Keeping on an even keel, but for how long?
06-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
There are times when I 'get it in the neck' for something I've written. It comes with the territory. Sometimes I get it in the neck from licensees...
Hamish Champ: Pubs? They can make a man of you
06-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
I was talking to the father of one of my son's schoolmates last week and in the course of our conversation he asked me what I did for a living."I...
M&B to put calorie counts on Harvester and Scream menus
06-Apr-2009
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is to print calorie counts for dishes on the menus at two of its pub brands - Harvester and Scream.The UK's biggest...
Licensee is runner-up in People's Race
06-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee swapped his pub for the racetrack and nearly pulled off an incredible win on Grand National day. Craig Brown, licensee of the Plough Inn...
Enterprise hits back in clash over closures
06-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Enterprise Inns has hit back at the GMB in the row over pub closures, saying many of the trade union's assertions are "inaccurate" and "highly...
Pub chef claims Yorkshire pudding record
06-Apr-2009
Award-winning publican and chef Paul Clerehugh is claiming the world record for Britain's tallest Yorkshire pudding. Paul, lessee at the Crooked...
Peach Pub Company buys Punch pubs for £2.85m
06-Apr-2009 By Hamish Champ
Award-winning multiple operator Peach Pub Company has bought the freeholds of two pubs it leases from Punch Taverns for £2.85m.The deal to buy the...
06-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The row over pub closure figures rumbles on with Enterprise claiming the GMB union figures are "inaccurate" and "highly misleading". Last week, the...
'The Budget is a good opportunity to show support for pubs'
05-Apr-2009
"When this recession is over we will, sadly, come out the other side with a severely depleted stock of public houses. The British Beer & Pub...
03-Apr-2009 By Roger Protz
It's not all about super cold — there's a great variety of beers Down Under
03-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The industry needs to start working together and stop squabbling over pub closure statistics, says the ALMR.
Pub bitch: Skinny Blonde bares all Down Under
03-Apr-2009
Whitbread push's for grammer Three hearty cheers to Whitbread for launching its apprenticeship programme, which will give more than 3,000 of its...
03-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
High profile tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward faces eviction from her pub after breaching the terms of her lease by closing. But Ward, who runs the...
02-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
Revolution vodka bar operator Inventive Leisure has reported a "tough" first quarter in 2009. The company, which is owned by private equity firm...
The Publican Power List 2009
02-Apr-2009 By Caroline Nodder
For more details, please have a look at the Power List 2009 brochure at the bottom of this page.1. Gordon BrownOur esteemed leader has done nothing...
Last man standing?
02-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
There is a definite sense of a changing of the guard at the industry's trade groups. Rob Hayward's departure from the British Beer & Pub...
02-Apr-2009 By Andrew Pring
Punch shouldn't waste the time of those licensees who really are interested in buying, says Andrew Pring.
02-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
Greene King has abandoned cooling-off periods for in-coming licensees in favour of 12-month stand-alone tenancies to give hosts a flavour of running...
Trade union hits out at pubcos
01-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Trade union GMB has added its voice to calls for an end to the beer tie, pointing to figures showing more than 1,000 pubco-owned pubs have closed in...
City pubs suffer as customers avoid demonstrations
01-Apr-2009
Pubs in the City of London have reported a nosedive in trade as a result of protests ahead of the G20 summit but remain unscathed by outbreaks of...
01-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Interpub human resources director Franca Knowles has been awarded an honorary MBE for services to hospitality training. Knowles was born in Holland...
Pubco licensees speak out in Parliament
31-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
Furious pubco licensees have voiced their objections in Parliament today to rent levels, the price they are charged for beer and the way they are...
Cheapest" pub in Britain under fire
31-Mar-2009
A pub is being forced to slash its opening hours after it was accused of attracting a culture of binge drinking and drug taking.Police are demanding...
Our banking covenants are safe, says Enterprise Inns boss
31-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
As the market continues to debate the issue of pubco debt, the boss of Enterprise Inns' claimed its banking covenants remain unaffected by recent...
Blanket policies hammering community pubs
31-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
The government must stop using blanket policies that punish all pubs and take urgent action to reward those that play a vital role in their...
31-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
Fierce criticism of pubcos and the beer tie dominated the first open meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group. Licensees, anti-pubco...
31-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Government should reward and incentivise pubs which play a positive role in their community rather than hampering them with blanket restrictions,...
31-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
The majority of Enterprise pubs are trading "remarkably well" despite the "unprecedented" trading conditions, the pubco has reported. However,...
Shepherd Neame acquires flagship pub
30-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Brewer and retailer Shepherd Neame has acquired the Jamaica Wine House.
30-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
A popular Oxford pub has not only been given a new lease of life by its owners, Arkell's Brewery, but it is also being run by one of the family as...
30-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Globe Pub Company, the tenanted operator of 429 pubs owned by Robert Tchenguiz, has reported a sharp rise in closed pubs as a result of the "tough...
Philip Davison: What a week I've had!
30-Mar-2009 By Philip Davison Philip
It certainly was a very proud moment for my wife Lauren, Daughter Chantelle and myself, plus the four lnog serving members of our team we took with...
Crossed fingers and low profiles
30-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Late March is traditionally a quiet time on the corporate front. Most companies have done with reporting their half-year numbers and are content to...
Tuppen hits back at Clegg's pubco attack
30-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
Enterprise Inns' chief Ted Tuppen has hit back at criticism of the pubco model by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, arguing it is at the "heart of...
Jokers paint pub pink .. and send landlord a bill
30-Mar-2009
A historic pub was given an overnight makeover - and the landlord is far from tickled pink. Pranksters turned up in the dead of night and transformed...
Pubs show support for Challenge 25
30-Mar-2009
Pubs in Derby are backing the Challenge 25 initiative despite opposition to the measure by the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).Dave Lalor,...
Northern Ireland to join SIA
30-Mar-2009
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has hosted roadshows across Northern Ireland to highlight new licensing laws for the private security...
30-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The Enterprise boss defends his team and says he is a "whole-hearted believer in the fairness of the leased and tenanted system".
'Thousands of pubs will close unless they get Budget concessions'
29-Mar-2009
"Thousands more pubs will shut unless they get help in next month's Budget, a new report warns. A freeze on beer duty and cut in business rates are...
Pub bitch: Bobby George gets his eye in
27-Mar-2009
Wardrobe malfunctionOn the oche at last week's Publican Awards, held in the glittering surroundings of London's Grosvenor House hotel, was John...
'Punch Taverns under pressure'
27-Mar-2009
Punch Taverns: The embattled pub company faces pressure to write down the £6.5 billion value of its 8,400 pubs after selling six of its top London...
27-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
An Enterprise Inns pub is to feature on ITV's Tonight show, entitled How to Blow Your Redundancy Money, this evening.
27-Mar-2009 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Latest accounts from 3D Entertainment, the nightclub business spun out of Luminar, reveal losses in its most recent year of £12.1m. The losses stem...
26-Mar-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Licensees across the country are receiving rates bills up to 550% higher than last year after the scrapping of transitional rate relief.
Managed pub bosses flock to MA150 event
26-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
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26-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
Pub closures will peak at around the 46-a-week mark in the coming year, pub sector research company CGA chief executive Jon Collins has forecast....
Punch Taverns sells six pubs to Fuller's for £21.1m
26-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns has sold six of its London-based managed pubs to Fuller, Smith & Turner for £21.1m.The deal will be settled in cash and will see a...
Polycarbonate drive in Dundee
26-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
Licensees in Dundee are being urged to switch to polycarbonate glasses in a police drive to improve safety. Nearly 80 pubs and bars have been offered...
26-Mar-2009 By Roger Protz
Wells & Young's is spending £4.5m to promote its cask portfolio this year, says Roger Protz.
26-Mar-2009 By Ewan Turney
Punch Taverns has sold six pubs to London brewer and operator Fuller's for £21.1m, including the flagship Red Lion in Westminster — a favourite...
