Wetherspoon shares reach all-time high
02-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Shares in JD Wetherspoon (JDW) rose to an all-time high this morning as the group revealed details of first quarter trading.At 595.25p its shares...
LandLord of the Rings
02-Nov-2006
A Cotswold licensee is preparing for an invasion of hobbits after his pub was christened the real life Prancing Pony from fantasy adventure Lord of...
Smartbox admits experiencing "growing pains
02-Nov-2006
Complaints from licensees of Smartbox are continuing to flood into The Publican following assurances from the company last week. Licensees claim they...
Reds on the comeback trail
02-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
The theme of the next seven days is one of taking stock. On the football pitch the competitors in this weekend's featured Premiership matches have...
Cheers
02-Nov-2006
Unlucky for some Snifter's heart goes out to one unlucky punter at the Castle Inn, Holcombe, Devon. Ten pub-syndicate customers won £400,000 when...
ALMR goes wild in South Africa
02-Nov-2006
Following his eventful excursion to Bruges, accompanied by the sampling of many weird and wonderful Belgian beers, Snifter recently found himself at...
THE AGENTS
02-Nov-2006
James Grimes Director, AG&G, Chartered Surveyors, London Individual freehold pubs remain a relatively rare commodity and the market is strong. In...
Take in the sights of London
02-Nov-2006 By Richard Ross
The eyes of the sporting world are firmly focused on London this weekend. There are two Premiership derbies to enjoy, plus top-class international...
A breath of fresh air
02-Nov-2006
Since the Irish smoke ban, trade at pubs has picked up after an initial dip. The findings of MA's visit to Ireland will be reported over the next...
Keen and Rogers join Laurel pubco
02-Nov-2006
Laurel Pub Company, Robert Tchenguiz's high-street pub business, has announced the appointments of Chris Keen as its new chief financial officer and...
02-Nov-2006 By M&C Report
Lewis & Clarke, the bar-restaurant business owned by entrepreneurs Steve Wilkins and John Connell, has been sold to Balls Brothers, its larger...
Whitbread's new plan to pursue pub diners
02-Nov-2006
Whitbread's position in the pub restaurant market reminds me a little of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) before it was mercifully cut free from its...
MyShout - John Grogan
02-Nov-2006
The critical issue of off-trade pricing is galvanising the entire industry, says John Grogan For the first time in a generation, the supermarkets are...
The GUV'NOR
02-Nov-2006
Yvonne Cleminson Pubcos must do more to help licensees with growing red tape and spiralling costs says the licensee of the Cherry Tree in Farnham,...
Fake internet ID puts pubs off PASS
02-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Licensees across Somerset are choosing not to accept genuine PASS-accredited proof-of-age cards because of the proliferation of fake IDs, the MA has...
01-Nov-2006 By M&C Report
Report shows badly designed and over-crowded bars, poorly trained staff and rivalry between customers lead to pub violence.
01-Nov-2006
Beverley Callard, who plays Liz McDonald in Coronation Street, will be adding her backing to the Best Bar None Awards in Manchester this week....
Kent licensee aims to fly tourists to his pub
31-Oct-2006
A Kent licensee has come up with a novel way to get more tourists in his pub - create his own holiday package.John Freeman, owner of the Black Horse...
Finance: tax returns deadline looms
30-Oct-2006
The annual tax return is due by January 31 each year and is based on the profits you make in the 12 months to April 5 the previous year. Payment is...
Finance: have you got it covered?
30-Oct-2006
Pubs sometimes fall down over not having the right insurance cover for what is an increasingly complex business. Here are the most common issues that...
Finance: bond scheme aims to release cash
30-Oct-2006
An innovative scheme has been launched that avoids the usual need for individual publicans and pub operating companies to produce a quarter of a...
Laurel Pub Company managers hit Rio
30-Oct-2006
A group of Laurel Pub Company managers are setting off for the trip of a lifetime to the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.The 14 managers have won all...
Ford's Focus
29-Oct-2006
It's now more than a year since Alchemy Partners' purchase of 178 managed pubs from Spirit Group formed the Tattershall Castle Group (TCG), but it's...
What the Sunday papers said
29-Oct-2006
An effigy of Greene King chief executive Rooney Anand may be placed atop the famous Lewes Bonfire next weekend after a row between a pub in the...
27-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team
Provence is closing its managed house division, Countrywide Inns, after heavy losses, the MA has learnt. The division has been running an estimated...
27-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team
A survey by the Morning Advertiser has found that Provence has sold more than 200 pubs at public auctions in the five years since it was founded....
Lack of investment hits Honeycombe Leisure
27-Oct-2006 By Hamish Champ
Announcing its annual results for the year to April 30, 2006 pub management group Honeycombe Leisure has painted a bleak - and frank - portrait of...
27-Oct-2006
A Punch host plans to make his pub the first in England to go "carbon neutral". Solar panels, a wind turbine and more recycling are among the ideas...
27-Oct-2006 By Ewan Turney
Laurel Pub Company has appointed Chris Keen as chief financial officer and Steve Rogers as managing director of Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen. The...
27-Oct-2006 By John Harrington
An MA investigation has shown how easy it is to order realistic-looking fake ID from the internet. Last week trade leaders hit out at the fake ID...
Spirit spends £5½m on 23 London sites
26-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team
Spirit Group, the managed arm of Punch Taverns, is spending around £5.5m on refurbishing 23 flagship central London sites. The refurbishments aim...
26-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team
Novus. the bar operator that was called Urbium before being taken private, has reported trade in London is "booming". The company - which has just...
ePub: online ordering takes off
26-Oct-2006
As the internet becomes an integrated part of everyone's lives, the publican - that most technophobic of breeds - is gradually becoming more...
Pubs to be proud of: The Three Crowns Inn
26-Oct-2006
Tucked away at the end of a mile of narrow, winding country road sits the Three Crowns Inn. Stepping onto the cobbles leading up to the redbrick...
Youth and experience
26-Oct-2006
"We've had our ups and downs," says Martin Roberts, who has run the Royal Oak at Leigh Sinton, near Worcester, for the last nine years. "But the...
Trade's tips victory
26-Oct-2006
Staff tips that are paid through a tronc scheme are no longer liable for national insurance (NI) contributions following a challenge by the trade....
Licensees back new ID card
26-Oct-2006
Licensees in Manchester have backed young cancer patients who have trouble getting into pubs and clubs by agreeing to accept special ID cards.The...
Licensees caught in the middle of gambling battle
26-Oct-2006
Publicans are being caught in the crossfire between the Gambling Commission (GC) and poker companies launching new leagues for pubs.While the GC is...
Licensee ditches pub after 13 hour jail ordeal
26-Oct-2006
A licensee who was subjected to 13 hours in a police cell after failing to record a fight on CCTV is so distraught he is ditching his pub.Phil...
26-Oct-2006 By John Harrington
A trade body is backing a bid to broaden the appeal of Nottingham city centre at night and combat its image as a binge-drinking hotspot. The Bar...
26-Oct-2006 By Graham Ridout
With the smoking ban drawing near, attention isn't focused just on outside trading areas - hosts are also revamping and replacing interior furniture....
26-Oct-2006 By Jo Grobel
Instead of being a silent partner, Sue McIntyre found herself running the Bishop Blaize single-handedly - despite having virtually no trade...
Capturing a new audience
26-Oct-2006
Brewers everywhere should follow the example of the Yorkshire Great Beer and Food Show, which proves how successful festivals can be, says Peter...
26-Oct-2006
One undoubted casualty of licensing reform has been the high-street bar and nightclub market. Longer hours for the rest of the market has led to...
'DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT'
26-Oct-2006
Each month a senior buyer from our panel talks anonymously and candidly about the latest brand developments On a rainy night last week driving down...
25-Oct-2006
Multi millionaire and international entrepreneur Peter de Savary has bought one of the English Riviera's best known waterside pubs - the Cary Arms at...
24-Oct-2006 By The PMA Team
Whitbread is claiming green shoots of recovery in its 400 or so remaining pub restaurants thanks to better sales at re-modelled sites. Now the...
Pick of the pubs
24-Oct-2006 By James Wilmore
The Flight Tavern in Lowfield Heath, West Sussex, is sited close to the village of Charlwood and Gatwick Airport, four miles from the M23 and three...
BII runs seminars on underage sales
24-Oct-2006
The BII is due to embark on a series of nationwide "No ID, NO Sale!" seminars designed to raise awareness of underage selling.From Nov 14, BII...
23-Oct-2006
Alastair Eadie tells annual conference of the Licensed Trade Charity that the organisation needed new blood to come up with fresh ideas.
