15-Nov-2006
A television company is looking for struggling licensees who would be interested in cash donations from wealthy philanthropists. Pubs which are at...
15-Nov-2006
New guidance has been launched to help pubs and breweries combat sex discrimination. The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) targeted the licensed...
14-Nov-2006
Fuller's has announced the overall winner of its annual Griffin Trophy, which recognises the best pubs in its estate, is the George IV in Chiswick,...
Fewer than one in 10 problem sites are pubs
13-Nov-2006
Fewer than one in 10 of licensed premises announced as facing review as a result of the new Licensing Act are pubs. Home Office figures released...
13-Nov-2006
Four pubs face a review of their licence for failing two or more test purchase operations in a three-week national blitz. Police and trading...
'No action is not an option'
12-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
With a claimed 90 per cent of Punch Taverns' estate in possession of outside areas - whether gardens or adaptable car parking areas - chief operating...
Comment - Is this the end of the road?
12-Nov-2006
What a difference a couple of years make. Until comparatively recently pubs and hotels were deemed unsuitable as investment vehicles. Chef &...
What the Sunday papers said
12-Nov-2006
Dramatic adverts filmed by one of Hollywood's leading cinematographers are to be part of the government's new campaign to prepare the English and...
Dancing to a new tune
11-Nov-2006
The PMA Team looks at how the nightclub sector has fared in the new licensing regime There's no doubt that the nightclub sector has had an...
Pub deals expected as sector gears up for smoking clearout
10-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Several key pub deals will be unveiled in the next month as leading operators move to 'tidy up' their estates prior to next year's smoking ban in...
Tarrant gets locals buzzing in Suffolk
09-Nov-2006
Punters at a country pub were stunned when TV and radio star Chris Tarrant walked in - and bought them all a drink. The Who Wants To Be A...
09-Nov-2006 By Tony Halstead
Union Pub Company says majority of its planning applications smoking facilities have received the thumbs-up.
Guns and flat tonic - a Gothic horror tale
09-Nov-2006
Andrew Jefford and friends don capes (and kilts) in a desperate mission, via Biggin Hill and Aberdeen, to spread the word about quality mixers
MyShout
09-Nov-2006
A lesson to be learned from two tragedies: always ask an expert before you invest, says Barry Gilham So Provence has gone the same way as London...
Old hands provide new hope for Provence pubs
09-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Two white knights have emerged from the collapse of discredited pub company Provence, with the aim of saving premises licences at around 150 pubs...
CAMRA relaunches National Pubs Week under new banner
09-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Lack of support from pubcos has prompted the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to scrap National Pubs Week and replace it with a new community-focused...
Licensees warned over lease reassignments
09-Nov-2006
Licensees have been warned to take full legal advice when reassigning their leases. More lessees have contacted The Publican, concerned that they...
Premier League's inaction fuels licensees' confusion
09-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
The FA Premier League's (FAPL's) failure to prosecute the suppliers of foreign satellite TV equipment is continuing to fuel confusion among...
Punch Taverns sees little upside from new licensing regime
09-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Extended drinking hours have had little impact on Punch Taverns' overall trading, according to Giles Thorley, the pub operator's chief...
Cream of the crop recognised at Publican Pub Food Awards
09-Nov-2006
The best food operators in the business were honoured at the Pub Food Awards 2006 in a glittering ceremony at the Savoy, London, last night The top...
09-Nov-2006 By Ewan Turney
Furious hosts have rounded on interactive TV service Smartbox, demanding to know exactly when and if they will be paid. The Morning Advertiser has...
JDW's stunning sales surge secrets revealed
09-Nov-2006
It's rare indeed for a pub operator to report a 9.2% rise in its like-for-like sales. JD Wetherspoon (JDW) amazed the sector last week when it...
Sunderland pubs hit by fake twenties
09-Nov-2006 By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk
Licensees in Sunderland have been warned to watch out for fake £20 notes. Pubs in the town have been hit by a spate of incidents in which conmen...
The GUV'NOR
09-Nov-2006
Peter Eveleigh The licensee of the Riverside Inn in Bradford-on-Avon muses on proposals for giving pubs a star rating for their food hygiene Being...
kiely slams pubco's critics
09-Nov-2006
Provence founder Paul Kiely has blamed the collapse of his company on the withdrawal of support by his bank in the wake of the demise of London &...
BarTalk - Glass bans
09-Nov-2006
Should glass containers be banned in circuit pubs after 11pm? Graham Rowson Plungington Tavern, Preston, Lancs Pressure-point pubs certainly need to...
NewsDigest
09-Nov-2006
Pubs and clubs that achieve Best Bar None (BBN) status will soon be able to showcase themselves to the public via a new website. Dubbed "PubSpace"...
Homing instinct
09-Nov-2006
The Horseshoe in north London boasts a rate on-site microbrewery. Humayun Hussain meets the Australian relaunching a family brand on the other side...
Seeing light at the end of the tunnel
09-Nov-2006
With the help of the LTC, Robert and Marie Stokes have been there to support each other Each quarter the Licensed Trade Charity monitors the areas in...
Quest for the best goes on
09-Nov-2006
The Best Bar None pub and club accreditation scheme is being rolled out nationally and plans are afoot to make it even bigger. John Harrington talks...
No room for Big Brother
09-Nov-2006
They say each one of us is caught on a CCTV camera about 300 times a day. But ask licensees about how they're being watched by local authorities and...
Cheers
09-Nov-2006
Rats are Dr Who fans Diners at a Doctor Who (DW) convention in a Cardiff Wetherspoons were shouting exterminate as mice scurried across the carpet....
Family returns to pub after 60 years
08-Nov-2006
If The Red Lion in the Northampton village of Kislingbury feels like home to new licensee Paul Collins, it's not surprising - he has reclaimed...
07-Nov-2006 By Lucy Britner
Reports that a 61-year-old woman was asked to remove her pink Marks & Spencer hoodie in a Kent pub are wrong, according to pub owner Barracuda....
Arsenal get the winter Blues
07-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
Following their mid-week efforts on the European stage in the Champions League, Premiership giants Chelsea and Arsenal meet in the pick of the...
06-Nov-2006
Solicitor hits out at Sky and the FAPL for waiting until the "eleventh hour" to drop charges.
Geoff Newton: A year on, has the new licensing regime changed everything?
05-Nov-2006
CAST YOUR mind back 12 months to one of the biggest legal changes to affect the licensed trade industry in this country. Many operators spent days,...
City Comment
05-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Research studies into business practices are part and parcel of the world we live in. But does anyone actually pay much attention to the findings? I...
03-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Two industry white knights have emerged from the collapse of Provence to save premises licences.
03-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
David Whitehouse and Simon Wilson, partners at Kroll's Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Group, have been appointed joint administrative...
03-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
An administrator has been appointed to collapsed pub company Provence, the Morning Advertiser has learnt. It is understood Kroll has been appointed...
Provence receivers issue statement
03-Nov-2006
Corporate recovery specialist Kroll has been appointed as administrator to Provence.The company has confirmed that Provence Commerical Properties has...
03-Nov-2006
Founder of Provence blames collapse on withdrawal of support by bank in wake of the London & Edinburgh.
02-Nov-2006
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) plans a week of action next February to save community pubs.
02-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
Huge losses see the bailiffs move in and Provence ceasing to trade.
Camra trust to fund micro-breweries
02-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
The Camra Investment Club (CIC) is looking at setting up a £10m venture-capital trust (VCT) to fund the expansion of micro-brewers, the MA has...
Cheap and nasty - Provence's downfall
02-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
A Provence whistleblower has claimed that the company was charging licensees about double sustainable levels of rent. The whistleblower, who left...
02-Nov-2006 By The PMA Team
The collapse of Provence is not founder Paul J Kiely's first business failure. Before setting up Provence, he was a director of Kiely Developments,...
Macclesfield licensee fights to save pub
02-Nov-2006
A MACCLESFIELD licensee has been turned into a virtual computer game hero by a regular to aid her in the fight to save her pub from demolition.Plans...
Licensees face foreign satellite blitz
02-Nov-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees who show Premiership football via foreign satellite systems face a national crackdown by police and trading standards officers. In an...
