Adam & Eve changes hands
06-Jan-2005
A pub reputed to be the oldest in Lincoln has changed hands. The Adam & Eve Tavern has been trading as a pub since the early 1700s with a...
Buyers will lead way but no room for gloom
06-Jan-2005
The year 2005 will no longer be a sellers market and those looking for buyers for their pubs must be prepared to consider realistic offers. That's...
CBE honour for Payne's 30-year stint
06-Jan-2005
One of the licensed trade's best-known figures, Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations chief executive Tony Payne, has been awarded a CBE in...
MP quizzed over report
21-Dec-2004
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has been placed on a "yellow card" by the Trade and Industry Select Committee.Speaking today at the...
Committee targets BBPA code
21-Dec-2004
The Trade and Industry Select Committee has criticised the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) for its current code of conduct.After its...
Scotland faces up to smoking ban
20-Dec-2004
Pubs in Scotland face losing their licence if they allow customers to light up on their premises under the country's upcoming smoking ban.Under plans...
Final countdown to tobacco regulations
17-Dec-2004
Licensees are being warned to ensure their pubs comply with the new point-of-sale regulations on tobacco, which come into effect next week.From...
West Mids police issue yellow cards' to pubs
16-Dec-2004
Licensees in the West Midlands will be hit with football-styleyellow and red cards if they step out of line over the Christmas and New Year period
Blears gets personal in drinks advice to Blair
16-Dec-2004
by The PMA Team Home Office minister Hazel Blears has sent Prime Minister Tony Blair a plan that outlines 39 steps the industry and Govern-ment...
Dominoes Bar is game on for food
16-Dec-2004
The Dominoes Bar & Restaurant, which features a free-of-tie lease, is up for grabs in Honiton, Devon. Trading as a bar restaurant, there is...
Court action mounting against TV footy cheats
16-Dec-2004
by Tony Halstead More licensees are facing criminal prosecutions for illegally screening live Saturday afternoon Premiership soccer in their bars....
Brook lands new role with Punch
16-Dec-2004
InnSpired chief executive Peter Brook is set to join Punch Taverns as property and strategy director, according to Morning Advertiser sister...
EU flag-flying fee to be re-examined by council
16-Dec-2004
by MA Reporter A council that told a licensee he'd have to pay £220 to fly the European Union flag is to reconsider its policy after the Morning...
Illegal noise exposure threatens staff hearing
16-Dec-2004
by Ewan Turney More than 500,000 pub, bar and club workers are in danger of losing or permanently damaging their hearing because of continual...
Perth & Kinross axes minimum price policy
16-Dec-2004
by Ewan Turney Britain's longest-running minimum price scheme has ended as the fallout from the Scottish Court of Session's landmark decision...
On the right track
16-Dec-2004
Bill Dax left his high-powered job at Eurotunnel to run a Buckinghamshire gastro pub. One year on, turnover has more than trebled. John Harrington...
That was the fear that was
16-Dec-2004
As licensees and suppliers gear up for the busiest time of year, there's little chance to reflect on the past 12 months. But from the slightly less...
Victory for Diggers
16-Dec-2004
Ted Whitcomb has scooped first prize in the MA's hunt for the trade's Classic Host 2004. Nigel Huddleston meets the man whose prize includes a...
UPC boss slams government over smoking
14-Dec-2004
A pub boss has vented his frustration over the government's handling of the smoking ban in the white paper.Speaking at the launch of a customer...
Clarity key to future of rent reviews: Salussolia
09-Dec-2004
Alex Salussolia, chairman of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, has launched a fierce attack on the rent review process in the week leading up to the publication of the Trade & Industry Select Committee (TISC) report
Gone for a Burtonwood
09-Dec-2004
Wolves & Dudley has snapped up the 460-strong Burtonwood estate in a deal that strengthens the company's position as a super-regional. The PMA...
Licensing regime defended
09-Dec-2004
The new licensing regime has been fiercely defended by the senior civil servant who heads up licensing at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
Trade unites against Ofbooze' regulators
09-Dec-2004
Officials would rank pubs on social responsibility' by Dizziana Rossi The Home Office wants pubs and drinks companies to fund a new regulatory body...
Welsh councils on back foot over price schemes
09-Dec-2004
by Ewan Turney Local authorities have once again been warned that they do not have the power to introduce minimum pricing under the new licensing...
Warning: smoking will kill your trade
09-Dec-2004
by Mark Stretton, editor The Government's predictable fudge on smoking (yes, sorry, another piece on the subject, to be filed under "boring but...
Union launches national smoking ballot
09-Dec-2004
Drinkers are being given the chance to shape the future of pubs in a nationwide smoking ballot, launched this week by Burton-based Union Pub Company....
Pair get ahead of the game with Chequers
09-Dec-2004
A village freehouse, which was the Good Pub Guide's 2002 Cambridgeshire Dining Pub of the Year, has changed handsfor the first time in more than20...
Punch sells 545 InnSpired pubs
09-Dec-2004
Punch is to sell 545 of the pubs it bought from InnSpired in September to a new company, Pubfolio, for £162.5m or £300,000 each. The deal, for a...
Punch shows clout in NITAs
09-Dec-2004
Punch Taverns scooped the award for the best development programme in non-managed estates at the National Industry Training Awards (NITAs) held by...
Let the smoke clear
09-Dec-2004
As an industry we seem to be reacting to the Government's decision on smoking in two ways: doom and gloom or with a sigh of relief. I can understand...
JDW agrees lamb deal to boost menu transparency
09-Dec-2004
by Max Gosney JD Wetherspoon has boosted its menu transparency after agreeing a deal with producers in the North of England to supply farm-assured...
Drink Talking: Shamus Lehal
02-Dec-2004
Shop owners and publicans alike could face a hefty fine for serving alcohol to under 18s, as Shamus Lehal, who runs the Londis outlet in Wootton,...
Legal advice: Ready to call time?
02-Dec-2004
Longer opening hours could bring with them problems concerning staff working hours.By Rebecca Caws of thePublican.com's team of legal experts at...
Councils' hours plans defy reform principles
02-Dec-2004
It is, of course, true to suggest that the new local authority licensing committees are "taking over from the justices". I have probably written that...
Average freehold value hits £540,000
02-Dec-2004
The average value of a freehouse in the UK has topped £500,000 for the first time, according to chartered surveyors Fleurets in its annual survey of...
Licensees obliged to ensure safety
02-Dec-2004
While the focus of attention at present is on the rather patchy roll-out of the Security Industry Authority national licensing scheme for door staff,...
Pub stripped of PEL for breaching safety laws
02-Dec-2004
by John Harrington A Spirit pub in Newquay, in which a barman was spotted juggling with blazing bottles of spirits and setting fire to the bar, has...
Public oppose idea of menu health warnings
02-Dec-2004
by Max Gosney Customers have given the red light to Government plans to introduce a traffic light based system promoting healthy options on pub...
Saturation: councils face rude awakening'
02-Dec-2004
Trade issues warning as 40% of councils plan saturation policy by John Harringtonand Tony Halstead Local authorities could face a string of...
New call for pubcos to fund more police
02-Dec-2004
The issue of paid-for policing has raised its head again with former Home Office minister John Denham claiming that pub chains should pay for extra...
Optimism despite red tape
02-Dec-2004
Accommodation is down, power bills are up and the Government's smoking ban proposals promise a further assault on trade for the Bell Inn. But, as...
MP and top cop in call for police levy
01-Dec-2004
Pressure for the trade to pay for policing mounted this week as a senior MP and a leading police chief said pubs should be forced to help stamp out...
Famed British soap pub struggles to find buyer
01-Dec-2004
Emmerdale's famous Woolpack pub does not seem to be exciting pub buyers.The Woolpack, which has been featured in the TV soap for over 25 years, is...
Rising prices
30-Nov-2004
Michelle Perrett delves into Fleurets' annual survey - the results are below.The average price of a freehold freehouse has hit £544,000 - up by 39...
Legal advice: The Queen's Speech
30-Nov-2004
By thePublican.com's team of legal experts at London solicitors Joelson Wilson.On November 23, the Queen's Speech was delivered from the House of...
Liverpool and London push for smoking ban
29-Nov-2004
Liverpool and London have joined forces in petitioning Parliament to pass smoke-free laws in the two cities.Liverpool City Council and the...
Pubs consider dropping food because of smoking ban
25-Nov-2004
Six out of 10 food pubs are considering dropping their food offer following last week's announcement of a smoking ban.Shock figures, revealed in a...
Minister fails to reassure the trade on AWPs
25-Nov-2004
The minister for gambling has moved to reassure pubs over fears that they could be forced to give up their AWP machines.Lord McIntosh told this...
Smoking ban infringes our human rights'
25-Nov-2004
We are more than disgusted with the Government's White Paper on Public Health, released last week, that is completely taking away our choice in the...
TV licences for pubs
25-Nov-2004
Q We have just taken over our first pub, having worked in the club trade for some time. Do we need a separate TV licence for the accommodation part...
