Resist being rent-bullied
30-Jan-2003
As an avid reader of your august newspaper, I must take issue with the observations made [MA, 16 January] summarising the Christie & Co overview...
Welsh pubs in smoke ban threat
30-Jan-2003
Attempts by the pub trade to avoid a total smoking ban were thrown into chaos earlier this week by a proposal put forward by the Welsh...
Middlesbrough nuisance tax to net council £15,000
30-Jan-2003
Middlesbrough Council is poised to rake in at least £15,000 in planning fees as developers and leisure operators fork out for controversial...
Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Spor
30-Jan-2003
The most interesting thing I have done in Parliament was to sit on a joint committee of the House of Commons and House of Lords under Lord Puttnam,...
Top cop speaks out against staggered opening hours
30-Jan-2003
by Claire Hu One of London's most senior police officers has alarmed licensees by speaking out against staggered pub opening hours. Deputy Assistant...
FALLOUT OVER PRICE FIXING
30-Jan-2003
By Tony Halstead and Tom Stainer Two leading trade bodies are at loggerheads over the controversial issue of minimum price fixing schemes. The...
Rooms at the top: time for pubs to think letting accommodation
29-Jan-2003
More pubs are turning to letting accommodation to maximise potential and profit. Phil Mellows takes a look.As the British tourist market begins...
People prefer to drink at home, says Mintel survey
29-Jan-2003
Sitting at home with a beer in front of the telly has been confirmed as a more popular pastime than a visit to the local.According to the Mintel...
The Licensing Bill: fees
29-Jan-2003
By Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonAs I write this article, the publication by the...
Provisional problems: Licensing Bill continues to throw up difficulties
28-Jan-2003
by David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonBy the time you read this, the government will have...
A watchdog with bite?
27-Jan-2003
Ben McFarland asks if The Portman Group is doing enough to guard the industry's reputation.At the end of last year, The Portman Group announced...
Two pubs so picturesque they have graced the cover of guides
23-Jan-2003
The famous Royal Oak Inn in Winsford, Exmoor, is for sale with Christie & Co, with a guide price of £1,295,000, while the Cock Inn at Sibson, on...
Westminster set
23-Jan-2003
to thwart reform by The PMA Team Controversial Westminster City Council has given its first indication of how it will side-step the Government's...
Minister slams council failure
23-Jan-2003
Local authorities have been accused of acting irresponsibly by charging pubs and clubs excessive fees for public entertainment licences (PEL). The...
Bedsafe hopes to cut alcohol crime
23-Jan-2003
Licensees in Bedford have set up a working group in a desperate bid to curb alcohol-related crime.The initiative titled "Bedsafe" calls for...
Smoking charter is put to the test
23-Jan-2003
by MA Reporter Vital research is under way to check whether the Charter on Smoking in Public Places has worked in the pub industry. This joint...
Licensing Bill update
22-Jan-2003
By Keith Miller of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonBy the time you read this, the House of Lords will...
Publicans' legal responsibility over asbestos
21-Jan-2003
Legislation brings renewed concerns over asbestosby Keith Miller of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonIf...
Agent is cautious after fruitful 2002
21-Jan-2003
Bettesworths, the Devon-based agent, has reported that 2002 was its best year ever for pub sales in its 60-year history.It was involved in over 100...
Lords defeat is setback for bill
16-Jan-2003
Plans for late-night drinking are in jeopardy following opposition in the House of Lords.The government was narrowly defeated this week when peers...
Success for Crimestoppers campaign to "shop" drink drivers
16-Jan-2003
Licensees are being asked to continue throwing their weight behind a campaign to "shop" drink drivers.The Crimestoppers controversial campaign, which...
Trade up, not tanked up
16-Jan-2003
As I think back on last year, December, odd though it may seem, is the month in which I go out to drink less frequently than any other. No, it's not...
Eighth office
16-Jan-2003
Robert Barry & Co has opened a new office in Birmingham, taking the number of offices in the UK to eight. The new site will be headed by Jon...
Guidance notes are brought forward
16-Jan-2003
The Government has been forced to provide detailed guidance notes on the new Licensing Bill earlier than it planned after criticism from the House of...
Jowell takes to the flaw on reform
16-Jan-2003
Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has been putting pen to paper recently on the subject of licensing reform. But she should have someone check her text...
Interim payments on renewed leases
16-Jan-2003
Interim rents are not uncommon and will figure in pubs now that numerous leases are coming up for renewal. Ken Newton's column looks at the issues In...
Anti-drug rape scheme unworkable' for hosts
16-Jan-2003
by Richard Matthews A scheme which teaches licensees to collect evidence to help track rapists who spike drinks has been labelled impractical by...
Lancashire yobs warned 'behave or be banned'
15-Jan-2003
"Behave or be banned" is the stark message being sent out to drunken yobs in a Lancashire town.Licensees and police in Poulton-le-Fyde, near...
Anti-smoking groups call on the pub trade to ban smoking
14-Jan-2003
Anti-smoking groups are calling on the pub trade to ban smoking in all its pubs, following the results of a new survey. The Mori Poll, which was...
Government must do more to tackle binge drinking, says Portman Group
14-Jan-2003
The government is doing too little to tackle binge drinking among the young, according to the Portman Group.It claims ministers need to invest in...
Nightspot celebrates 3am licence
09-Jan-2003
A Torquay nightspot owner has been celebrating the New Year in style after becoming the first venue in the English Riviera to obtain permission to...
GLA calls for increased powers on licensing control
09-Jan-2003
Local authorities could be given widespread powers to oppose licences if the Greater London Authority (GLA) gets its way.The GLA, which conducted a...
London Assembly slams late drinking
09-Jan-2003
by Claire Hu Plans for late drinking in London have been dealt a severe blow after a key report claimed it would increase yobbish behaviour. The...
Quality and service: keys to avoiding a 2003 hangover
09-Jan-2003
by Mike Bennett It's going to be tough out there but the licensed trade can turn the tide if it focuses on quality and service. That's the...
New scheme to test pub-goers for drugs
20-Dec-2002
Licensees in Staffordshire will be forced to test customers for drugs or face losing their licence.Police in south Staffordshire will be piloting a...
The recent round of results and profit warnings have had a s
19-Dec-2002
While the majority of the downturn in trade is linked to the high street, the lack of consumer confidence should be a wake-up call to us all. We are...
Food firm Hunts out Dorset's historic Anvil
19-Dec-2002
The Anvil Hotel & Restaurant in the Dorset village of Pimperne has been sold to Hunts Frozen Foods of Sherborne. It is the second historic Dorset...
Another rough ride for Bill in House of Lords
19-Dec-2002
by Richard Matthews The Alcohol & Entertainment Licensing Bill has again been mauled by opposition peers in the House of Lords. Amendments have...
4PPS tax riseTaxman. The plangent lyrics of George Harrison'
19-Dec-2002
Make no mistake, here was an unabashed tax grab of the first order declare those pennies on your eyes, guys. And by August, sales in pubs had...
A 14th century thatched freehouse in Devon has been sold.
19-Dec-2002
The Linny, in the village of Coffinswell, was probably built circa 1368 as two farm cottages. In 1954 the cottages were converted into a "members...
Trade voices licensing reform fears
17-Dec-2002
Trade leaders have spoken out against changes by the government to the new Licensing Bill claiming that it could lead to greater interference,...
Westminster City Council takes action in street clean-up campaign
13-Dec-2002
A second person has been prosecuted as a result of Westminster City Council's drive against people using the streets as a toilet.A man was fined £50...
PELs warning
12-Dec-2002
Brewers are being warned to expect a Christmas crackdown on pubs operating without PELs. Adrian Taylor, a partner at Manchester law firm Rowe Cohen,...
New face at helm of haunted house
12-Dec-2002
An InnSpired outlet which has been investigated by the Association for the Scientific Study of the Anomalous & Paranormal has a new face at the...
Trade fury as Customs staff sell on seized alcohol and tobacco
12-Dec-2002
The licensed trade is furious that Customs and Excise staff have been allegedly selling on cheap alcohol and cigarettes seized from passengers.The...
Trade braced after first case of RSI in industry
12-Dec-2002
By Tony Halstead The trade was this week examining possible repercussions from the pub industry's first ever recorded case of repetitive strain...
Smoke ban's not on says ACMA
12-Dec-2002
by MA Reporter The Air Cleaner Manufacturers' Association (ACMA) has written to the Department of Health and the Health and Safety Executive to raise...
Reform cost savings simply don't add up
12-Dec-2002
Throughout the licensing reform debate, the Government has made great play on the cost savings to the industry. Principal among these in the White...
Research to prove self-regulation works
12-Dec-2002
Research soon to be commissioned by the industry should prove that self-regulation on smoking in pubs is working, it is claimed. Nick Bish, chairman...
Future is small for pub business
09-Dec-2002
Increasing numbers of small multiple operators are set to change the face of the pub business, according to an industry expert.Yaser Martini,...
