Entertainment & Events

Retiring licensee ‘wouldn’t open a pub now’

13-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

An 80-year-old licensee who is retiring from the trade today (13 August) told The Morning Advertiser she wouldn’t open a pub currently due to restrictions and safety.

New drinks event offers right solution

09-Aug-2019 By MA editorial

Drink is a vital mix of the on-trade market, but are you making the most of the opportunity the fast-changing market is offering?

Stonegate raises £61k for Cancer Research

09-Aug-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

A Stongegate Pub Company team has raised £61,500 following a charity race around London in aid of Cancer Research UK.

Archaeologists unearth Anglo-Saxon manor in pub garden

06-Aug-2019 By Stuart Stone

Archaeologists in Kent have ended more than a decade of searching for an elusive Anglo-Saxon manor in a beer garden in Faversham.

‘Waiting game’ for Whaley Bridge publican

06-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A publican in Whaley Bridge has said he is desperate to get back behind his bar after the town was evacuated amid flooding fears.

Victory for pub’s campaign against flats

05-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A south London pub has won its fight against a proposal for flats to be built above the venue, a move that operators said would have destroyed their business.

Drinking spend is up, but eating down

30-Jul-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Brits plan to spend more money on drinking out over the coming months, Deloitte’s Leisure Consumer Report for the third quarter of 2019 has claimed.

Pubs offering STI tests ‘takes away the stigma’

16-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The trade has helped to reduce anxiety about sexual health checks by helping raise awareness of STI tests, a charity has said.

Les Dennis bans publican from naming pub after him

15-Jul-2019 By Robert Mann

A publican said he was left ‘distraught’ after television presenter Les Dennis reportedly told him he couldn’t name his pub after him.

North London pub sponsors children’s pop single

15-Jul-2019 By Stuart Stone

A school music group has released a revamped rendition of well-known hymn ‘How Great Thou Art’ with the help of the publicans behind the Chandos Arms.

Great British Pub Awards 2019 finalists unveiled

08-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

After two rounds of judging, The Morning Advertiser can now announce the short-listed finalists for the 2019 Great British Pub Awards.

Ready player one: how have pub games evolved?

04-Jul-2019 By Gary Lloyd

In the past, a drink and a game of dominoes was all a pub had to do to keep a regular’s custom. Now the bar is set much higher and the expected experience is key.

700 pubs back stem cell donation drive

02-Jul-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The drinks industry has put its support behind a campaign to encourage pubgoers to register as stem cell and bone marrow donors.

20 new entries in AA’s Pub Guide 2020

01-Jul-2019 By Nikkie Thatcher

Some 20 new pubs have entered AA Hospitality’s The Pub Guide for the first time, in the latest edition of the publication.

‘Treat economy’ benefits pubs despite dip in youth spending

20-Jun-2019 By Stuart Stone

While new research has found that today’s under-30s spend 7% less on non-housing items than the same age group did in 2001, experience-led spending in pubs by Millennials remains healthy.

How pubs are helping reduce plastic pollution

19-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Thousands of pubs are now promoting themselves as points for people to refill their water bottles, as awareness of plastic pollution increases on the agenda of businesses.

Pub groups help launch ‘flasks for homeless’ campaign

11-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Employment charity Only A Pavement Away (OAPA) has announced further details about its campaign to help keep the homeless hydrated, after pub businesses helped it raise enough money.

Is this the oldest publican in Britain?

07-Jun-2019 By Robert Mann

An 89-year-old, pint-pulling West Yorkshire publican is thought to be the UK’s oldest landlord.

Pair of licensees win top industry award

06-Jun-2019 By Robert Mann

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) announced the winner of its hard-fought Licensee of the Year competition this week.

Robinsons Brewery takes fundraising efforts to France with bike ride

04-Jun-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A team from Robinsons Brewery is preparing to cycle more than 350 miles to raise money for a veterans' charity.

Pubs ‘thinking pink’ for stem cell drive

28-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub operators will help a charity recruit stem cell and bone marrow donors this summer, with businesses including Fuller’s, Yummy Pubs and Cirrus Inns set to rally customers.

Line-up announced for UKHospitality summer event

28-May-2019 By Ed Bedington

A pan-industry conference is aiming to pull together all the strands of the UK’s hospitality sector in a bid to chart the future of the trade.

CAMRA recognises cool pub conversions

23-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The winners of CAMRA’s Pub Design Awards have been announced, with pubs recognised for their efforts in converting disused buildings into pubs and protecting historic taverns.

GBPA entries 2019

Deadline extended for GBPA entries

21-May-2019 By The Morning Advertiser

Entering the Great British Pub Awards is the first step to winning – and there’s plenty to enjoy if your premises can make it to the prestigious awards day in September.

How to utilise outside space all year

21-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

With enough attention to detail, pub gardens can boost food and drinks sales all year round.

Pubco Beerhouses celebrates 25 years with events series

20-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Northern pub group Beerhouses is celebrating a quarter of a century in business with a series of charity events.

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How to start a comedy night – the dos and don’ts

20-May-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Funny man Kevin Dewsbury believes there is no great science to putting on a comedy night, but advises operators to consider the basics if they want a success on their hands.

Derby County footballers rack up eye-watering pub bill

20-May-2019 By Robert Mann

Derby County footballers and staff reportedly racked up a mammoth bill of £2,800 after securing their place in the Championship play-off final.

Six of the best up for BII Licensee of the Year prize

13-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has revealed the six finalists in its Licensee of the Year (LOYA) competition 2019.

Oldest and ‘most loved’ pubs revealed

09-May-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

Analysis of Google reviews has revealed a combination of the UK’s highest rated, and also oldest, watering holes.

Britain’s ‘most haunted’ pub goes up for sale

08-May-2019 By Robert Mann

A pub dubbed the UK’s most haunted – which was even named after the devil – has been put on the market for a scary price.

Pubs recognised by small business awards

08-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs can enter to win the Pub of the Year title at this year’s SME National Business Awards, with a public vote being factored in for the winning entry.

Soho pub to stage play amid battle over lease

29-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A London pub will stage a play about a past patron to celebrate the site’s cultural presence as part of a campaign against Fuller’s plans to take back the lease.

Pint of Science festival returns for 7th year

15-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Operators are set to welcome scientists into their pubs next month as the Pint of Science festival enters its seventh year.

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Could you be a Great British Pub Awards winner?

15-Apr-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Revamped and ready to go, the Great British Pub Awards are back with a new look and new categories to boot. The question now is: do you have what it takes to be crowned a champion this year?

BII Licensee of the Year 2019 semi-finalists announced

15-Apr-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has revealed its 12 semi-finalists for the Licensee of the Year competition for 2019.

Paddington pub unlikely ‘symbol’ for Sudan activism

15-Apr-2019 By Emily Hawkins

A pub in central London has found itself an unlikely character in protests about the ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir.

Drugs, violence and prostitution force pub’s closure

09-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

A landlord has said drugs, violence and prostitution that took place outside his pub has forced him to close the premises for good – just months after its grand opening.

Opinion

Why traditional pubs need protection

08-Apr-2019 By Sophie Atherton

In touch with the past – why traditional pubs are a vital history lesson we must all learn from.

Robinsons pumps £1.2m into pub revamp

05-Apr-2019 By Robert Mann

A popular Welsh pub has reopened its doors following a £1.2m investment from Robinsons Brewery.

Pubs will use reusable cups during The Boat Race

22-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

London pubs will use 14,000 reusable cups during the Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race in a bid to keep plastic out of the River Thames.

Community-bought pub opens after village effort

22-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

The new licensees at a pub saved by its community say they are delighted to see the site back in business.

Operators livid over £49m music fee hike

21-Mar-2019 By Stuart Stone

The announcement that, as of 1 July, a Specially Featured Entertainment (SFE) licence will be, on average, 130% more expensive has been branded ‘stupid’ and ‘ridiculous’ by incensed publicans.

Licensing Hub – Legal with Poppleston Allen

'What happens if an under-18 uses my gambling machine?'

19-Mar-2019 By Poppleston Allen

Many pub and club operators holding premises licences under the Licensing Act 2003 operate gaming machines within their premises, often under a notification for two machines or a Licensed Premises Gaming Machine Permit (LPGMP).

Opinion

How pubs can heal us at heart-breaking moments

19-Mar-2019 By Sophie Atherton

Beer writer Sophie Atherton pays tribute to the pub’s role in soothing the bereaved

Just two pubcos ranked among ‘most fun’ leisure brands

18-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

Branded pubs failed to make the cut in a list of the UK’s number one “most fun” leisure brands, with the likes of Wagamama and TGI Fridays taking the top spots as the best restaurants.

Music bar needs £95,000 to prevent closure

15-Mar-2019 By Emily Hawkins

More than £40,000 has been raised via a crowdfunding page in a bid to stop the closure of a Fitzrovia music bar.

PUBLICAN AWARDS

In pictures: The Publican Awards 2019 winners

14-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

All glammed up, the winners of The Publican Awards 2019 received their awards from funny man Alan Carr at Battersea Evolution this week and here they all are.

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Were you spotted at the 2019 Publican Awards?

14-Mar-2019 By Nikkie Sutton

This year’s coveted Publican Awards was a roaring success with more than 1,400 attendees celebrating the best in the industry.

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Did your #PublicanAwards tweet cut the mustard?

13-Mar-2019 By Nicholas Robinson

The great and good of the pub and bar trade swarmed on Battersea Evolution this week to celebrate success within the industry, and here's what they had to say.