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Tye: mulling over new formats for Spirit

Tye plans new Spirit formats

By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Spirit Group, the managed arm of Punch Taverns, is planning to reposition as much as a quarter of its pub estate, according to Mike Tye. The Spirit...

Engine Inn: refused overdraft facility

Host denied bigger loan

By John Harrington

Barclays Bank has told a licensee it's no longer operating overdrafts for pubs. Chris Adshead's case comes amid claims that major banks are refusing...

Pearsell managed to get a fifth off price of pub

Freehold discount for ex-Punch host

By Gemma McKenna

A former Punch tenant who bought his pub's freehold managed to negotiate a 20% discount off the asking price. Dean Pearsall, of Saltwells Inn,...

Greyhound: one of SAV's pubs

SAV Pubs goes through pre-pack

By The PMA Team

Four-strong SAV Pubs is the latest company to undergo a pre-pack administration. The company, which was founded in 2004 and run by Australian Mark...

Punch: pubs for sale

Hundreds line up for Punch pubs

By Gemma McKenna

Around 450 individual licensees have tabled bids for their Punch pubs through a single broker, Acorn Commercial Finance. The quantity of offers...

Pubwatch: campaign to thwart thugs

Pubwatch to fight back against thugs

By John Harrington

National Pubwatch is launching a major campaign to ensure thugs who attack licensees or pub staff face proper justice. The Court Not Caution...

Price: welcome to my blog

Gerry Price blog

By Gerry Price

Gerry Price, Enterprise leaseholder, The Inn, West End, Surrey. Welcome to my blog. Follow my blog posts below: • 19 June: rent review shockers •...

Shiel: Eurostar claims unbelievable

Glass Half Full: new foes for the pub

By Ros Shiel

A former drinks PR's optimistic guide to life after redundancy. Days since redundancy: about six months Invoices issued last month: seven - a...

Sheffield licensees at the meeting

Hosts in 'stand-off' with Enterprise

By Tony Halstead

A group of South Yorkshire licensees are in a virtual "stand-off" with their landlord, Enterprise Inns, in a deepening row over the cost of tied beer...

Marston's: in line with expectations

Trading on track at Marston's

By Ewan Turney

Brewer and pub operator Marston's is "on track" to meet its trading expectations and has even seen a "modest improvement" in trade since January. The...

Benner: will consider OFT super-complaint

Camra eyes OFT beer tie 'super complaint'

By Ewan Turney

The Campaign for Real Ale will approach the Office of Fair Trading about making a "super-complaint" about the operation of the beer tie to ensure a thorough investigation and swift resolution to the issue.

The Caley Arms, in Allerston, Yorkshire is on sale for £375,000

S&NPE puts 32 pubs up for sale

By Ewan Turney

Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises has put 32 pubs it owns on the market in order to concentrate on managing pubs.

Who's fooling who?

Who's fooling who?

By Hamish Champ

I don't expect Punch Taverns' Giles Thorley, Enterprise Inns' Ted Tuppen or Admiral Taverns' Lynne D'Arcy to give a flying fig for the following...

Protz: fan of Cooper's blends

Forecast cloudy, but fine

By Roger Protz

Australian brewery Cooper's blends traditional values with chutzpah to produce highly distinctive beer, says Roger Protz.

Pring: war between Fair Pint and pubcos is hotting up

Making the pubco model work

By Andrew Pring

The market forces driving pubcos to offer more support to their licensee partners are a template for the future, says Andrew Pring.

MA150 seminar's issues of the day

MA150 seminar's issues of the day

By The PMA Team

The first MA150 seminar of 2009 took place at Claridge's recently. The PMA Team reports on some of the topics covered. Training boosts staff...

Pubs would have to pay for police during promotions

Oldham hits all its bars with reviews

By John Harrington

Trading standards have ordered licence reviews of all 22 pubs and clubs in central Oldham to force draconian restrictions on trading — including...

JDW 99p offer is over

JD Wetherspoon ends 99p deal

By John Harrington

JD Wetherspoon has ended its controversial 99p-pint deal — prices have risen from 1 April to £1.29.

Dun Cow: now a Robinson's pub

Frederic Robinson buys Punch pub

By Gemma McKenna

Frederic Robinson has bought a freehold Cheshire pub from a Punch Taverns for an undisclosed sum off a guide price of £650,000. Christie+Co,...

Punch says only four sites have been ear-marked for sale to supermarkets

Punch denies seeking pub sales to Tesco

By John Harrington

Punch has denied accusations that it is actively looking to sell its pubs for conversion into supermarkets. It said just four of its 7,500 pubs are...

Young adults are constantly harrassed for ID

Where did it all go wrong for pubs?

By Sir Shannon Alberry

Pubs have lost a generation of customers by making pubs an unwelcoming environment for young adults, says Sir Shannon Alberry, in his latest blog.

Living Room is one of PBR's key assets

Private equity firms circle Premium Bars

By The PMA Team

Industry sources report that a private equity player has approached former Premium Bars and Restaurants boss Mark Jones about buying key assets from his former company.

Stoddart: good news for Peach

Peach buys two Punch freeholds

By John Harrington

The £2.85m deal comes as multiple operator Peach aims to more than double its estate and change from being food-led to 50% wet.

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