Pubs to blame for 'thuggery'
15-Jan-2004
Leading police officers are calling for a curb on numbers of pubs and a ban on drinks promotions to stem the rise of drink-related violence.The calls...
Pub entrepreneurs score in rich list
15-Jan-2004
Pub and bar entrepreneurs have featured heavily in a list of the rich and famous from the hotel and restaurant sector.Michael Cannon (pictured) was...
Row between Cains and the IFBB worsens
15-Jan-2004
Anthony Fuller, chairman of the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB), has launched a scathing attack on beer writer Roger Protz after he...
Why sloth-like Steve had to make a move
15-Jan-2004
Time has been called on Britain's laziest man, Steve Mould. For, after almost five years of bedding down in the bar of his favourite pub, Steve had...
CAMRA sees support for National Pubs Week grow
14-Jan-2004
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has beaten last year's figure on pubs pledging support for National Pubs Week.CAMRA estimates that over 8,000 pubs...
What the Sunday papers say
11-Jan-2004
The Sunday ExpressThe price of beer is set to rise by as much as 10p a pint. Brewing giant Coors, which produces Carling, Grolsch and Worthington,...
OFT threat after IFBB leaves Cains out in the cold
09-Jan-2004
The Dusanj brothers, the entrepreneurs who rescued Liverpool brewer Cains, have been snubbed by the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB). The...
As Wadworth runs a 6X campaign based on visual puns,its head
08-Jan-2004
Two very serious German people are talking. One says to the other: "My dog has no nose." The other replies "How does it smell?" "It cannot smell. It...
Great expectations of uncertainty
08-Jan-2004
It was the most uncertain of times. It was the most certain of times. The nod to Charles Dickens, Morning Advertiser's most famous contributor, is...
Man shot dead in pub
08-Jan-2004
A man was shot dead in a suspected targeted attack in a Liverpool pub as he celebrated the New Year. Danny McDonald, 20, was shot several times while...
Drink-drive limit cut fear for rural pubs
08-Jan-2004
Rural pubs are facing another blow to business after a leading police officer called for drink-drive limits to be reduced.Chief Constable Richard...
Punch to close Pubmaster head offices
07-Jan-2004
Punch Taverns is to close the Hartlepool head offices of Pubmaster, the 3,200-strong tenanted giant it bought in November last year.The company has...
What the Sunday papers say
05-Jan-2004
The Sunday TimesSpirit Group's £2.51bn acquisition of Scottish & Newcastle's managed pub business was the UK's second biggest private equity...
01-Jan-2004
George Marsh is head chef at the Fox Inn, in Corscombe, Dorset. He loves this recipe of braised rabbit with cider, rosemary and cream. You can use...
01-Jan-2004 By Jo Bruce
Good food is the best produce, cooked with care. Put simply, that's the philosophy of Michael North, and it's one that is paying off at the Goose. Jo...
What the Sunday papers say
28-Dec-2003
The Independent on SundayScientists have discovered the world's oldest wine - a vintage produced by Stone Age people 8,000 years ago. The find pushes...
Americans force out Local Hero pub host
18-Dec-2003
by Claire Hu The owner of one of Scotland's most famous pubs, featured in the 1983 film Local Hero, has been ordered to paint the building white...
What the punters say
18-Dec-2003
Jane Radley, below left, and Virginia Bernard, right, work as administrators in Tower 42 and were enthusiastic about having a smoke-free pub nearby...
Ten steps forward,
18-Dec-2003
none back At the British Guild of Beer Writers' recent annual dinner, its chairman Morning Advertiser editor Andrew Pring presented a 10-strong list...
Oldham licensees join Street Safe scheme
18-Dec-2003
Oldham licensees are urging customers to keep themselves safe over the Christmas period.Pubs have joined with the Safe Street campaign to push the...
Acid' burns 24 punters
18-Dec-2003
A substance believed to be acid was thrown into a Bristol pub, causing burns to 24 customers. An "unidentified corrosive substance" was thrown into...
Win JW Lees barmaid calendar
17-Dec-2003
In the year of their 175th anniversary, JW Lees has decided to have some fun and produce a glossy calendar that stars real barmaids who were chosen...
Wetherspoon wins top toilet awards
16-Dec-2003
JD Wetherspoon has won three top awards in the pubs and clubs category of the Loo of the Year competition 2003.The Society Rooms in Stalybridge...
What the Sunday papers say
15-Dec-2003
The Sunday TelegraphBudweiser is to test a new computerised beer tap that will pour a pint in two seconds. The new Ultimate Draft System is now...
Market forces?
12-Dec-2003
We ask which companies will be winners in 2004.As former Aussie rugby union ace David Campese can testify, trying to pick winners is a sport littered...
Crowned
11-Dec-2003
with loyalty In this tale of two co-ops, the villagers of Hesket Newmarket in Cumbria unitedas one to save the last pub in town the Old Crown ...
Festival of fun
11-Dec-2003
by Adrian Tierney-Jones St Austell doesn't spring to mind as a prime destination in the dark days of winter. However, for the last four years,...
Eldridge Pope looks to reverse declines
11-Dec-2003
by The PMA Team Business at Eldridge Pope's Toad brand and its other high-street bars in October and November was 9.3% lower than the year before....
Who are they? Prince Charles was snapped holding a "Willy"
11-Dec-2003
JW Lees is truly a family business. It began when retired cotton manufacturer John Lees began brewing on the present Middleton Junction site in 1828....
Since the day family-owned St Austell brewed its first ale,
11-Dec-2003
There are few breweries around the country that reflect the true colour and heritage of their own region quite likeSt Austell in Cornwall....
Meacher resigns from SIA's chair
11-Dec-2003
by John Harrington Molly Meacher, chairwoman of the Security Industry Authority (SIA), who caused confusion last month when she misleadingly said...
Brand boost pulls M&B out of sales quagmire
11-Dec-2003
by The PMA Team Managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers has reversed declining sales across its estate in both high-street and suburban pubs...
Punch Manx move
11-Dec-2003
Punch Taverns is looking to expand its pub operations onto the Isle of Man. The company has told the local newspaper it hopes to buy up freehouses on...
Red Lion voted king of Fuller's
11-Dec-2003
Jonathan and Victoria Lee of the Red Lion, Ealing, have won Fuller's Griffin Trophy, which is awarded to the company's best pub. The Griffin Trophy...
What the Sunday papers said
08-Dec-2003
The ObserverPremier League officials will travel to Brussels this week for a series of meetings with European Commission officials investigating the...
Profits fall after 'disappointing' year at Eldridge Pope
05-Dec-2003
Eldridge Pope (EP), the embattled Dorset-based pub operator has unveiled full-year results showing profits had almost halved from £6.4m to £3.5m.As...
National Pubs Week: Make winter work for you
05-Dec-2003
There are plenty of ways to boost your trade in the lean months of January and February - all it takes is imagination and a little effort...
Pub arson man killed accomplice
04-Dec-2003
by MA Reporter A pub owner has been convicted of killing his accomplice when he set fire to the premises in a bid to clear large debts. Last...
Pubs' jukebox revolution
04-Dec-2003
by Steve Hemsley Two new digital music systems, which their suppliers claim will revolutionise music in pubs and increase turnover, are being...
Pair escape rat race to take InnSpired top title
04-Dec-2003
by Claire Hu A couple who gave up top hospitality jobs in the City to run a leased house in a Cornish town have scooped the top prize in InnSpired's...
GK hygiene test case fails in court
04-Dec-2003
by MA Reporter Greene King plc has lost a High Court test case that sought to overturn a conviction for food hygiene offences at one of its pubs in...
Are employee share plans the way ahead for pubcos to improve
04-Dec-2003
Staff retention is an in-creasingly major issue for breweries and lei-sure operators throughout the UK, with recent research suggesting that...
Reaching for the stars
03-Dec-2003
From 450 entries, Charles Wells is now on a five-strong shortlist for the CBI/Real Business Growing Business Awards 2003. Paul Wells tells Mark...
Q&A: Al Murray, Pub Landlord
03-Dec-2003
Al Murray, Pub Landlord, took time out from his UK tour to talk exclusively to The Publican about Blair, beer and balls.The Prime Minister, Tony...
What the Sunday papers said
30-Nov-2003
The Mail on SundayPubs 'n' Bars has signed a deal to take over half the sites of the failed Balaclava Pub Company, it will announce tomorrow.The...
A fish eat fish world
28-Nov-2003
Barracuda has bucked the high street trend with annual sales of £83m. Mark Stretton reports.There are still some good high street stories out there...
A kind of hush
27-Nov-2003
A new dating trend is proving popular in north London.Max Gosney gets to the heart of the matter For years, pubs have played the part of Cupid in the...
Who are they? You might just have heard of this lot. Accordi
27-Nov-2003
Britvic might be among the biggest, but it's also one of the oldest. The name is an abbreviation of the British Vitamin Products Company, set up in...
Spirit to close S&N Retail headquarters
27-Nov-2003
Spirit Group is to close the Northampton headquarters of Scottish & Newcastle Retail following its acquisition of the company last month. Spirit...
Pub pair's terror ordeal
27-Nov-2003
Two pub workers were beaten and locked in a cellar after three men wearing balaclavas and wielding baseball bats raided a Berkshire pub in what's...
