Soaring rents lead to country pub closures
20-Oct-2005
Provence under fire for high-rents policy and lack of support for licensees by The PMA Team Some country pubs are closing down because licensees are...
Punch lessees Helen and Austin Gill have seen two rent reduc
20-Oct-2005
The couple have run the Queen's in Baildon, Bradford, for five years. They bought the last 18 months of a lease for £12,500 which also covered the...
A Punch licensee feels she has been forced into accepting a
20-Oct-2005
Maria Wells, of the Crown Inn in the West Yorkshire village of Addingham, claims she spent close to £30,000 on improvements to the pub since taking...
Net boating trade from River Nene at Cock Inn
20-Oct-2005
Fancy running a thriving freehouse that has the potential to lure boating trade from the River Nene in Northamptonshire? Well, the Cock Inn, in the...
Punch rebel celebrates buying pub's freehold
20-Oct-2005
by Ewan Turney A former Punch host who led a revolt against the company has bought the freehold of his old pub - for £400,000 plus VAT and stamp...
Experienced couple take on Kingsley
20-Oct-2005
Experienced pub operators Jackie and Gary Penfold have taken over as the new landlords at the Kingsley Inn in Northam, near Bideford in Devon. The...
Pubfolio: 'please leave now'
13-Oct-2005
by The PMA Team Pub company Pubfolio has given 15 of its tenants notice to quit after selling their pubs. The situation highlights the vulnerability...
Register now to win a year's rent
13-Oct-2005
There's still time to register for the first chance to win this amazing prize in CaskForce, a promotion from the Morning Advertiser and Marston's....
Take the reins at Devon hotel
13-Oct-2005
The East Dart Hotel, which was built by the present owners' great-great-grandfather in 1862, is up for grabs in Postbridge, Dartmoor. And the...
Sport and the local pub have long been a winning combination
13-Oct-2005
There's an old pub joke about a bloke who's telling an old mate he bumps into about a new pub football team he's joined. 'Oh really,' says his mate....
Urban pubs targeted by developers for conversion
11-Oct-2005
Recent sales of pubs in the London area suggest the redevelopment of licensed premises for use as housing continues to grow.Even requirements over...
Celtic spends £10m war chest
10-Oct-2005
Celtic Inns, the Southampton-based tenanted pub operator, has begun spending part of a £10m war chest to fund expansion of its 65-strong estate....
Bands back
06-Oct-2005
pub in fight for survival A Derby pub famous for helping to launch bands such as Snow Patrol, Kasabian and Coldplay could be bulldozed under council...
Building
06-Oct-2005
community spirit During his travels as the Daily Telegraph's pub correspondent, Adam Edwards has found that Britain's local pubs provide their...
Cash in on Peat's glowing record
06-Oct-2005
One of Scotland's most famous, award-winning pubs - the Peat Inn near St Andrews - has just come onto the market for the first time in 33 years. The...
Right course set
29-Sep-2005
for Wheelhouse After three years at the helm of the Wheelhouse in Minehead, Somerset, restaurateurs Mike and Janet Lee have decided to retire from...
Punch capitulates over Six Bells rent wrangle
29-Sep-2005
by John Harrington Punch Taverns has agreed to pay a couple's £20,000 legal bill after capitulating in a two-year rent dispute. The company conceded...
Change of hands at
29-Sep-2005
the Mare & Foal A couple who have worked as pub tenants and managers have fulfilled their ambition of buying their own freehold in a pretty Devon...
Bureaucracy could close pub garden
27-Sep-2005
Government bureaucracy could mark the end of a Devon pub's Japanese garden.The Fisherman's Cot at Bickleigh has been told to take down its new...
Laurel may axe brands
22-Sep-2005
in portfolio shake-up by The PMA Team Laurel Pub Company could axe up to a third of its brands as part of a major portfolio review. The company,...
Fear for pub
22-Sep-2005
after £7,000 electric bill The Buck in Morley, near Wymondham, Norfolk, may have to close after licensee John Plumpton received a £7,000 'catch-up...
EH seeks help to run first pub
22-Sep-2005
English Heritage is looking for a successful food operator to run its first pub. The body, which is responsible for maintaining and preserving...
Leasehold prices head north
22-Sep-2005
With freehouses a rare commodity in the north, leasehold property prices are soaring, reports Tony Halstead Like other regions of the UK, the north...
Try your luck at the Horseshoes
22-Sep-2005
A north London pub renowned for its floral displays is offered for sale. Acting on behalf of licensee Bill Ferncombe, the Enfield office of property...
This Staffordshire anglers' favourite is a real catch
22-Sep-2005
A 300-year-old watering hole with strong ties to the angling fraternity, and located close to Britain's No 1 tourist attraction, has recently come to...
Turning customers into friends
22-Sep-2005
Cock Inn, Gamlingay, Bedfordshire Roger and Tina Collins will miss the local people when they leave the Cock Inn later this year. 'We decided to give...
Patio heaters report rejected by leading gas supplier
15-Sep-2005
Concerns over the environmental impact of gas heaters has been exaggerated says Calor, the gas heater supplier. Recent reports claiming these...
TV show Xposes rogue
15-Sep-2005
pub recruitment firms by John Harrington The shocking tactics used by rogue pub recruitment firms were laid bare in a TV documentary broadcast last...
Wheelwright Arms offers handy B&B
15-Sep-2005
If you've got your heart set on taking over the tenancy of a substantial Somerset pub, restaurant and B&B in a prosperous catchment area, then...
Not the place to drink
15-Sep-2005
Don't even think about ordering a pint at Britain's last temperance bar, says Adam Edwards as he reports on a dying breed of outlet According to...
Red Lion takes AA's top award
15-Sep-2005
by Lucy Britner The trio behind a Michelin-starred pub have won a top accolade for their second venue in the new edition of the AA Pub Guide. The Red...
Punch rent hike goes to tribunal
15-Sep-2005 By Ewan Turney
A couple who feel they are being penalised for their own success are having their case heard at a rent tribunal in Reading County Court following...
Clapham venue makes common sense option
15-Sep-2005
If you're looking to snap up some Clapham real estate then cast your eyes over this refined four-storey property brimming over with residential...
Shropshire pub first to receive upgrade grant
14-Sep-2005
The White Horse Inn in Clun is the first pub to receive a new building improvement grant from the Enterprise South West Shropshire Country Pubs...
Planning laws could prevent outdoor smoking areas
09-Sep-2005
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has called on the government to issue planning guidance to local authorities if a smoking ban...
52 SFI sites on sale will fail to raise £2m tops
08-Sep-2005
by The PMA Team A group of 52 former SFI Group sites being sold by administrator Pricewaterhouse Coopers is likely to raise no more than £2m and...
Drink sales drop at smoke-free JDWs
08-Sep-2005
by The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon will review its non-smoking pub experiment in the new year after a 7% drop in sales in August at the first 36 pubs to...
Bomb fallout squeezes trade in London pubs
08-Sep-2005
by John Harrington Further evidence has emerged that the July bomb attacks have continued to dent trade at central London pubs weeks after the...
What's all the fuss about?
08-Sep-2005
When was the Battle of Trafalgar? The Battle of Trafalgar took place on 21 October 1805 and was fought off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast,...
The Brewery Tap
08-Sep-2005
80 Westgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 01733 358500 Opened in 1988, this freehouse also houses the award-winning microbrewery Oakham, which, its...
The Churchill Arms
08-Sep-2005
2 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London 0207 727 4242 As you walk into this 200-year-old traditional Fuller's pub, clad head to toe in...
The Bartons Arms
08-Sep-2005
44 High Street, Aston, Birmingham 0121 3335988 Built by architects James and Lister Lea in 1901, the Grade II listed Mitchells & Butlers pub...
The Falkland Arms
08-Sep-2005
Great Tew, Oxfordshire 01608 683653 Whoever said that ale wasn't for women would get a shock if they entered the Falkland Arms, where women chatting...
The Fat Cat
08-Sep-2005
49 West End Street, Norwich 01603 624364 Described by one of our voters as a 'fantastic back-street boozer that is a must to track down, this...
The Fighting Cocks
08-Sep-2005
High Street, Stottesdon, Shropshire 01746 718270 Built through funding from the Government's Pub is the Hub scheme and a loan from the nearby...
The Fishes
08-Sep-2005
North Hinksey, Oxfordshire 01865 249796 Having undergone a complete refurbishment in June, the Peach Pub Company's 19th-century brick-built inn is...
The Fleece
08-Sep-2005
Witney, Oxfordshire 01993 892270 Victoria Moon, joint director of the Peach Pub Company, describes the Fleece as a 'relaxed, all-day meeting place,...
The Punch Tavern
08-Sep-2005
Fleet Street, London 0207 353 6658 When Fleet Street was the country's media hub, journalists buckling under the pressure of an imminent deadline...
The Old Crown
08-Sep-2005
Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria 01697 478288 With the Hesket Brewery located at the end of the pub's garden, customers never worry about running out of...
The MA's
08-Sep-2005
Top 20 UK Pubs 2005 Last year, the Morning Advertiser's first poll of the UK's top pubs as voted for by the industry was the talk of the trade....
