02-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The TLC Group — run by award winning multiple lessee Steve Haslam — has taken on a temporary management contract for Enterprise Inns.
02-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
The number of convictions for buying alcohol for under-18s hardly changed between 2004 and 2008, but use of penalty notices soared. However, the...
02-Mar-2010 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson investigates the licence suspensions of Humberside pubs linked to illegal streaming (via computer) of Premiership football matches.
02-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Mercat Bar in Edinburgh has been voted the UK's Most Loved Pub, following a two-week survey by TheBestOf. The survey also found the pub is also...
01-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
A man in Weston, North Somerset has been barred from every pub in Britain after causing a 12-hour stand-off with police.
Convivial London Pubs: little group, big plans
01-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
When it comes to doing up one of his pubs, Convivial London Pubs' (CLP) chief executive Kris Gumbrell says he often gets stuck in himself, wielding a...
Packing up after an administration
01-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
London Town's recent administration prompted yet more controversy surrounding the practice of pre-packs. One view is that all but the biggest...
Hamish Champ: Cursing in the name of (a good cause)*
01-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Anyone who knows me knows I swear like a trooper. I always have done. I must stress I don't swear at people, at least not in a serious way. But I do...
3DE leases pose us no threat, says Luminar
01-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
The economic downturn marked another victim last week as 3D Entertainment (3DE), the nightclub operator part-owned by Luminar Group, became the...
Pub to become a centre for life-saving
01-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
A pub is set to become the centre of life-saving heroics after raising more than £1,000 to buy emergency medical equipment. The Walnut Tree pub, in...
26-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Almost three quarters of Charles Wells' licensees have given RDMs the seal of approval, according to a customer service survey.
26-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
'Alcohol-free resort launched for recovering addicts'
26-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
Europe's first alcohol-free holiday resort - aimed at recovering addicts - has been unveiled in Portugal. The company behind the project, Renovatio,...
Charles Wells given thumbs up from licensees
26-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Support for Charles Wells tenants and lessees is getting better, according to results from a survey of the pub company's licensees. More than 100...
Police have abandoned us, claim licensees
26-Feb-2010
Humberside Police has rejected licensees' claims that it has abandoned Grimsby town centre and left venues to "fend for themselves". Disgruntled bar...
Rates roadshows to answer your questions
26-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Two big issues that could both impact massively on licensees' bottom lines during 2010 will be dealt with in a series of roadshows. The Publican has...
26-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
The lion's share of 3D Entertainment (3DE), the up-for-sale nightclub business, is set to be acquired by Sun Capital Partners.
26-Feb-2010 By MA reporter
Greene King IPA has teamed up with the Morning Advertiser to offer five readers a pair of tickets each to see Quins play Worcester on 6 March.
26-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
BII Scotland has appointed a new chairman, Kenny Mitchell of Glasgow's KMT Services. Over 60 people attended the annual general meeting held at...
26-Feb-2010 By Becky Paskin, Big Hospitality
G1 Group is to open a new flagship pub and live entertainment venue in Edinburgh in March, following a multi-million pound investment. The...
25-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
David Ford is to step down from his role as chief executive of Tattershall Castle Group, the pub and bar group backed by Alchemy Partners.
25-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Council chiefs have removed the designated premises supervisors of 11 Humberside pubs suspected of screening football via the internet.
25-Feb-2010 By Alastair Darby
As we move from economic winter into spring, the trade should concentrate on growth, says Marston's Pub Company boss Alastair Darby.
25-Feb-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Latest accounts for Barracuda Group indicate that it is still carrying net debt equivalent to at least eight times annual EBITDA.
25-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
Marston's Pub Company has unveiled two initiatives aimed at providing its 1,600 tenants with a chance to grow their businesses. Division boss...
25-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
The collapse of highly-rated Mercury Inns last November has been linked to large losses at two leasehold pubs — one tied and one free-of-tie — by...
Mark Daniels: Gillian Merron - You're a bit wrong
25-Feb-2010
I love it when Government ministers make sweeping statements that have no basis in fact at all. Today, public health minister Gillian Merron MP made...
Sutcliffe: We've tried to be 'supportive' of pubs
25-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
Pubs are still closing at a record rate. What do you think are the reasons for this? I think they are many and varied. And from our perspective as a...
Pete Brown: What I love about pubs
25-Feb-2010
"So, Pete, is this the death of the pub?" The radio presenter leans forward and knits his brow, simultaneously making a winding up gesture. I have to...
25-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Pubs minister John Healey met with the president of Licensees Unite today at his pub in Manchester, as part of his fact-finding tour of pubs. Paul...
25-Feb-2010 By Alastair Darby
Alistair Darby came to the Crawley offices of the MA this week to work as our guest editor. Here, he answers readers' questions.
24-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Tailor Made Steaks (TMS), the pub operator that specialises in steak, has opened a small hotel in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire.
24-Feb-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Shares in Luminar reached a new low yesterday of 32p following fears that Simon Douglas would have to launch a fresh rights issue.
Chameleon expands estate to seven
23-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
North of England-based pub operator Chameleon Pub Company has increased its estate to seven by buying the Greaves Park in Lancaster.
23-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
The former owner of Wigan-based Yesteryear Pub Company, is understood to have bought five of the ten sites that went in to administration.
Thomas out, Douglas in at Luminar
23-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ
Stephen Thomas, the founder and chief executive of nightclub operator Luminar, is to step down from the top job at the end of this month, to be...
23-Feb-2010 By John Harrington
Major pubcos will lose their 'kitemark' status for the clarity of their lease codes of practice for more than 20 or 25 major breaches per year....
23-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Company, the 2,000-strong tenanted and leased group owned by Heineken, is to market for sale up to 100 pubs this spring.
23-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Simon Douglas, the former head of music retailer Zavvi, is set to takeover from Steve Thomas as Luminar's new chief executive. He will takeover the helm of Britain's biggest nightclub group next month.
22-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
A free of tie pub world could lead to more business failures, Marston's Pub Company boss Alastair Darby has warned. Speaking to the Morning...
22-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
A succession programme has been underway for some time at Luminar with boss Steve Thomas set to announce his departure, says Mark Stretton.
22-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
The pre-pack administration of London Town has been done with a view to keeping all its pubs open, according to PwC.
What's in a rating?
22-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ
News that Moody's, the US credit ratings agency, had downgraded Enterprise Inns' 'corporate family rating' didn't exactly faze investors in the group...
Hamish Champ: The pub as a debating chamber
22-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ
Pubs are often held up as places where members of the local community can meet to chat, to debate, to laugh, to argue. To demonstrate their...
The finalists for The Publican Awards 2010 have been announced
22-Feb-2010
For more information on the awards or to book tickets go online to www.thepublicanawards.com or contact Claire Bradshaw on 020 7921 8359...
Agents begin job of finding buyers for London Town's pubs
22-Feb-2010 By Hamish Champ
Christie + Co is today beginning the task of finding buyers for the 44 leasehold pubs formerly owned by GRS Inns, one of the London Town subsidiaries...
22-Feb-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The licensee of the Farthings in Blackburn is demanding an apology after 50 officers raided her pub at 7.30pm last Friday and left empty-handed. The...
19-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton & The PMA Team
Speculation is rife that Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns will be major victims of the pre-pack adminstration planned by London Town.
19-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has appointed Dave Pawson as its first-ever partner relationship manager. The PMA Team asks him about the job.
19-Feb-2010 By The PMA Team
Gingerman Restaurants, the East Sussex-based pub and restaurant operator, has acquired its fourth site, a freehold in Brighton, for an undisclosed...
