Supermarkets to sell alcohol around the clock
17-Mar-2005
Major supermarket chains could soon be selling alcohol around the clock - despite the fact that most pubs will stay open just one or two hours...
Smoking ban draws closer in Northern Ireland
17-Mar-2005
England is in danger of becoming marginalised as an all-out clampdown on smoking in public places looks increasingly likely elsewhere in the...
With the green baize game currently out in front when it com
17-Mar-2005
Pool is the biggest crowd puller in pub sports, with five million people regularly playing at least once a week. As you would expect, there are no...
Trust Inns bid to avoid big damages payment
17-Mar-2005
by MA Reporter A publican who claims his crushing work routine running an unruly Salford pub triggered heart failure is facing a renewed bid by his...
MBO is not an option says Martin
17-Mar-2005
JD Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has insisted that there is no chance of the company being taken private in a management buyout. Martin said the...
Quality food pub with an enviable reputation
17-Mar-2005
A Cheshire pub revered for its culinary delights is on the market. The Chetwode Arms is a traditional trading concern in the characterful village of...
Police probe fatal shooting outside pub
17-Mar-2005
Two men have been released without charge in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Nottingham pub. Paul Thomas, 34, was shot outside the...
Pub worker to sue over smoke
17-Mar-2005
by John Harrington The first known case of a pub employee taking action against a pub operator for the damage caused by exposure to second-hand...
Punch accused of reneging on pledge
17-Mar-2005
A multiple Punch lessee has accused the company of reneging on its promise to pay for all premises plans and of using the plans to "blackmail" him...
Hotel du Vin opens at Brakspear site
17-Mar-2005
The former Brakspear brewery in Henley has re-opened as the seventh Hotel du Vin. The collection of buildings encircling the old brewery yard houses...
Host blasts lack of notification on rates rise
17-Mar-2005
A freehold licensee has criticised the Valuation Office for not notifying licensees directly of their new valuations. Chris Dyson was sent his rates...
Enjoy a Grand life on Canal
17-Mar-2005
Looking for that essential point of difference over rival operators then how about this luxury cruising restaurant? The Prince Regent II is...
After 36 years behind the bar of the Alma in Uckfield, Joy H
17-Mar-2005
Joy Hughes is 18 times your average tenant. At least according to the recent pubco inquiry report, that claims the average tenant only stays in the...
Caborn backs trade on grandfather rights
17-Mar-2005
He wants rapid resolution, saying interpretation of bill is wrong by Ewan Turney Licensing Minister Richard Caborn is seeking a "rapid resolution"...
A BDM's lot
17-Mar-2005
Helen Banks has only been a BDM for 15 months and unashamedly confesses: "When I started, the licensees were saying: Oh no, not another BDM'." Prior...
Legal advice: Beat the burglar?
16-Mar-2005
Publicans await clarification on dealing with intruders.By Niall McCann of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Licence applications start to trickle in
16-Mar-2005
Applications for licences under the new licensing regime are beginning to trickle into councils across England and Wales. Following a flurry of media...
Budget latest: Duty hike slammed
16-Mar-2005
Britain's brewers and drinkers alike have slammed Gordon Brown's decision to hike beer duty in today's Budget.Both the British Beer & Pub...
Warning over bogus mail shots
16-Mar-2005
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging publicans to look out for bogus mail shots from a company called the Health and Safety Registration...
Off-trade exclusion from Scottish Bill attacked
16-Mar-2005
Licensing reformers in Scotland have come under fire for omitting off-licences from plans to rein in drinks promotions.Speakers at a major conference...
Legal advice: Filling the gaps
11-Mar-2005
Have you completed your licensing application forms correctly?By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors...
JD Wetherspoon profits drop 20%
10-Mar-2005
by The PMA Team Managed operator JD Wetherspoon saw profits drop by 20% to £22.3m in its first half-year, after increased costs and a cut-price...
Martin: visionary or gambler?
10-Mar-2005
JD Wetherspoon profits have dropped by 20% in its first six months. But the company is determined to push ahead with its smoking ban widely...
Spirit merges divisions as Richards is poached
10-Mar-2005
by The PMA Team Managed operator Spirit Group is to reduce its operating divisions after Steve Richards, managing director of City Spirit, was...
Supervisors' ball and chain can be cut free
10-Mar-2005
One of the major problems that already seems to be emerging from local authority interpretation of the new Licensing Act concerns the presence of the...
Drink Talking: The Independent Free Trade Alliance
10-Mar-2005
The Independent Free Trade Alliance has been formed to speak up for freetrade licensees. Here, directors Heather Mitchell, Peter Spark and Helen...
OFT looks into till roll scam
10-Mar-2005
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating the business activities of a company that has been targeting the pub trade.Paper Roll Logistics -...
Concern over alcoholic drink vending machines
10-Mar-2005
New vending machines selling alcoholic drinks will "cut the potential for flashpoints at the bar", according to the company supplying them.But...
Screwed up' reform hits B&Bs hard
10-Mar-2005
I have just returned from an out-of-season trip to Blackpool, which greeted me with sunshine and another victim of the bold new licensing reforms ...
Churchill hits acquisition trail
10-Mar-2005
Wellingborough-based Churchill Taverns Group has formed a new company, Churchill Taverns VCT, to buy and develop freehold pubs. The new company will...
Alcohol disorder zones a quick fix' say councils
10-Mar-2005
by Tony Halstead Local councils say the creationof alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) in town and city centres represent a "quick fix" and will not...
BBPA promo code will be another two months
10-Mar-2005
by Tony Halstead The trade is facing yet more delays in the publication of the long-awaited Code of Practice on drinks promotions. It is now more...
Legal row erupts over grandfather rights
10-Mar-2005
by Tony Halstead Thousands of pub businesses could lose cherished "grandfather rights" in a legal row which threatens to cause major disruption to...
LGA: get your applications in
10-Mar-2005
The Local Government Association (LGA) is urging licenseesto waste no time in applyingfor their new licences, after a Morning Advertiser survey...
Pubwatch ban on JDW outlet is wholly unfair'
10-Mar-2005
by John Harrington JD Wetherspoon has accused licensees in Buxton, Derbyshire, of using the pubco as a "scapegoat" after the town's JDW outlet was...
Managers in the dark' over post-reform hours
10-Mar-2005
by John Harrington The National Association of Licensed House Managers (NALHM) has criticised pubcos for leaving their managers in the dark about...
Mark Jones' move to pay for policing at two of his Yates's b
10-Mar-2005
Jones will not have made the decision to stump up lightly. And, no doubt, he'll argue that bolstering police resource in a fewlocalities is no...
The restaurateur
10-Mar-2005
Experienced chef Alex Scrimgeour sold his successful restaurant in Los Angeles and now wants to replicate his achievements back home at a pub....
The psychology of the pub
10-Mar-2005
Andrew Jefford reflects on the crucial role that not enough pubs play in soothing the fevered brow of mankind Circumstances have recently propelled...
The husband and wife
10-Mar-2005
Nader and Shaheen Khan are complete newcomers and view the pub trade as a fresh challenge. They have both proven themselves in business Nader...
Sheps breaks the deadlock
10-Mar-2005
For years Shepherd Neame's Faversham brewery was hampered by the constraints of its town-centre location. Now it has broken free with the help of a...
Spirit to grow Two For One and Chef & Brewer brands
10-Mar-2005
Spirit is to open 50 Two For One and 10 Chef& Brewer pubs this year. The outlets will mainly be converted from sites bought in the Scottish &...
Yates to pay for police in responsibility drive
10-Mar-2005
New plans aim to show commitment to safety By Ewan Turney High-street bar operator Yates Group has offered to pay for policing in Swinton in...
Warming up for summer: Go all out
09-Mar-2005
If the weather is good this summer pubs could reap the rewards - but only if you put some effort into your offer now, says Phil Mellows.In the teeth...
Warming up for summer: Unsporting opportunity
09-Mar-2005
While fine weather drives beer sales, raising standards will make the most of the sunshine.With no major sporting events this year the weather will...
Warming up for summer: Get fired up
08-Mar-2005
Barbecues are booming - will people be able to sniff one out at your pub?Never mind Bondi Beach. Barbecues have become Britain's favourite summer...
Warming up for summer: Great outdoors
08-Mar-2005
The weather may not be much of an inspiration for smartening up your garden at the moment, but the winning pubs in our Best Dressed Pub competition...
CAMRA seeks out the best in imaginative pub design
04-Mar-2005
Licensees who think their pub is tops when it comes to design should enter CAMRA's Pub Design Awards.Held in association with the English Heritage...
Pubs told: apply for licences or miss out
03-Mar-2005
Councils across England and Wales are pleading for applications for new licences - in the wake of the revelation that many have yet to receive a...
Drink Talking: Audrey Lewis
03-Mar-2005
The new licensing applications have proved to be too complicated says Audrey Lewis, cabinet member for community protection at Westminster City...
