Former chief returns to Bass Brewers
15-May-2001
Interbrew has brought back a former boss of Bass' brewing arm to head the business.Jerry Fowden (pictured) is taking over, with immediate effect, as...
Licensees urged to mind safety rules with firework displays
11-May-2001
Licensees have been warned to check health and safety regulations with local authorities before holding firework displays at their pubs.The warning...
Stakeholder pensions
09-May-2001
Q I am the owner of a large pub with 10 employees. I have heard that stakeholder pensions have now been introduced and that I should provide one for...
Hands to quit and take over Nomura's pubs
06-May-2001
Unique Pub Company, Inn Partnership, Voyager Pub Group and other pub companies may pass into the hands of a new private equity firm.Guy Hands is...
Task force bid for better rural links
25-Apr-2001
CAMRA scheme aims to promote public transport to village pubsStruggling rural outlets could be given a boost through an initiative by the Campaign...
Two bidders swoop on Wolves
20-Apr-2001
The management of Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries (W&DB) are set to consider two rival bids for their company.Noble House Leisure and...
Venue review: The White House
19-Apr-2001
The White House in Clapham, south London, has opened for trading after some serious delays, providing an alternative destination to the West End. Tom...
Pubs urged to cut risk of fire
12-Apr-2001
Licensees should review safety procedures, says specialist.Licensees have been warned to review fire precautions following the release of figures...
New management line-up at Greene King Pub Company
06-Apr-2001
Greene King Pub Company's growth has led to new directors joining the board in a management shake-up.Former general managers John Barclay, Marc...
Leased pubs boss quits Punch
05-Apr-2001
Peter Thomas, the original managing director of Punch Taverns and the former boss of Bass Lease Company, is to leave Punch.He is quitting as leasing...
Rural pubs hit by election day delay
05-Apr-2001
Tony Blair's decision to delay the general election is another blow to rural pubs already devastated by the foot-and-mouth crisis.Tourism leaders...
Hitting the target?
04-Apr-2001
A report claiming drinks adverts are targeted at children is another blow to the tradeThe trade has dismissed a new report sponsored by The UK...
Up the PECing order
02-Apr-2001
Look through the literature for The Pub Estate Company, and one name is notable by its absence - its owner.The company was formed six years ago with...
Extended hours for Queen's Golden Jubilee
02-Apr-2001
The government has decided to commemorate Her Majesty the Queen's succession to the throne with a public bank holiday and relaxation of the permitted...
Troubled publican set to lead Pubwatch scheme
02-Apr-2001
A licensee who faced losing his public entertainment licence because of late-night brawls outside his pub is to lead a new Pubwatch scheme in his...
Morrells admits recruitment ad was shot in New Zealand
29-Mar-2001
Morrells of Oxford has admitted using a picture of a New Zealand pub on adverts for new recruits to its Oxfordshire estate.The photograph was...
Cutting the mustard: Mustard Entertainment Restaurants
26-Mar-2001
Mustard Entertainment is focusing on building its recently acquired Brannigans chainAddress: 200 Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1AYTelephone: 0121 643...
Inventive steps up Revolution roll-out with predictions of vodka salesgrowth
26-Mar-2001
Inventive Leisure is to step up expansion of its Revolution bars because it predicts further growth in the UK vodka market.It is about to open its...
Social clubs
23-Mar-2001
Q My local social club is at an NHS hospital and regularly sells alcohol. However, it does not appear to have any notices displayed regarding the...
BII launches best practice certificate
23-Mar-2001
Qualification aims to improve standards in entertainment pubsA new qualification to encourage best practice among licensees running entertainment...
Rocketing pub prices
22-Mar-2001
Pub prices are set to continue their climb - despite the number of properties that are currently flooding the market.
The Big F: the man behind licensed propert agent Fleurets
22-Mar-2001
They call him The Big F. Barry Gillham is certainly spacious, as an estate agent might put it, and, over the past two decades, he has had a large...
AEI Music introduces ProFusion - smart music for pubs
22-Mar-2001
Who's got the best job? On the shortlist must be AEI Music's nine UK programmers who spend all day, every day, making party tapes.These are perhaps...
Floors TOO clean?
22-Mar-2001
So you've got that kitchen floor so clean you could eat your dinner off it. Only problem is, you have introduced another hazard. Someone could slip...
Disability Discrimination Act threatens independent pubs
21-Mar-2001
Legislation aimed at giving disabled people better access to pubs could hit prices paid for traditional country pubs, a licensed trade solicitor has...
Pubs tied up in Notts: Hardys & Hansons
19-Mar-2001
Hardys & Hansons expands its estate to over 250 and pushes up turnover to hit £42m.There are a few pubs claiming to be the oldest in England,...
Watchdog sees successful trial
19-Mar-2001
Portman Group's £1m drink campaign to go nationalDrinks watchdog The Portman Group is launching the next stage in a £1million campaign to...
going live
15-Mar-2001
Music and drinking often go hand in hand, and music promotions can be a useful way of bringing in extra custom. For anyone thinking about running...
Keeping it Cornish
15-Mar-2001
"How do you get your children to eat vegetables?" asked Bob Lamberton, St Austell Brewery's company trainer.A bemused audience of 13 Cornish...
Off the rails, on the right track
15-Mar-2001
Pubs can be like buses. You wait ages for one to come along and then half a dozen arrive unexpectantly and all of a sudden you are spoilt for...
Call in the Professionals
15-Mar-2001
There are plenty of sound reasons why pub caterers should dispense with their domestic catering equipment and purchase more robust and hard-working...
fresh faced
15-Mar-2001
The dream of running your own pub almost certainly focuses heavily on a traditional country local with wooden beams, stone floors and a garden...
keep it under control
15-Mar-2001
EPoS, or electronic point of sale, has been a reality in fast food outlets and hotel chains for many years. However, despite the best efforts of the...
a pain in the back
15-Mar-2001
Most adults get low back pain at some time. It's one of the most common reasons for a visit to the doctor, and one of the main causes for people...
the rights stuff
15-Mar-2001
While the government has pledged in principle to loosen the grip of bureaucracy on small businesses, the fact is that the number of regulations...
Perfect Partners
15-Mar-2001
Nowadays, every serious licensed trade outlet has a fridge behind the bar stocked with high visibility products, including flavoured alcoholic...
Regent Inns' Andy Walder looks to the future
14-Mar-2001
As part of Regent Inns new management team, Andy Walder is looking to the future.Andy Walder was born in a pub, earned his first wages behind a bar...
Unique, the UK's largest landlord, and its 'retailers'
14-Mar-2001
It's Saturday night, and a fashionable, affluent crowd is crammed into one of London's hippest bars, 25 Canonbury Lane in Islington, sipping...
Antisocial behaviour
14-Mar-2001
If one of our customers demonstrates anti-social behaviour such as abuse of people or property is there anything we can do to send out a signal to...
Revocation proceedings
14-Mar-2001
I was interested to read the question last week about a justices' licence being revoked. I was recently served with an application to revoke my...
Have a happy New Year
14-Mar-2001
I am the owner of a small country inn. I do not and have never provided entertainment at the premises due to the costs, the size of the drinking area...
Increasing size
14-Mar-2001
I would like to increase the number of people allowed in my premises. How do I do this?It depends where the limitation lies in respect of your...
Extending Hours
14-Mar-2001
I have a liquor licence for premises which are run as a function room. The premises are only used for private functions, for example wedding...
The night watch: Morrells of Oxford
14-Mar-2001
Paul Beadle sounds almost poetic when he talks about his job. He is chief executive of Morrells of Oxford, leading it through a transition from a...
Interpub resumes its ambitious plan
14-Mar-2001
Interpub has returned to the expansion trail to open new sites of its St Christopher's Inns chain and Belushi's bars across the UK and the...
Coventry licensees warned of raids
14-Mar-2001
Coventry licensees are being warned to double check security following a series of raids by men armed with iron bars. In the latest incident three...
Licensees warned of air cleaning equipment scam
14-Mar-2001
Licensees have been warned of a possible scam following reports that at least one company has been using underhand tactics to sell air cleaning...
Noisy pubs
14-Mar-2001
I regularly have music at my premises, provided by either bands or discos. One of my bar staff is complaining that the music is too loud, but my...
Regent gets to the heart of it
14-Mar-2001
Meeting Marlene Collins for the first time is like opening the door of the farm house to a driving blizzard. Collins is a professional breath of...
Delays fail to put Burns off acquisition trail
14-Mar-2001
Burns Leisure is pressing ahead with a £10m acquisition programme despite delays in completing a string of other deals. The Wiltshire-based brewer...
