Marstons and the Morning Advertiser's CaskForce venture is providing licensees with invaluable information on how to keep their beer in the best possible shape. Jo de Mille caught up with the man spearheading the countrywide training programme.
Michael Bell feels that it is time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to food-led pubs Q. When is a pub not a pub? A. When its food sales...
JD Wetherspoon is to put TV screens into all its 600-plus pubs, but the decision is not a move to protect sales during the World Cup. Chief executive...
The recent suggestion that Edinburgh should follow rival Glasgow's footsteps in banning glasses and bottles from pubs and bars is yet another example...
A trade leader is calling for random breath testing after police called Christmas drink and drug-driving levels "unacceptable". A four-week crackdown...
A new one-stop shop kiosk that gives punters redeemable vouchers when they withdraw cash was trialled at several Punch venues over Christmas and New...
Managed operator Barracuda Group plans to open 30 further sites this year to nudge the estate close to 200 outlets. The move represents an investment...
Licensees in Scotland still face uncertainty over how the incoming smoking ban will be interpreted by local authorities. The Scottish Licensed Trade...
After years of binge drinking Britain's female twenty- and thirtysomethings are starting to pay the physical and psychological price. Cheap drink and...
Mark and Sophie Dorber have delighted punters and critics alike at the White Horse in Parsons Green. They've now taken on a fresh challenge on the Suffolk coast. SUSAN NOWAK takes in the sea air
JD Wetherspoon is taking a cautious view of trading prospects in the face of the Scottish smoking ban.With most of its pubs TV-free, the high street...
The team at the Bricklayers Arms in Luton is the latest to be nominated for The Publican's Proud of Your Staff initiative.Licensee Alison Taylor put...
Music groups are planning a major protest over the sale of one of the UK's best-known live music pubs. The Rayners Hotel in Harrow, north London, is...
Drinks wholesaler WaverleyTBS is confident that the devastating Hemel Hempstead oil depot fire will not hit profits for last year. Managing director...
A political party led by two Scottish licensees is backing the bid to challenge the Scots smoking ban by appealing over human rights violations. The...
Local councils are to be given sweeping powers to investigate homes for identity card evasion and levy hefty fines on occupants found without one. An...
Darts professional Martin Adams on what he loves about pubs.As captain of the England darts team and a full-time professional player, people think I...
There's a new way of making the most of your big screen - and paying Sky's fees! Phil Mellows reports.Screenmedia, as it has become known, is already...
Trade reaps big rewards from Christmas falling on a Sunday by Ewan Turney and The PMA Team Licensees and operators reported a bumper festive trading...
