United police blitz sets sights on rogue traders
25-Nov-2004
by John Harrington Almost every police force in England and Wales is set to take part in the Christmas alcohol enforcement campaign, according to...
Smoking: the middle way
25-Nov-2004
There's no two ways around it, the Government's proposals for smoking in pubs don't make sense, as thousands of licensees are keen to tell them. Why...
Smoking ban is inadequate
25-Nov-2004
How did the Government manage to so completely screw up the smoking in pubs issue? It's hard to believe that ministers and senior civil servants ...
Paid-for police needs wait and see' tactic
25-Nov-2004
There has been much talk in the press recently about putting bobbies back on the beat, in good-old Dixon of Dock Green style. The problem is that we...
Pubs should opt to go smoke-free
25-Nov-2004
Four years is too long to wait: make your pub non-smoking now, says Andrew Jefford I suppose it was inevitable that the Government would go for a...
Healthy options fight for attention
25-Nov-2004
Obesity might be at the top of the Government's agenda but consumers are far less worried about healthy eating when they're in the pub. Pub-goers...
Good behaviour trial at Trust Inns
25-Nov-2004
by John Harrington Manchester-based Trust Inns, the former Pub Estate Company, is making troublemakers sign contracts promising good behaviour, in a...
Fountain's outlook is healthy
25-Nov-2004
Fast-tracking a smoke ban is just part of new regime at the West Midlands pub run by Richard and Jacqueline Macey. JOHN HARRINGTON reports Richard...
Bournemouth: just one in five has door licence
25-Nov-2004
by Tony Halstead Less than 20% of doorstaff in Bournemouth have been awarded legally-required door supervisor licences, police have revealed. More...
Council slammed for new licensing bureaucracy
24-Nov-2004
A council in the West Country has been criticised for trying to force more bureaucracy onto licensees to meet the requirements of the new Licensing...
Legal advice: An open letter to the DCMS
24-Nov-2004
Open letter to the Alcohol and Entertainment Team,Department for Culture Media & Sport,London.Dear Sir/ Madam,We write regarding the draft...
Ireland's smoking ban a disaster, says Irish trade leader
23-Nov-2004
The smoking ban in Ireland has meant a loss of at least 2,000 jobs and a drop in trade for licensees and brewers says Tadg O'Sullivan, chief...
Buyers sought to plot course for Galleon Inn
18-Nov-2004
The Galleon Inn, which has become the main pub in the village of Starcross over the last two years, is up for grabs in south Devon. The pub has...
Bedford Borough Council
18-Nov-2004
Goodbye Dodge City, hello Bedford It's not just major city centres that turn into no-go areas for law-abiding citizens whendrink-related problems get...
Doorstaff scheme will burden' Westminster
18-Nov-2004
The new Security Industry Authority (SIA) doorstaff licensing scheme will put further strain on local government spending because councils will lose the funding for their inspection work
U-turn on price cuts as JDW sees margins fall
18-Nov-2004
by The PMA Team High street operator JD Wetherspoon has performed a U-turn and increased its prices in an attempt to boost its margins. The price...
Drink Talking: Lorna Harrison
18-Nov-2004
The government's proposals on smoking ignore all the improvements and effort the trade has made to compromise says Lorna Harrison, Editor-in-chief of...
Cleveland hosts to pay for police operation
18-Nov-2004
by Ewan Turney Licensees in Stockton-on-Tees and Yarm in Cleveland are being asked to stump-up cash to fund extra police to combat anti-social...
At least local authorities aren't involved. That ray of comf
18-Nov-2004
From 2008, pubs can't offer food and the chance to smoke. It'll force them to drop one or the other a difficult decision for the thousands...
Braced for the Christmas rush
18-Nov-2004
A steady but unspectacular pre-Christmas period has not dampened the spirits of Yates's manager Paul Robinson especially when the phone's at the...
Beerflow battle won by licensee
18-Nov-2004
A Fulham licensee has blocked legal moves by Punch to repair beerflow monitors in the cellar of his pub. Host Paddy Maguire successfully contested a...
Trade takes a bow at responsibility awards
18-Nov-2004
by MA Reporter Mitchells & Butlers, the pub company that runs All Bar One, It's A Scream, and Harvester, among other national chains, has been...
University slammed over 60p drinks
18-Nov-2004
by Michelle Robertson Stirling University's student bars have been criticised for continuing to sell shots for as little as 60p despite...
Cussedness' prompts licensing forms mess
18-Nov-2004
Last week the short consultation period on the raft of forms, regulations and statutory instruments that provide the basis for the new licensing...
Alcohol advertising: The debate continues...
17-Nov-2004
Ofcom has announced its final decisions concerning alcohol advertising. Adam Withrington sought out some opinions from those working in the...
Roxxoff backs off as watchdog forces name rethink
17-Nov-2004
The Portman Group is claiming victory in its battle against RTD brand Roxxoff.Plans to relaunch the product in Manchester were scuppered by a joint...
Legal advice: Licensing fees
17-Nov-2004
Licensing minister Richard Caborn finally unveiled the long-awaited fees at The Publican Conference.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of...
Fury over smoking decision
16-Nov-2004
The pub industry has reacted with fury to today's announcement of a partial smoking ban.Under proposals detailed today in the White Paper on public...
Smoking banned in most pubs
16-Nov-2004
Smoking WILL be banned in all pubs in England preparing or serving food, under new plans unveiled today by health secretary John Reid.But the...
Booze cruises on the increase
16-Nov-2004
Licensees continue to see customers walk out the door in favour of booze cruises to Calais.In the build up to Christmas people are skipping across...
Keep licence in your pub
11-Nov-2004
QWe have recently taken over this pub from our relatives. The other day, a policeman came in and demanded to see the licence. I told him the court or...
Beware DIY trap
11-Nov-2004
The modern trend of DIY (do-it-yourself) now extends to all walks of life and professions, and stocktaking is no exception
Conference kick starts the new Licensed Trade Charity
11-Nov-2004
The newly-formed Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) held its inaugural national conference at the Centre Court Hotel in Basingstoke, Hampshire, on 26 and 27 October
Let's open books'
11-Nov-2004
Peter Linacre, managing director of Massive, argues that the pubco rent review process still brings an implicit penalty for success'. He maintains a...
Turning full circle
11-Nov-2004
Gerry Martin, brother of JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin, has gone back behind the bar as he down-sizes his company, Stone Hill Taverns. The PMA...
Council predicts licence meltdown
11-Nov-2004
Westminster fearful of rising costs and red tape by The PMA Team The new licensing regime will prove expensive and frustrating for licensees with...
MP speaks out on drink spiking
11-Nov-2004
An MP has accused the trade of not doing enough to fight drink spiking in pubs and clubs.Despite ongoing efforts to push responsible retailing,...
Scottish ban should not affect rest of UK, say trade leaders
11-Nov-2004
Trade leaders claim the decision to ban smoking in Scottish pubs will not have an impact on the rest of the UK.The Scottish Executive has agreed a...
Drink Talking: Jean Coussins
11-Nov-2004
Pubs must show commitment to responsible drinking says Jean Coussins, director of The Portman Group.The trade's activities are under the spotlight,...
Legal advice: What's on the cards?
11-Nov-2004
The idea of an identity card combining passport and driving licence has been dropped but the scheme still promises to be a fool-proof age check.By...
Prem Plus fixtures are just getting worse'
11-Nov-2004
Further to the debate on Sky's pricing ("Reaching for the Sky", Morning Advertiser, 4 November) I have seen my Sky subscription bill rise from...
Whitehall licensing farce
11-Nov-2004
Quite one of the best things in the Morning Advertiser this past year has been our legal columnist Peter Coulson's forensic dissection of the...
Yates hits high street with two-for-one meal deals
11-Nov-2004
by John Harrington High-street managed company Yates Group has started offering two-for-one meal deals across its Yates's outlets, except for its...
Yates monitors service refusals for police data
11-Nov-2004
by Tony Halstead Staff in 153 Yates Group outlets are to record how many intoxicated or under-age customers are refused service in an experiment...
Trade shocked by hike in premises licence fees
11-Nov-2004
by Ewan Turney The annual premises licence fee to be paid by hosts under the new licensing system published belatedly last week is...
Trade fears haphazard control
11-Nov-2004
Tony Payne, chief executive Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations "The Government keeps saying it wants to see more family-friendly...
Bleach accident
11-Nov-2004
A mum of two was left with severe blistering of the throat and mouth after being served bleach instead of mineral water at a Gloucestershire pub. No...
Scotland to ban smoking in pubs
10-Nov-2004
The Scottish Executive is to press ahead with a smoking ban in pubs.In an address to the Scottish Parliament, the Executive confirmed that pubs will...
Focus on the customer, says off-trade leader
09-Nov-2004
A leading member of the off-trade has warned the pub industry that it must start to focus more on its customers if it is to survive.Speaking at The...
Councils fear licensing meltdown
08-Nov-2004
Half of local authorities do not believe they have sufficient resources to cope when they take control of licensing.Specialist lobbying company PPS...
