What the Sunday papers said…
04-Sep-2006
Britain's bingo operators are demanding a£100m tax rebate to compensate them for lost business due to the smoking ban. Sir Peter Fry, chairman of...
04-Sep-2006
Two thirds of Nottingham pubs visited failed an under-age test purchase operation. Of 23 premises visited, 16 failed to prevent entry and served two...
04-Sep-2006
The White Horse in London's Parson's Green has, for the second year running, been named the UK's top pub, in a poll of more than 500 industry...
01-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
The legal action between JD Wetherspoon and its former property advisor Van de Berg began after the property company was allegedly involved in...
01-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
Greene King is making its pubs the stars of a major new sponsorship deal involving Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. The £1 million...
The Bamburgh, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
01-Sep-2006
Since reopening after major refurbishment in September 2005, the Bamburgh has increased its food offering and introduced a no-smoking area. The busy...
The Brasenose Arms, Cropredy, Oxfordshire
01-Sep-2006
Sue and Roy Tydeman took over the Brasenose Arms in August 2005 and immediately set about transforming it into a destination food pub. The...
Test Match, West Bridgford, Nottingham
01-Sep-2006
A stone's throw from Trent Bridge cricket ground and Holme Pierrepoint national water sports centre, the appropriately named Test Match is a large...
The New Inn, Farmborough, Bath
01-Sep-2006
Situated in a village on the main A39 between Bath, Wells and Bristol, the New Inn is a very busy pub that serves food all day. It's popular with...
Wales
01-Sep-2006
This traditional pub is set deep in the Welsh countryside, six miles from the historic market town of Brecon. It attracts a happy mixture of locals...
Scotland
01-Sep-2006
The picturesque village of Cawdor grew up around Cawdor Castle, which has secured its place in history by taking a central role in Shakespeare's...
Shopping basket challenge
01-Sep-2006
Where: Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Tadcaster, Yorkshire How it works: Ye Old Sun Inn at Colton hosts monthly cookery demonstrations throughout the year,...
Box clever
31-Aug-2006
Pull sports fans out of their armchairs and into your pub by making the best of what's on the box. But make sure your equipment's no featherweight
MyShout
31-Aug-2006
Stephen Crawley says the Camra-run GBBF is a great event - but ponders about making it a winter event
Mr Punch shows the way to do it
31-Aug-2006 By Hamish Champ
Google "Giles Thorley" and the search results range from the usual stuff on Punch Taverns through to disgruntled retailers venting their collective...
Stars in bars
31-Aug-2006
Cricket legend Ian Botham What is your favourite pub? O'Brien's off of Upper Leeson Street is the greatest pub in Dublin. The owner, Peter, has been...
Loud and proud
31-Aug-2006
One year on from the launch of The Publican's Proud of Pubs campaign the proud message of the pub industry is now being spread far and wide. While...
More casualties of Inn-Direct come forward
31-Aug-2006
More victims of Bradford-based training company Inn-Direct have been contacting The Publican after paying thousands of pounds only to be left in...
Licensees complain about tourist directory
31-Aug-2006
A Fresh raft of complaints about a tourist directory targeting licensees has come into The Publican. Pubs across the UK are still being sent...
Family wins case against Punch
31-Aug-2006
A couple whose dreams of running a pub were shattered when they were forced out with stress and ill health, have won a court case against...
Licensee fined record £9,000 for "tipping
31-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
A Leicestershire licensee has been hit with a record £9,000 fine for substituting spirit brands for cheaper alternatives. Ghassan Fakih, licensee at...
M&B estate valued at £5.5bn
31-Aug-2006
Rising property prices have pushed the value of Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) estate to more than £5.5bn.The UK's biggest managed pub group,...
The Gun
31-Aug-2006
The Gun might be a relative newcomer to the scene, opening its doors in its current guise two years ago, but it's steeped in a history that dates...
The Punch Bowl
31-Aug-2006
It's little over a year since the Punch Bowl was taken over by the team behind the legendary Drunken Duck, in league with two friends and Crosthwaite...
Railway Hotel
31-Aug-2006
If you're one of those people who's been wondering what happened to the 24-hour drinking society, then look no further. Nigel Jones, owner of the...
DoneDeals
31-Aug-2006
The Volunteer Inn Seavington St Michael Somerset Peninsula Commercial has sold the Volunteer Inn at Seavington St Michael near Illminster. The...
PickoftheWeek
31-Aug-2006
Blue Bell Belmesthorpe Lincolnshire Price: £525,000 Tenure: Freehold Wet:dry: 100% wet Agent: Christie+Co 0115 9483100 The Blue Bell is three miles...
THE AGENTS
31-Aug-2006
I guess I must be what's known as an industry "greybeard". However as a trade "influencer" I have a finger firmly on the industry's pulse, working...
Creative thinking
31-Aug-2006
Apart from the horse brasses and the floral red carpet, what's the first thing to go when an enterprising couple enter the pub game and head down the...
'DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT'
31-Aug-2006
Beer volumes are only going in one direction - slowly down. This trend applies across the board, not just the on-trade, and, coupled with a decline...
M&B to segment Vintage Inns brand
31-Aug-2006 By Mark Stretton
Mitchells & Butlers is to segment one of the most profitable casual-dining brands in Europe as part of the ongoing development of its country pub...
Critics wrong to condemn all
31-Aug-2006
Lucy Mangan, a journalist with The Guardian, had a pop at pub food last week. As a result of being served a bad beef sandwich in a pub in...
The GUV'NOR
31-Aug-2006
With knowledge gathered from working 30 years in the licensed trade and my forthcoming retirement after 27 years at the Cherry Tree, Rowledge,...
What the Sunday Papers said
27-Aug-2006
The multi-billion dollar sale of Vin & Sprit (V&S), the owner of trendy Swedish vodka Absolut, is once again on the cards. The Swedish...
25-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
Laurel Pub Company, the managed pub operator owned by Robert Tchenguiz, has confirmed it has been talking to a large number of companies about a...
City Comment: Hamish Champ
25-Aug-2006 By Hamish Champ
If one wanted further proof that there is a clear blue sea between Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns over future strategy one only need note comments...
No need to worry
25-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
More than half of all licensees believe next summer's smoking ban will not affect the value of their pub. Responding to this year's Publican Market...
25-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
A Leicestershire host has been fined a record £9,000 for selling cheaper spirits as well-known brands of gin, vodka and rum. The Bell Inn at Market...
BarTalk
24-Aug-2006
Are you planning anything special for the bank holiday weekend?
24-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
Utopian Leisure, the company set up by former Ultimate Leisure boss Bob Senior, has acquired nightclub company Tokyo Industries for an undisclosed...
Licensees serving food could face huge tax hike
24-Aug-2006
Licensees introducing food into their pubs could find themselves slapped with a huge price hike for VAT. The ruling of a recent tribunal case against...
24-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
Licensing reform has not helped live music in pubs because it makes it easier for residents to interfere - says licensee.
Opening doors
23-Aug-2006
All too often door supervisors are labelled as stereotypical burly bouncers dominating a male-oriented profession. Yet the days when the industry was...
Scottish licensees see drop in trade
23-Aug-2006
Nearly half of licensees in Scotland claim they have seen a drop in regular customers since the new no-smoking laws came into force. In the first...
What the Sunday papers said
21-Aug-2006
Mitchells & Butlers has received around 10 initial offers for the 100 or so pubs it put up for sale last month. The managed pub group is believed...
21-Aug-2006
JD Wetherspoon has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement in response to a story published in the Sunday Express. The story related to the...
17-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
It's a sweet irony that Bob Ivell's Regent Inns has bought the Old Orleans bar and restaurant chain from Punch this week. Back in April 2001, when...
Salisbury licensee wins case against licensing policy
17-Aug-2006
A landlord in Salisbury has won a case against his local authority licensing policy. Joe Duthie, licensee at the Benett Arms in Semley, Salisbury,...
Inn-Direct continuing to trade?
17-Aug-2006
Inn-Direct, the Bradford-based company, at the centre of the rogue recruitment scandal is continuing to trade. The company, which was wound-up by the...
17-Aug-2006 By Ewan Turney
Trade leaders call for vigilance at time of increased threat
