Licensing control fight faces set-back
10-Apr-2001
Accusations of inconsistency could undermine the fight by magistrates to retain control of licensing under planned reform.Licensees in Brighton &...
Licensing reform
03-Apr-2001
We take a look at what change licensing reform may bring for licensees.Licensees can be forgiven if they develop split personalities over the next...
Licence Applications
03-Apr-2001
Setting foot in the door of your new pub is an exciting experience - the decorators have put down their brushes, the chefs are preparing the steak...
Viva Las Vegas - how does trade differ across the Atlantic?
02-Apr-2001
America is vast - it's bold and brash, loud and cheerful, wild and wacky but bigger and better? Lorna Harrison gives a personal view on how trade...
Late licence milestone as venue is granted 12.30am Sunday extension
29-Mar-2001
Bakersfield Entertainment's Mood Café and Bistro in Carlisle has become one of the first venues to be given one of the government's new Special...
Health and Safety responsibilities for publicans
22-Mar-2001
Food safety continues to figure high on a licensees list of responsibilities. Recurrent food scares have not only brought a tough response from the...
EPOS systems introduce a wealth of possibilities to publicans
22-Mar-2001
Technology in pubs falls into three camps - the Good, the Boring and the Really Quite Useful.For most licensees Good Technology is considered to be...
Searching for the pub of your dreams?
21-Mar-2001
Andrew Turzynski, senior business manager at commercial mortage lenders First National takes a cool look at the financial implications of buying a...
Private functions
19-Mar-2001
Q I own a pub which is fortunate to have a function room with its own bar on the first floor. I frequently hold functions such as wedding receptions...
Trade hits out at binge claim
19-Mar-2001
The drinks industry has hit back at accusations that it actively encourages irresponsible consumption of alcohol by promoting reckless drinking...
Labour is split over pint issue
19-Mar-2001
DTI officials told legislation for a full liquid pint is unnecessaryGovernment officials have clashed over proposals for a compulsory 100 per cent...
Judgement day for 16 suppliers
15-Mar-2001
Pub Food never realised how difficult it was for food suppliers to the pub trade to get a national listing with a major wholesaler - until now.As an invited guest of Fairway Foodservice plc, Pub Food dropped in to a hotel suite in Bradford to
Occasional Licence
14-Mar-2001
I recently applied for an Occasional Licence for a garden fete for the hours of 2pm until 10pm. I sent the application to court six weeks before the...
Hypnotist regulations
14-Mar-2001
I have a Public Entertainment Licence and would like to book a hypnotist to perform on a regular basis during the summer. Are there any special...
Disability laws may hit prices
14-Mar-2001
Legislation aimed at giving disabled people better access to pubs could hit prices paid for traditional country inns, a licensed trade solicitor has...
Nightclub group's criticism of the trade is hypocritical
14-Mar-2001
Dear Editor, As someone who has worked in pubs, nightclubs and hotels I was interested to read your front page article about the views of later...
Low alcohol Brakspear 2.5 to target duty
12-Feb-2001
Brakspear has taken up the challenge laid-down by Shadow Chancellor Michael Portillo by introducing a new low alcohol beer into its estate.During a...
Full pint law may finish handpumps
29-Jan-2001
Trade leaders have warned that government proposals to force licensees to serve a 100 per cent liquid pint could mean the end of the traditional...
Have the medics gone mad? Alcohol (in moderation) is good for you
22-Jan-2001
A recent report has suggested that moderate alcohol consumption can be a health benefit. Have the medics gone mad? Ben McFarland investigates the...
Full pint law faces the axe
22-Jan-2001
Plans for a law forcing licensees to serve a 100 per cent liquid pint could be scrapped following objections by a government watchdog.Insiders have...
After-work drinks bring stress relief
04-Dec-2000
The traditional Friday evening after-work drink is one of the best ways to relieve stress after a hard week, according to new research for the...
Drinks fail packaging guidelines
02-Oct-2000
Complaints against four alcoholic drinks have been upheld in a report published last week by drinks industry watchdog The Portman Group.An...
Government ads to tackle tobacco but not alcohol smuggling
02-Oct-2000
The government last week explained why it is spending millions of pounds on a new advertising campaign against cigarette smuggling while doing...
Schnapps drink is back in black
07-Aug-2000
Bacardi-Martini has launched a two-pronged attack on the premium packaged spirit market with the release of its new Metz brands.The latest additions...
Trade chiefs' bid to block full pint law
10-Jul-2000
Trade leaders are claiming victory in a campaign to persuade MPs that legislating for a full pint would be unworkable.A delegation from the...
Scheme to prevent unfair rises in rent
12-Jun-2000
A leading property agent has come up with a new formula to help high street licensees avoid the higher rents paid by the big retail chains.Fleurets...
City's pubs challenge law reform
27-Apr-2000
London's licensees are to meet in a bid to challenge proposals to transfer control of licensing from magistrates to local authorities.The measure...
Bass trials drink with spritz apeal
12-Feb-2000
Bass is trialing a new white wine spritzer drink in 120 of its city centre managed houses.Twisted Vine has an ABV of five per cent and is a blend of...
Power-packed launch
05-Apr-1999
SmithKline Beecham (SKB) has launched Solstis, an energy drink, under the Lucozade brand name. According to SKB, over the last five years the...
Millenium timebomb" threat to trade contracts
01-Dec-1997
Leading industry suppliers will lose important contracts unless they can prove they have systems in place now to deal with the threat posed by the...
