Simplification? Now that's a tricky one
21-Dec-2006
It was inevitable that the Department for Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) would claim, as part of the Prime Minister's strategy for all Government...
LETTERs
21-Dec-2006
Challenging local authorities I was interested to see the article on the matter of licences not issued (MA, Coulson's Legal Advice, 23 November,...
2007: the year of the pub
21-Dec-2006
At a time when most of the nation's workers have given up for Christmas and are letting their hair down, licensees and suppliers are up to their eyes...
Joker
21-Dec-2006
One fine day in Ireland, a guy out golfing gets up to the 16th hole. He tees up and cranks one, which goes into the woods on the side of the fairway....
Ramsay revolution
21-Dec-2006
Gordon Ramsay has helped turn business around at Lancashire's Fenwick Arms, featured on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares last month. Licensee Brian Rey...
Chefs want action to save cod and chips
19-Dec-2006
Top chefs Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and Antony Worrall Thompson are spearheading a campaign to save classic pub dish cod and chips.As EU fisheries...
Getting in the mood
18-Dec-2006 By Hamish Champ
It's the last missive of the year and by rights I should be looking back on the key events of 2006 and forecasting the state of things to come in...
What the Sunday papers said
17-Dec-2006
More alcohol will be consumed this Christmas than ever before, prompting medical experts to warn of a health crisis, especially among young women....
Leeds bar flushed after scooping top loo award
15-Dec-2006
You certainly couldn't accuse this bar of going down the pan.Suburban Style Bar, in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, has taken the top prize in this year's...
Summit Clubs widens scale
14-Dec-2006 By The PMA Team
Former Soho Clubs and Bars boss Jeremy Gordeno has made five additions to his new nightclub company Summit Clubs. Gordeno, who already operates six...
Orchid groups pubs in seven segments
14-Dec-2006 By The PMA Team
The Orchid Group, the managed operator backed by private equity firm GI Partners, is to divide its estate into seven major segments. The company,...
Scotland limits 24-hour drinking
14-Dec-2006
SCOTLAND WILL not become a round-the-clock drinking culture when the new licensing regime comes into force.That was the message from Michael McMahon...
Concerns over New Year's Eve opening hours
14-Dec-2006
Licensees up and down the country could face the prospect of mistakenly opening illegally on New Year's Eve.Licensees who did not apply for the...
MyShout
14-Dec-2006
Poker and great food are two ways to draw consumers back into the pub, says David Elliott I have been amazed during recent conversations with...
THE GUV'NOR
14-Dec-2006
Ali Carter The licensee of the Bayview Inn, Widemouth Bay, Cornwall, suggests a few New Year's resolutions for the trade New Year's Resolutions for...
MyNewPub
14-Dec-2006
The King William IV, Mickleham, Surrey Agent - Guy Simmonds Ian and Liz Duke both left high-powered sales jobs to buy the King William IV - which...
Punch sells clutch of Essex pub leases
14-Dec-2006
Christie+Co has sold a number of new Punch Taverns pub leases throughout Essex. The pubs include the Wheatsheaf, Chelmsford; the Green Man,...
American booty
14-Dec-2006
When Jim and Anne Anderson swapped Philadelphia, USA, for the Scottish Highlands, they discovered a home from home - and brought a multi-cuisine...
BarTalk
14-Dec-2006
Are you opening for business on Christmas Day? Catherine Bown The Crown, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire We just open for two hours at lunchtime, mainly as...
Prosecute kids who try it on
14-Dec-2006
It has to be recognised that Governments do not like to be seen to be punishing children - it is not "politically correct". This may explain why the...
NewsDigest
14-Dec-2006
The Morning Advertiser has acquired the Pub Business show - the exhibition dedicated to running pubs. The 2007 show takes place at Birmingham's NEC...
Pubcos may avoid underage sale fines
14-Dec-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Pub companies are less likely to face prosecution for an underage sale after a judge said premises licence holders should not be held responsible....
LETTERs
14-Dec-2006
Fine tribute to a unique man The report of John Young's memorial service by Adam Edwards perfectly captured the atmosphere and sense of occasion at...
Waverley TBS back on track
14-Dec-2006 By Andrew Pring andrew.pring@william-reed.co.uk
One year on from the Hemel Hempstead fire that wrecked its Punchbowl depot, Waverley TBS is confident that annual sales will top last year's £500m....
13-Dec-2006
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is calling on anyone serving up a Christmas dinner to consider offering one of the 800 bottled real ales available with their food.
The Big Interview: The Pub Landlord Al Murray
13-Dec-2006
How will you communicate the smoking ban to your regulars?The same way as I communicate most crucial information to my punters, by shouting and a...
Darlings of the stock market?
08-Dec-2006
As we approach the end of another year (where did 2006 go to!!!) and with the reporting season virtually complete, it is worth considering how well...
What's in a number?
08-Dec-2006 By Hamish Champ
There's been a flurry of financial reporting activity recently: Greene King, Marston's - neé Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries - Brulines and the...
Scrooge is heading to a pub near you, says research
08-Dec-2006
Watch out for the Christmas Scrooge in your pub, is the warning of some new research. Snack manufacturer Mr Porky said the most common lie told by...
08-Dec-2006
Research reveals top ten lies told in pubs.
07-Dec-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Portsmouth host warned-off using foreign satellite systems hits out because neighbouring Greene King managed pubs are still using them
BII Nita winners announced
07-Dec-2006
Winners of the BII Nita awards were celebrating today at an exclusive event at the New Armouries at the Tower of London today. The NITAs, which are...
Bristol bar calls for apology from Wetherspoon
07-Dec-2006
A Bristol bar which claims a rival Wetherspoon pub has published false pricing and serve temperature comparisons on window posters is demanding an...
Licensees come to the rescue
07-Dec-2006
When Anna and Richard Scott, licensees at the Tal-y-Cafn hotel in North Wales, heard an almighty bang just before the lunchtime rush on a busy...
07-Dec-2006 By John Harrington
A trading standards boss has called for pubs to get more protection against scammers who claim to be selling ads in magazines for emergency services....
Pockets picked in aid of kids
07-Dec-2006
The Regional Brewers' Nat-ional Account Managers' Christmas lunch kicked off the festive season in fine style last week, with Stuart Bateman stealing...
Joker
07-Dec-2006
When four of Santa's elves fell ill, and the trainee elves could not produce toys as fast as their regular colleagues, Santa began to feel the...
Wise pubs will profit from the ban
07-Dec-2006
We know the date. The pub industry faces an outright smoking ban from 1 July next year and needs to grasp the change as both a challenge and an...
Going with the flow
07-Dec-2006
Over the last 15 years, regulars at The Taps have poured more than half a million pounds into good causes. Tony Halstead joins locals in raising a...
BarTalk
07-Dec-2006
Will you be prepared for the English smoking ban on 1 July 2007? Paul Bowes The Black Bull Wylam Northumbria No time is a good time as far as I am...
Host claims FAPL targets small pubs
07-Dec-2006 By Iain O'Neil iain.oneil@william-reed.co.uk
A Portsmouth host who was warned-off using foreign satellite systems to screen football has hit out because neighbouring Greene King- managed pubs...
No half measures
07-Dec-2006
Morning Advertiser held its Responsible Drinks Retailing 2006 awards to honour those licensees who go the extra mileManaged chain Winner: Regent Inns...
Old Welsh words used for pub signs
07-Dec-2006
Pubs in Wales will be forced to carry no-smoking signs using an old-fashioned Welsh word that health minister Brian Gibbons admits people won't...
Responsibility: still a must
07-Dec-2006
July 1 and the start of the smoking ban is probably the issue uppermost in most licensees' minds - that and the tougher trading conditions most...
Record figures at Greene King despite Scottish smoking slip
07-Dec-2006
Belhaven's like-for-like sales slip in its 300-odd pubs was the only blot on another sparkling set of "record results" from Greene King this week....
CityBriefs
07-Dec-2006
Mint buys four Fuller's venues London Bar operator The Mint Group has confirmed the leasehold purchase of three London sites and a Bristol site from...
Smoke ban 'set to slow sales growth', warns M&B
07-Dec-2006 By Andrew Pring andrew.pring@william-reed.co.uk
Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) chief executive Tim Clarke says next year's smoking ban will slow overall sales growth at his 2,000-strong group....
UPC outshines all W&D's ventures
07-Dec-2006 By Andrew Pring andrew.pring@william-reed.co.uk
Union Pub Company (UPC) was the star performer for Wolverhampton & Dudley (W&D) last year, driving up operating profits by 23% to £80m on...
Left smarting by Smartbox
07-Dec-2006
Controversial screen media company Smartbox went bust owing large sums of money to hundreds of licensees, who are tied into onerous three-year lease...
MyShout
07-Dec-2006
It's about time we fought our corner before alcohol becomes a dirty word says Peter Linacre I have a proposal. Let's go out and hire the best...
