An open and shut case
26-Jun-2008
MA legal editor Peter Coulson and Poppleston Allen partner Graham Cushion give their assessments on how the law has been observed, what difficulties...
How to back a real winner
26-Jun-2008
I get offered so many new products by companies saying they will help buck the downward trends in the on-trade — but how can I tell what will...
Your say
26-Jun-2008
How rents really affect pub disposals I note with interest Clive Williams' attitude to rent in the Morning Advertiser, 29 May, and Brian Jacobs'...
Q&A
26-Jun-2008
Later time for drinks Q. One of the reasons we are losing trade is that the nearest pub to us regularly stays open after the hours the licensee was...
In Brief
26-Jun-2008
Plymouth to sponsor Ascot Plymouth Gin will be sponsoring two days at Ascot next month, as well as becoming headline sponsor of the Plymouth Gin...
Paul Hickman, analyst at KBC Peel Hunt
26-Jun-2008
The effect of the smoking ban has differed widely depending on whether you are in the industry or an investor. The pubcos took radical action in...
The view from the top
26-Jun-2008
With the smoke ban reaching its first anniversary, Caroline Muspratt talks to operators about how they have fared It's been a year since smoking was...
Let's get radical: Scotland's drinks trade shake-up
26-Jun-2008
Scotland wants the toughest controls on alcohol in recent UK history. John Harrington examines the main plans Disorder levy A "Social Responsibility...
Punch Taverns' shares bounce back on debt reassurances
25-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns' shares bounced by more than four per cent this morning after yesterday's reassurances that its debt position was secure.The group's...
Lavender meadow boosts pub sales
25-Jun-2008
A couple at a remote village pub in Cheshire have turned a love of French landscapes into a sales booster. Frances Cunningham, who has run...
25-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Britain's biggest pubco believes it can convert to tax efficient status
REITdom beckons for Punch Taverns
24-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns said today it believed it could become a real estate investment trust (REIT) and continue to own and control its existing pub estate....
The White Horse: Progress and setbacks
23-Jun-2008
Good grief - the pub looks like a bombsite at the moment! Since last week, the decorators have started work on the outside of the building, preparing...
Bad news and going for the value option
23-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
In this communication-savvy world of ours, news - especially bad news - spreads fast. When Premium Bars & Restaurants (PBR) issued its profits...
Hamish Champ: How would you change the pub industry?
23-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
Last week I met someone who works for the Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) and I took the opportunity to ask about the organisation's work and its...
Capital Pub Co founder steps down
23-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
Capital Pub Company (CPC) co-founder David Bruce is stepping down from his role as chief executive of the business to spend more time on his...
23-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Capital co-founder steps down as chief executive - Clive Watson takes over
23-Jun-2008 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Churchill Taverns has been withdrawn from the market after offers failed to reach the vendor's expectations, M&C Report understands. Led by...
What is the right set-up for the times ahead?
21-Jun-2008
When trading times are tough, there is always one question at the forefront of licensees' minds - when will things get better? With May's bank...
20-Jun-2008 By Ewan Turney
Colin Wheeler and Maureen Batty honoured by the Queen
Pub Is The Hub launches South East advisory group
20-Jun-2008
Pub is the Hub has launched a new regional advisory group in the South East of England.Former Humberts Leisure director, Anthony Miller has been...
Orchid Group's backer slams whispering campaign
20-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
The backer of the Orchid pub group has slammed a 'whispering campaign' which has suggested the business is in financial trouble.Having acquired the...
19-Jun-2008 By John Harrington
The rural regeneration scheme launches an advisory group to help pubs diversify in south east England
The agent
19-Jun-2008
Krishana Singh, negotiator, Fleurets (London)
Will Tchenguiz do another Laurel on M&B?
19-Jun-2008
The Iranian-born investor's forceful business approach over M&B is focused on the short term, says The PMA Team A few years back, Mitchells &...
Sale of Laurel sites slow going
19-Jun-2008 By The PMA Team
Wetherspoon is only buyer so far Sources close to the administration process at Laurel Pub Company expect to sell only a fraction of the 90 sites....
Bringing Out The Best
19-Jun-2008
Liberal Democrat peer and Lords spokesman Rupert Redesdale was recently appointed chairman of the Best Bar None (BBN) scheme, which recognises...
Try something new today...
19-Jun-2008
There's no business like showbusiness. And let's face it, you should know. As one licensee said to me recently, pubs are just another part of the...
Sweet success for St Austell pub chef
19-Jun-2008
Six chefs from across the St Austell Brewery estate have battled it out in a contest to find Cornwall's best pub pud. The brewery's dessert...
London in danger of losing its competitive edge
19-Jun-2008
London's high cost of living, congested roads and poor public transport are dulling the capital's business edge, a new survey has revealed.Research...
Scotland crackdown
19-Jun-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Minimum pricing, levy and age limit planned Scotland's draconian alcohol crackdown "provides an agenda for action" for the rest of the UK. That's...
My New Pub Fountain Inn
19-Jun-2008
Trellech Grange, Monmouthshire Agent: Guy Simmonds Marketing is the key for this country pub with rooms recently acquired by Steve Williams. A...
No limits for Best Bar None rollout
19-Jun-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
BII warns not to make scheme mandatory The sky's the limit for the expansion of Best Bar None (BBN) — but it must not be made compulsory. That's...
Moves
19-Jun-2008
Adnams brewer ends 18 years of service The head brewer of Adnams has retired after nearly two decades of service. Last year Mike Powell-Evans, who...
My pub juke box
19-Jun-2008
Stuart MacFarlane, President of InBev UK, chooses his top-10 tracks These are the tracks that mean the most to me, from my childhood through to the...
Letting on to a secret
19-Jun-2008
After 11 years as tenant of the King Alfred pub in Winchester, Gary Swan tells Noli Dinkovski why he has converted to leasehold Steeped in history...
More than just water
19-Jun-2008
A recent report suggests that functional waters are going to be big — so what is out there? Stablemate to Innocent at Fruit Towers (the company's...
Bar Talk
19-Jun-2008
Do you agree with Scottish plans to increase the age for buying alcohol in shops to 21? John Ellis Crown Inn Oakengates Shropshire I think there's...
Pressing for premium
19-Jun-2008
Pubgoers needn't choose the same old flavours — there are loads of new ranges out there The juice category has long moved on since the days of just...
Butcher's hook
19-Jun-2008
Simon David talks to David Hancock about the growing success of the Culbone Stables Inn Background The David family butchery empire is well...
Licensee testimonials
19-Jun-2008
Gold award winners Louise Clough Swan Hotel, Whalley, Lancashire "It's been a year since we achieved our Beautiful Beer Award. We made quite a big...
Q&A
19-Jun-2008
Present and correct Q. When is says that a sale by an under-18 staff member has to be 'specifically approved' by an adult, does this mean physically...
Tips no longer part of wage
19-Jun-2008
Another long-running legal saga appears to have been resolved last Friday when the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that tips from customers paid...
Your say
19-Jun-2008
Young licensees simply don't fear debt With reference to the leader comment last week (MA 12 June), I thought deeply about it and my first reaction...
In Brief
19-Jun-2008
Angostura's rum line-up Angostura has launched a new rum range comprising three core rums in a £15m investment programme. The line-up will include:...
Publicans welcome move to permit breastfeeding
18-Jun-2008
Publicans have given a cautious welcome to a move to give new mothers the legal right to breastfeed in pubs and other public places. A new Single...
Ad campaign launched to tackle binge-drinking
17-Jun-2008 By James Wilmore
A £4m ad campaign warning 18 to 24 year-olds about the dangers of binge-drinking has been launched by the government today. The hard-hitting...
Premium Bars & Restaurants' profits down
17-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
The smoking ban, pressure on consumer spending and a depressed property market will result in Premium Bars & Restaurants' (PBR) annual profits...
Brulines benefits from tough market
17-Jun-2008 By Hamish Champ
The tough trading environment for pubs is expected to prove a boost for cellar and AWP monitoring outfit Brulines as operators drive to become more...
17-Jun-2008 By John Harrington
21 as legal purchase age in shops and social responsibility fee also included
