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Music in pubs: playing to win

Music in pubs: playing to win

By Nikkie Sutton

Music maestro Ethan Allen will be giving delegates the benefits of his expertise in helping pubs tap into live music at the next MA500 meeting on 18 May in Liverpool. He shares some of his top tips ahead of the event. Nikkie Sutton reports. 

Making a difference: the licensees honoured at the event

Punch honours seven pubs for community spirit

By Liam Coleman

Punch has praised tenants from the company’s Mercury division in the north of England and Wales in a special awards ceremony to celebrate top performance.

Go West: Marston's MD Richard Westwood talks cask debate

Big Interview

The man behind the cask: Marston’s MD on real ale

By Nicholas Robinson

Controversy is following cask ale of late. Brewers, fans and critics have all condemned the rise of substandard pints in pubs, as well as the fact much of the trade is selling the beverage too cheaply.

Fundraising: Some of the ACI Charity Leaders who helped raise the £21,000 total with more than £10,000 going to Macmillan

ACI raises more than £20,000 for local charities

By Georgina Townshend

Anglian Country Inns (ACI) has accomplished a year-long goal after deciding to “do something special” during its 20th birthday year - raise £20,000 for local charities across its seven outlets in Hertfordshire and Norfolk.

Refit: Kim Beresford has high hopes for his brewery's fifth pub

Fifth site for Ashover Brewery

By Liam Coleman

Ashover Brewery has taken on the lease at the Royal Oak, Old Tupton, Derbyshire, with a major refurbishment planned for the village pub.

We're a local pub: Pern talks up the virtues of local produce

Top 50 Gastropubs

Why local is best for UK’s top gastropub

By Nicholas Robinson

Chef-patron of North Yorkshire’s Star Inn Harome Andrew Pern does not use local “for local sake” in his venues, but because little else measures up to the produce available on his doorstep.

Star quality: chef-patron Andrew Pern talks expansion and the future of gastropubs

Top 50 Gastropubs

New rooms and fourth site for Star Inn Harome

By Nicholas Robinson

Top UK gastropub the Star Inn is set to expand its original site in Harome, North Yorkshire, while a fourth site in the local seaside town of Whitby will open soon.

Crisis call: securing the rights of existing staff may avoid a labour shortage

Brexit: employers concerned as future of EU workers remains unclear

By Michelle Perrett

Article 50 will be triggered today and the official countdown to Britain leaving the EU will begin in earnest, but the detail that is worrying most who work in the pub trade is the crisis in waiting around the residency and working rights of foreign employees...

Kitchen confidential: leave Brexit out of it!

Kitchen confidential: leave Brexit out of it!

By The Head Chef

If there is one thing I am sure of, it is that politics should never enter the kitchen. You don’t want chefs engaging in heated debate in the vicinity of six-inch knives. 

'Really happy': Cheshire Cat's husband and wife team Mary McLaughlin and Tim Bird

Publican Awards: Watch winners' reactions

By Georgina Townshend

Winners of this year's Publican Awards have spoken to The Morning Advertiser about how important these awards are to them and their company, featuring a video message from David Beckham.

BrewDog admits talks to sell almost a third of business

BrewDog admits talks to sell almost a third of business

By James Wallin, MCA

Scottish brewer and pub operator BrewDog has admitted it is considering the timescale for a potential initial public offering (IPO) and has been in discussion with investors about selling almost a third of the company.

Refit:the refurbished bar at the Stratford-upon-Avon site

Major refit for Brakspear site

By Liam Coleman

Brakspear’s grade II-listed Stratford-upon-Avon site, the Townhouse, has reopened after a significant refurbishment.

Future looks bright as pub closures slow

Future looks bright as pub closures slow

By Nikkie Sutton

For so long in the industry we have been told pubs are closing at an alarming rate. Yes, closures are continuing but the rate is slowing and multiple operators are spotting opportunities to open more sites.

Tim Martin: Budget 'failed to address disparity'

JD Wetherspoon faces £20m post-Budget cost hikes

By Daniel Woolfson

JD Wetherspoon (JDW) chairman Tim Martin has blasted Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond's spring Budget, claiming it will “weigh heavily” on already pressured pubs.

Pursue your goal: Don't give up your vision of what you really want

Pub success: Starting out

By Liam Coleman

Owning a pub is the aspirational dream for a significant minority of people who regularly soak up the atmosphere in a pub. But just what do you need to know about the trade before starting out and what challenges lie ahead for first-time operators?

Look to Dubai for inspiration says brand expert

MA500

Look to Dubai for inspiration says brand expert

By Nikkie Sutton

Operators need to look further afield than the UK, creative expert and founder of Keane Brands Aidan Keane told delegates at The Morning Advertiser’s MA500 event in Birmingham earlier this month (16 February).

Sussex brewer Dark Star to open fifth site

Dark Star to open fifth site

By Daniel Woolfson

Brewer and pub operator Dark Star Brewing Co will open its fifth site in Crawley, West Sussex.

Punch grows Village Pub & Kitchen estate

Punch grows Village Pub & Kitchen estate

By James Wallin, MCA

Punch has grown its Village Pub & Kitchen format to seven sites and is assessing its estate for the next stage of rollout, MCA has learnt.

Calculated: three firms will be offering advice to Ei licensees

Trio of rates experts to advise Ei licensees

By Liam Coleman

Ei Group plc, the pubco formally known as Enterprise Inns, has teamed up with business rates experts to offer its licensees no-win-no-fee rates advice.

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