Government opts for self-regulation over smoking ban
12-Feb-2004
Licensees face a three-year push to save smoking in pubs. Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has confirmed the government doesn't want to ban smoking,...
Letter from Ted Tuppen to David Blunkett
12-Feb-2004
Letter from Ted Tuppen, chief executive of Enterprise Inns to Home Secretary David Blunkett, calling for pay-for-policing plans to be dropped.Dear Mr...
Legal advice: Protect your licensable activities
12-Feb-2004
By thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitor Joelson Wilson.When the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 regarding premises...
Ruling should cut red tape on CCTV
12-Feb-2004
A new ruling should make it easier for people caught breaking the law on CCTV to be prosecuted and also cut red tape for licensees. Small...
Manchester pretty
09-Feb-2004
Manchester's pub and bar scene has seen massive regeneration in recent years. Michelle Perrett pays a visit.Manchester is widely regarded as the hot...
JDW's late licence bid thrown out
05-Feb-2004
by MA Reporter A bid by JD Wetherspoon to win back a late licence for the West Kirk pub in Ayr, Scotland, has been thrown out by licensing chiefs who...
POLICE5
05-Feb-2004
Host jailed for trying to strangle wife A pub landlord has been jailed for a year by Worcester Crown Court for trying to strangle his wife. Alan...
Licensee considers legal action after TV slur
05-Feb-2004
An army officer and Walthamstow licensee was shocked to discover on his return from duty in Iraq that his pub had featured in a TV programme about...
Pub cemetery open for business
03-Feb-2004
Every licensee knows that the pub trade can be a grave business, but never more so than at the moment.While one pub is planning to remove human...
Council demands pub drug searches
02-Feb-2004
The concept of a friendly welcome at your local has taken on a whole new dimension in Newcastle-under-Lyme, where licensees have been told they must...
Legal advice: Improving the neighbourhood
02-Feb-2004
By the Publican's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson>Do you want your neighbourhood improved? Who doesn't? But do you...
Westminster under fire for 'preposterous situation'
29-Jan-2004
Westminster's controversial approach to licensing is costing pub operators thousands of pounds in appeals.One company, Interpub, faces a bill of at...
Charity slams government for lack of DDA help for pubs
29-Jan-2004
Cerebral palsy charity Scope has slammed the government for not doing enough to help licensees comply with the Disability Discrimination Act...
Legal advice: the Anti-social Behaviour Act
29-Jan-2004
The Anti-social Behaviour Act now governs disputes over garden hedges too.By Niall McCann of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors...
Alcohol free zones for Borehamwood and Greenwich
28-Jan-2004
Two more towns in England are to introduce Alcohol Free Zones in an effort to crack down on drunken behaviour on the streets.Hertsmere Borough...
Legal advice: Rising cost of sacking staff
23-Jan-2004
Higher limits for employment tribunal compensation set.by Rebecca Caws of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Host loses licence after drinker falls into coma
22-Jan-2004
by Phil Pemberton A Loughborough landlord has been stripped of his licence after a drinking game involving a "dentist's chair" left a student in a...
Violence puts paid to Lloyds No1 late licence
22-Jan-2004
By Phil Pemberton and The PMA Team One of JD Wetherspoon's busiest pubs, the Lloyds No1 in Glasgow's West George Street, has been forced to shut...
Industry frustration with Caborn's lack of action grows
22-Jan-2004
Licensees are growing increasingly impatient with licensing minister Richard Caborn's apparent reluctance to address the trade over the forthcoming...
Pubs in confusion over cannabis law
22-Jan-2004
Publicans are on their own when it comes to dealing with customers lighting up cannabis joints on their premises.There is widespread confusion over...
Smoking ban fear spurs on crisis talks in Northern Ireland
22-Jan-2004
Trade leaders in Northern Ireland have called an emergency meeting following increased pressure for a smoking ban. The Federation of the Retail...
Cornwall pubs see record price rises
22-Jan-2004
Pubs in Cornwall hit record prices during 2003, according to Jeremy Beeching, director at agent Scott Burridge Chick Leisure.He says that the...
Crime slashed in blitz on under-age drinkers
22-Jan-2004
by Claire Hu A wristband scheme aimed at combating under-age drinking in pubs and clubs has seen a 50% reduction in town-centre disorder. The...
Legal advice: Check your dates for SIA
21-Jan-2004
by Rebecca Caws of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitor Joelson Wilson.We have previously written about the proposed...
Dentist's chair game costs publican his licence
20-Jan-2004
A publican has lost his licence after a student went into a coma following a 'dentist's chair' drinking game.Eighteen-year-old Ian Overton collapsed...
Legal advice: Common land
19-Jan-2004
by Niall McCann of thePublican.com's legal team from London solcitor Joelson Wilson.Do you have a problem with herbage? Or perhaps turbary is causing...
Scotland launches measures to tackle public smoking
16-Jan-2004
The Scottish Executive has released a blueprint designed to shake up the way Scotland addresses smoking.A Breath of Fresh Air for Scotland puts...
Return home as pair take over Tower
15-Jan-2004
It's a case of coming back home to Devon for Annette Hammett. Annette used to work in the restaurant business years ago when she lived in Torquay,...
Simon Ward
15-Jan-2004
Industry consultant Simon Ward is less than impressed with Guy Hands' track record when it comes to pub life... A question. Who was recently quoted...
First-timers move fast to snap up Whalebone
15-Jan-2004
First-time freehouse buyers Sam Burroughes and Vicky Collins have snapped up the Whalebone Inn in the village of Fingringhoe, near Colchester, Essex....
Hart beats to a new rhythm
15-Jan-2004
The Exeter office of agents Christie & Co have sold the White Hart freehouse in the picturesque market town of North Tawton, Devon, on behalf of...
Anchor away as couple sell up to retire
15-Jan-2004
After 33 years in the licensed trade the last 20 of which were spent running the well-known Anchor Hotel and Ship Inn overlooking the tiny harbour...
The price is right
15-Jan-2004
A shortage of quality available freeholds has led to a steady rise in pub values, according to agent Christie & Co. Michelle Perrett reports.Pub...
ASH under fire after lobby group targets employers
15-Jan-2004
Industry leaders have slammed Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) for issuing threats to retailers.The anti-smoking lobby group sent registered...
Westminster City Council slams Licensing Act guidance
15-Jan-2004
Westminster City Council has slammed the government over the final version of the national guidance to the Licensing Act claiming it is "not worth...
Legal advice: Why the Irish smoking ban matters
15-Jan-2004
Ireland's smoking ban may have an impact on the UK's plans.by Niall McCann of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitor Joelson...
Police shut down Brum club
15-Jan-2004
Police have used their powers under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 to close a Birmingham nightspot, the Plazza Café in Lozells Road,...
Siba action stamps on unauthorised cask use
15-Jan-2004
By Tony Halstead The Society of Independent Brewers is claiming a "great result" after halting the unauthorised use of casks by the Landlord's...
Call for industry-wide drug-rape initiative
08-Jan-2004
by John Harrington Campaigners are repeating their call for an industry-wide strategy to deal with drink spiking in venues, after separate tests over...
What are you doing to help lessees/tenants with the new Lice
08-Jan-2004
We are producing a simple format for operating schedules and a central resource for details of relevant official contacts." Tadcaster Pub Company "We...
What effect is the new stamp duty on leases having on your b
08-Jan-2004
It adds to cost of purchasing pubs." TD Ridley & Sons "Introducing shorter leases or switching to tenancies as a preferred option." Tadcaster Pub...
Wine buffs to pump up Harris Arms' list
08-Jan-2004
The new owners of the Harris Arms in west Devon will have no trouble in recommending a good wine for punters to enjoy with their pub meals. Andy and...
Colin Wheeler, chief executive of the Society of Licensed V
08-Jan-2004
Over the last 210 years the Society of Licensed Victuallers (SLV) has had to change and alter to enable it to adapt to the ever-changing licensed...
Chris Hutt
08-Jan-2004
The Wizard Inns MD salutes the lure of the big outlets The Botanic Inn, in Belfast, just along from the university, has been an icon for generations...
New moves for Scottish smoking ban
06-Jan-2004
Scottish pubs are to push the case for smoking self regulation in a consultation on lighting up in public planned by the Scottish Executive.If there...
Boat and train licensing
18-Dec-2003
Q Under the existing laws, certain moveable objects such as boats and trains gain an exemption from licensing, and from permitted hours. What will be...
Pony & Trap moves into fresh era with customers at helm
18-Dec-2003
A renowned food-led country inn, set in Somerset's Chew Valley, has changed hands. The Pony & Trap, a 200-year-old traditional inn, in the hamlet...
Pub family take over at hamlet's European Inn
18-Dec-2003
A Dorset pub has welcomed new owners from the neighbouring county of Devon. Miles and Tracey Wheller have taken over the European Inn in the small...
Uphill battle looms on liberalisation of hours
18-Dec-2003
Cultural changes take more than a generation to achieve. So it is wishful thinking for anyone to assume that the so-called liberalisation of...
Legal issue
16-Dec-2003
I am a licencee working working for a leaseholder in a pub . We have been in the property for two months and have completed a basic redec as the pub...
