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Watson (L) is satisfied with current trading

Capital Pub Company adds to estate

By Ewan Turney

London-based Capital Pub Company has acquired Terisco — owner of the Bishop pub in East Dulwich. Capital paid £400,000 for the company, which had...

Rugby provided a boost

Fine start to spring trade

By Gemma McKenna

A snapshot survey of the trade showed last week's good weather, sporting fixtures and Mothers' Day combined to produce record takings. Ian Payne,...

Enterprise: auction success

Enterprise sells five more pubs

By Gemma McKenna

Enterprise Inns is continuing its success at auction — last week eight pubs went under the hammer, and five sold, raising more than £1m....

Ebison: M&B area manager

Pub trade two vie to be The Apprentice

By The PMA Team & Ewan Turney

The pub trade will have two contenders vowing to be Sir Alan Sugar's Apprentice — a M&B area manager and a former Marston's BDM.

Jonathan Neame: strong performance in economic climate

Shepherd Neame hit by rising costs

By Ewan Turney

Kent based brewer and operator Shepherd Neame has reported a 7.2% increase in turnover for the six months to 27 December 2008 but profits were hit by...

Costcutter: looking to take advantage of pub closures

Costcutter sizes up 40 closed pubs

By Aidan Fortune

Costcutter is the latest supermarket to declare an interest in converting closed pubs. Executive chairman Colin Graves told MA's sister title...

Carson: headed up Eat Your Heart Out

Pub company Eat Your Heart Out liquidated

By The PMA Team

Eat Your Heart Out, the multiple lessee that was headed by Tony Carson, has gone into liquidation with creditors expected to be out-of-pocket to the...

Tough at the top

Tough at the top

By Hamish Champ

Whenever managed pubco JD Wetherspoon announces its results you can bet your last beermat the group's founder and chairman Tim Martin will pop up...

Ward: forced to close pub

High profile campaigner forced to close pub

By Ewan Turney

High profile lessee rights campaigner Inez Ward has been forced to shut her pub after bailiffs cut off the electricity. Ward, Enterprise licensee at...

Brown: still in flat

Sacked Sam Smith's manager stands firm

By Tony Halstead

A sacked pub manager is still holed up in the living quarters of York's Brown Cow today almost three weeks after a deadline imposed by brewer Sam...

Tesco: taking advantage of closed pubs

Now more supermarkets than pubs

By Ewan Turney

The number of supermarkets in Britain has overtaken the number of pubs for the first time as cheap alcohol in the off-trade continues to take its toll.

Protz: fan of the Butt & Oyster

It did the Youngsters good

By Roger Protz

For some, children in pubs are a minor irritation but the history of the Butt & Oyster features some interesting characters — fictional and real, says Roger Protz.

Enterprise claims it is listening to unhappy tenants

Enterprise lessees call for beer tie review

By Tony Halstead

A group of South Yorkshire licensees plan to launch a national campaign to force Enterprise Inns to review the price of tied beer and other trading...

Stephen Oliver

Oliver regrets Camra "hobbit" jibe

By John Harrington

Marston's beer boss Stephen Oliver says he "regrets" some of his "intemperate" descriptions of certain real ale enthusiasts, who he labelled...

Thompson: chance for re-shaping BBPA

Chance for a better future

By Rupert Thompson

Rupert Thompson mulls over the departure of Rob Hayward as chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association.

Many hosts face big rates hikes

Many hosts face big rates hikes

By Gemma McKenna

Many licensees face big hikes in rates bills this year as the Government has abolished gradual rates increases. Instead, final payment is being...

Regulation of pubs getting worse

Regulation of pubs getting worse

By John Harrington

Tough new laws and regulation schemes have lead to more rigorous enforcement of pubs, says licensing lawyer Graeme Cushion. Enforcement surrounding...

Alcohol consumption fell

UK alcohol consumption fell 3.2% in 2008

By John Harrington

New figures are being used by the British Beer and Pub Association to urge the Government not to raise alcohol taxes or inflict more redtape on the industry.

Steve Thomas

Luminar sales fall 4.7%

By M&C Report

The nightclub operator says it will continue to offer value-for-money promotions.

Trade chiefs

Mandelson hears pub redtape fears

By John Harrington

Concerns about plans to inflict costly redtape on licensees through the mandatory retailing code were raised by trade chiefs at a meeting with...

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