19-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has insisted that the administration of pub management company Publicana does not present major difficulties.
19-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon is offering customers money-off vouchers on breakfast items as it prepares for 7am openings across the estate.
Mark Daniels: Who's Been A Barred Girl Again?
19-Apr-2010
She's become infamous for being the first person in the country to be barred from every pub, club and off-license in the country, and the recently...
Hamish Champ: 'Family Guy' or the leaders' debates on the telly? Give me Peter Griffin every time
19-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ
So, were you inspired by last week's inaugural televised 'debate' involving the leaders of the three main political parties? I can't say as I was,...
Election hopefuls are backing the pub
19-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Ninety per cent of parliamentary candidates in winnable seats believe more should be done to support pubs. In a ComRes poll, commissioned by the...
19-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Pubs have suffered disruption and closures as a result of the travel chaos caused by the volcanic ash from Iceland. JD Wetherspoon has closed all...
19-Apr-2010 By Neil Morgan
It is an unfortunate consequence of the "hype-rich" times in which we live — image is everything. As a result of the growth of reality TV, the...
16-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
One in four of the 43 S&NPC sites put on the market with Fleurets one month ago are now under offer at figures over the asking price.
Pubs suffer sales dip but signs of confidence returning
16-Apr-2010
Trading at leading pub and restaurant groups slipped in March as operators curtailed their aggressive discounting. The Coffer Peach Business Tracker...
'Banned from every pub in the country'
16-Apr-2010
A young woman has become the first person to be banned from buying or drinking alcohol anywhere. Laura Hall, 20, was hit with a Drinking Ban Order...
Poor music choice can put women off pubs
16-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
A lack of seating, cleanliness and "poor music choice" are among the things that put women off going to their local pub, according to new research....
Publicana poised to go into administration
16-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Pub management company Publicana, which operates sites for major pubcos, is poised to go into insolvency, the Morning Advertiser understands. The...
16-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
The GMB union has re-ignited its row with the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) over tenant income and debt.
16-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
One in three women visit a pub at least once a fortnight, with three quarters of those opting to visit their local — according to a new survey by...
16-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
A West Midlands woman is believed to be the first to get a nation-wide pub ban under powers introduced last September. Laura Hall has been issued...
16-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
A licensee has been released from an onerous six-year telephone contract after involving her local MP. Maria Jessney found her original 2006...
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Given the current economic climate, what should tough-minded new licensees be asking for in their leases, says The PMA Team.
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
After introducing a compulsory induction course in March 2008, the pubco and its licensees are reaping the rewards.
15-Apr-2010 By Becky Paskin, Big Hospitality
England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard has teamed up with Southport hotelier Paul Adams to launch a chain of restaurants.
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Former boss of Heineken UK Jeremy Blood has become chairman of LT Pub Management, the former London Town.
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is looking to triple the size of its Browns brand and to almost double its All Bar One chain.
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Flatcappers, the West Country pub company headed by Alex Reilley and ex-Bibendum manager Pierre Woodford, has completed on its third pub.
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
Pub entrepreneurs Paul Salisbury and Paul Hales have bought the freeholds of two pubs they lease from Enterprise Inns. Their company, Lovely Pubs,...
15-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
JD Wetherspoon is on course to double the size of its pub estate and treble profits, according to City analyst Paul Hichman. The analyst, who works...
Election 2010: 'Pub Politics' survey results in full
15-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
With all the main political parties having launched their manifestos - and polling day less than three weeks away - election fever is reaching...
M&B plan provides food for thought
15-Apr-2010
Mitchells & Butlers ability to deliver on its latest food-led strategy under new chairman John Lovering has been questioned by pub industry...
Tensions rise over council orders in Scotland
15-Apr-2010
Trade figures in Aberdeen are demanding city licensing board resignations after police were urged to report more licensees for flouting the laws...
Pubs fear action on 'loud' live music
15-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Pubs could need a licence to host performances of "loud" unamplified music such as bagpipes, drums or brass instruments if council chiefs get their...
Pub raided as sleeping dog fails to stir
14-Apr-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A devastated licensee has vowed to step-up security after his guard dog slept through a burglary. Raiders stole hundreds of pounds worth of alcohol,...
14-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The BBPA has welcomed news that the three main political parties have included policies to help pubs in their manifestos.
William Hague joins pub co-op
14-Apr-2010
Former Tory leader William Hague has teamed-up with 150 members of his constituency to re-open a pub. Hague, MP for Richmond in Yorkshire, is part...
14-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Licensees of 15 Everards pubs were recognised for their achievements at a day of lunch and racing. More than 230 licensees turned out for the...
'Pub shares are packing a Punch'
13-Apr-2010
Many investors turned to drink after sitting through another round of mind-numbing election campaign broadcasts. Shares of pubs group Punch Taverns...
13-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Customers to get free crisps to show their party allegiance at the Bell Inn, where licensee John Bellinger has set up his own pro-pub political party.
'Mitchells & Butlers rebuffs offers for chains of pubs'
13-Apr-2010
Mitchells & Butlers has turned down several early approaches from private-equity firms for its All Bar One and Browns chains. One insider said if...
