16-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
As National Pubs Week approaches send us details of your event and we will post them on the website
Cheers
16-Feb-2006
That's a Jolie good pud Snifter spotted Angelina Jolie, in the company of boyfriend Brad Pitt, in the Black Horse, near her home in Fulmer,...
Cains does well with natural water source
16-Feb-2006
Liverpool brewer Cains has spent £250,000 re-opening a long-forgotten natural water well underneath its city-centre brewery. The company says all...
Tynemill switches pubs to tenancies
16-Feb-2006
Award-winning cask-ale specialist Tynemill is now operating seven of its pubs as tenancies, the Morning Advertiser has learned. Tynemill, founded...
Trade boost for latest pubs awarded Michelin stars
16-Feb-2006 By Lucy Britner
Business is booming for the two pubs most recently awarded Michelin stars. The Hand & Flowers in Marlow, Buckingham-shire, and the Masons Arms in...
Maggots: a racing cert to raise funds
16-Feb-2006
Forget maggot eating - Dave Hackney from the Holderness Inn at Patrington, Yorkshire, insists that maggot racing is the way ahead. Hackney came...
THE GUV'NOR
16-Feb-2006
Dave Daly, licensee of Cahoots in Blackpool and chairman of the National Association of Licensed House Managers If underage drinking is to be...
New look, new Laurel?
15-Feb-2006
Laurel Pub Company has subjected itself to a major restructuring exercise. Hamish Champ spoke to chief executive Julian Sargeson about the...
Dis-chord
15-Feb-2006
The new Licensing Act was supposed to make it easier for pubs to host live music. Three months into the legislation James Wilmore puts his ear to the...
Rogue business rates agents hit disgruntled pubs
15-Feb-2006
Licensees still need to be wary of rogue agents offering to appeal their business rates.The companies telephone a pub and offer to get its business...
The entertainers
15-Feb-2006
Everything's on offer, from electronic jukeboxes to quizzes and game showsGame shows add atmosphere Television game shows provided the inspiration...
13-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Managed operator Spirit Group has been slated by environmental health officers for a catalogue of health and safety breaches - including decomposing rodents.
13-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A regular Monday morning look back at how the weekend's papers reported issues affecting the licensed trade. Sunday Observer The Observer reports...
What the Sunday papers said
12-Feb-2006
With the introduction of 'Chip & PIN' payments this Tuesday (14th) a number of the UK's top banks stood accused of refusing requests for special...
Keep it in the family
10-Feb-2006
Everards managing director Stephen Gould took a huge risk when he joined the family brewer, but as he explains, it was worth it. Phil Mellows...
Added value
10-Feb-2006
Does the profits method of valuing pubs gauge the property or the business value? Robert May explains the subtle differences.There are some trading...
09-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team
Entrepreneur Michael Cannon has made great strides at Eldridge Pope
09-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team
Bedford-based brewer Charles Wells has set a target of increasing its pub estate by 20% by September 2008.
09-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns is urging new lessees to sign up for controversial open-book accounts.
Dream on!
09-Feb-2006
National Pubs Week is almost here. While the Campaign for Real Ale has been busy directing people towards their perfect pub in the run up to the week...
JW Lees investigates tenants
09-Feb-2006
Manchester brewer JW Lees has launched an investigation across its 130-strong tenanted estate after finding a band of licensees buying outside the...
Quest begins to find the high street stars
09-Feb-2006
Bars in Croydon be on the alert - The Publican team has you in its sights!Together with Hi Spirits, the company responsible for drink brands...
JDW bids to lure trade with jazz music move
09-Feb-2006 By John Harrington
First it was plasma screens and now JD Wetherspoon is bringing in live jazz and movies to attract the punters. The chain has been granted a licence...
Head-to-head battle for reality TV pub couples
09-Feb-2006 By Ewan Turney
Two couples are being given three weeks each to impress locals enough to let them run the pub for a year in a new reality TV show set to air in the...
OFT and DTI's Scam Awareness Month
09-Feb-2006
If an offer seems too good to be true then it probably is - that's the key message of Scam Awareness Month. A host of initiatives will be launched...
09-Feb-2006
Bernard Brindley, licensee at the White Lion, Pailton, Warwickshire: Police should act in a more honest and up-front fashion to help crack down on...
A round with The Publican
08-Feb-2006
What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1996Magistrates who refuse would-be publicans for failing to...
Westminster licensees urged to claim PEL refunds
08-Feb-2006
Licensees in Westminster are being urged to reclaim thousands of pounds of overpaid licence fees.The trade association claims a rebate is due on...
08-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
All licensees should take the time to write to their MP today or risk clubs being exempt from a smoke ban - that's the message from the BBPA.
Laurel unveils long-awaited restructure programme
07-Feb-2006
The Laurel Pub Company will next month unveil long-awaited details of the group's restructuring exercise at a conference attended by the chain's 410...
What I Love about pubs: Lisa Williams
07-Feb-2006
Lisa Williams, of Bewdley, on what she loves about pubs.I love the pubs in Bewdley, in Worcestershire, where I live. The Baliff's House on a Saturday...
07-Feb-2006
Police are investigating the suspicious death of a Gloucestershire licensee. South African Jacqui Bisset, 30, was found dead in the upstairs flat at...
06-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Iain O'Neil takes a regular Monday morning look at how the weekend's papers reported the licensed trade.
What the Sunday papers said
05-Feb-2006
Under plans being drawn up by the Royal College of Nursing hundreds of thousands of smokers will be banned from lighting up in their homes when...
03-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
WINNER - the Water Witch, Lancaster - Matt Jackson
Playing the game
03-Feb-2006
This year's ATEI show threw up a few thoughts for the pub trade, as Phil Mellows explains.Behind the urgent commotion of noise and light at this...
CAMRA Pub Doctor finds the perfect pub
03-Feb-2006
The Campaign For Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched a new scheme to help people find their perfect local in the run-up to National Pubs Week.The Real Ale...
Sheps blasted over latest WWII-themed adverts
03-Feb-2006
Shepherd Neame has landed in hot water following the latest advert in its "Bottle of Britain" series.The Faversham-based brewer has run the...
03-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Mid Devon Pubwatch Judges praised Mid Devon Pubwatch for going from strength to strength and pioneering an initiative to make offenders sign a...
Doorstaff warning after Luminar loses case
02-Feb-2006
Pubs which use doorstaff are being warned that they are liable for their actions after late-night operator Luminar Leisure lost a case in the Court...
Bumper Christmas for Mitchells & Butlers
02-Feb-2006
A strong Christmas helped boost Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) start to its financial year, the group told investors today.Speaking at the...
My Shout
02-Feb-2006
Barry Gillham has some advice on how to avoid being ripped off by rogue property agents Following its campaign to root out 'rogue pub companies',...
01-Feb-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A pub manager who banned smoking four weeks ago says licensees have nothing to fear from smoke free legislation. Simon Pac-pomarnacki, manager of The...
Great Pub Chefs - Courage under Fire
01-Feb-2006 By Mark Taylor
In the hot seat - Jonny Haughton What do you think of the gastro pub explosion? "On the whole, it's clear that standards of food and standards of...
Great Pub Chefs - Courage under Fire
01-Feb-2006 By Mark Taylor
Jonny Haughton's favourites Places to eat - "The places are all local to where I used to live in Hammersmith, west London, and they all have the...
Great Pub Chefs - Courage under Fire - Jonny Haughton
01-Feb-2006 By Mark Taylor
Jonny Haughton was on the verge of celebrating 10 years at the Havelock Tavern when fire broke out. Despite such a harrowing ordeal, Mark Taylor...
Battle of the Chefs - Sauce of Inspiration
01-Feb-2006 By Alison Baker
Two chefs from sister inns in West Sussex were in for a saucy time when our latest Ready, Steady, Cook face-off took place. Alison Baker reports...
PubChef Awards - Team
01-Feb-2006 By Jo Bruce
The new team category challenged pub chefs to prove how effective they were in working together to produce a three-course menu. Jo Bruce reports Our...
PubChef Awards - Poultry
01-Feb-2006 By Jo Bruce
Poultry is a versatile and healthy ingredient that can also produce an excellent GP for chefs. The finalists were asked to create dishes that...
National Pubs Week 2006 starts on Saturday 18th February.
31-Jan-2006 By Chris Harding
A few tips on how you can promote your pub
