Entertainment

Entertainment: Success sounds

01-Sep-2005

The 'two-in-a-bar' rule will make a swift exit when the new licensing laws are introduced. Phil Mellows looks at how you can benefit from live...

Entertainment: Carry on screening

01-Sep-2005

It's now easier than ever to turn your pub into a movie theatre, says Phil Mellows.With cinemas now able to serve drinks, it's only right that pubs...

Entertainment: Popular as ever

31-Aug-2005

The age-old game of darts continues to boost trade, as Phil Mellows reports.It began one rainy day in the middle ages when some anonymous genius...

TV footy crackdown as rival offers cheap deal

28-Jul-2005

by John Harrington Licensees are being warned of another crackdown on those showing Premiership football illegally this season. It comes as another...

Charity entertainment

07-Jul-2005

Q Please can you tell me if I need a PEL for a fund-raising evening for a registered trust fund for a local disabled child? A band, consisting of...

Lights, music, action

26-May-2005

With the battle for the leisure pound being fought on all fronts, it is imperative that licensees stay ahead of the game. Graham Ridout presents the...

Rebel footy TV host loses court appeal

19-May-2005

An Essex licensee who attempted to ban broadcasting copyright inspectors from his pub has lost an appeal against a conviction for illegally screening...

Exploding the myths on TV soccer

05-May-2005

I need to set the record straight once again on the question of screening football matches in the bar. This is because two separate issues are being...

Use temporary event notice as last resort

31-Mar-2005

The temporary event notice (TEN) is another aspect of the new law that does not seem to have been thought through sufficiently, but got passed...

The beat goes on as music venue saved from closure

09-Mar-2005

A pub's world-famous jazz club has been saved from closure thanks to the support of its regulars and brewer Young's.The legendary venue at the Bull's...

PRS holds key to folk music fees

03-Mar-2005

I do not wish to jump in with both feet to the row over brewer Samuel Smith's decision to call time on a folk club after 30 years at one of its pubs,...

Tsunami event shows trade's true face

17-Feb-2005

Do you sometimes feel you are stuck in a gap between reality and fantasy? It happened to me last week when I read the Morning Advertiser's report of...

Theakstons sponsors musical celebration

10-Feb-2005

T&R Theakston, the Masham-based brewer, is to sponsor a new musical stage show celebrating the life and work of the late Jake Thackray, the...

Landmark jazz pub threatened

27-Jan-2005

Famous jazz venue the Bull's Head in Surrey is hoping to win a reprieve from the local council after an injunction was placed on it to stop live...

Court action mounting against TV footy cheats

16-Dec-2004

by Tony Halstead More licensees are facing criminal prosecutions for illegally screening live Saturday afternoon Premiership soccer in their bars....

Making music

14-Oct-2004

Undertones ex-frontman and head of the Live Music Forum, Feargal Sharkey wants more live pub music, finds Michelle Perrett.Licensees have been handed...

Live Music Forum calls for clarity on guidance

17-Jun-2004

The guidance for the Licensing Act was passed in Parliament last week. This gives the go-ahead for local authorities to put together their new...

Euro 2004: Get your kit on

25-May-2004

There's no shortage of promotional material to add to the footie atmosphere.Carlsberg is splashing out on a £10m-plus promotional campaign it...

Between a Rock and a hard act

12-Feb-2004

Castle Rock has added another beer to its portfolio, Harvest Pale, which brings the total number of ales produced by the Nottingham brewer to seven....

Pub quiz row in High Court

29-Jan-2004

by Phil Pemberton A friendly quiz night in a Bedford pub is to be settled in the High Court after a contestant accused the quizmaster of cheating....

TV show seeks odd boozers

11-Dec-2003

A television show featuring Britain's most eccentric pubs and bizarre drinking rituals will hit screens in February. Britain's Wildest will be shown...

I never much cared for the TV series A Family at War and I c

27-Nov-2003

One particular advertisement always conjures up memories of a certain radio show I was presenting years ago (Beacon/WABC Wolverhampton), when the...

Trade faces battle over Gaming Bill

20-Nov-2003

The publication of the new Gaming Bill has triggered a battle by the trade to make sure pubs gain from the legislation. A survey conducted for...

Ten tips for a top tournament

11-Sep-2003

Get a full match schedule from www.rugbyworldcup.com and study it. Work out which matches your customers will be most interested in Decide whether to...

Video game tournaments

21-Jul-2003

Video game tournaments are a growing source of income for licensees. We find out more.The Bald Faced Stag in London's East Finchley was the...

That's entertainment

29-Apr-2003

Organising games and events can attract new customers to keep them coming back. Phil Mellows reports.There are plenty of different kinds of events to...

Screen breaks

31-Mar-2003

In-venue digital advertising is prospering, says Ben McFarland.Last year, the drinks industry reportedly spent more than £250m on advertising with...

Music ruling is 'heavy handed', say European officials

13-Feb-2003

The new Licensing Bill has been branded as "heavy-handed" by European officials because of its excessive controls on musicians in pubs.The Joint...

The sound of silence - the threat to live music continues

10-Feb-2003

Live music is increasingly under threat from legislationby Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from solicitors Joelson...

Now you have the chance to see the PoP team in action. The c

12-Dec-2002

Question 1 Merchandising Merchandising is about using space, position and displays to drive sales because, once in the bar, the biggest factor...

McKenzie adds to its musical Academy

05-Dec-2002

McKenzie Group has acquired its fifth live music venue, meaning a further expansion of the successful Academy brand. The company has concluded...

How pub quiz had Trigger guessing

28-Nov-2002

Oh, the humiliation the shame. And in full view of the world's press. Well, Snifter, anyway. Your diarist was present at, and indeed participated...

Laurel fined for repeated breaches of noise abatement order

05-Aug-2002

Laurel Pub Company has been fined £9,000 for repeated breaches of a noise abatement order.The company was penalised despite co-operating with the...

GBBF preview: The event itself

18-Jul-2002

With over 400 different brews on show, the Great British Beer Festival at London's Olympia aims to be the biggest and best yet. By Clare O'Brien.What...

Non-stop entertainment?

15-May-2002

Jubilee entertainment licences have not been extendedby Richard Williams, part of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors Joelson...

On-line for tournament success

31-Jan-2002

Tournament games are beginning to make an impression on the pub industry. Leisure Link, Kunick and the independent Cosmic Video Amusements (CVA) are...

Game machine thefts cost trade millions each year

22-Aug-2001

Reports suggest the pub industry is losing as much as £50m every year due to organised gangs stealing money from games machines. The Observer...

Teams let down as Jumbo Quiz goes into liquidation

07-Jun-2001

National pub quiz goes into liquidation due to lack of supportPub quiz teams across the country were facing disappointment this week after it was...

Public entertainment

17-May-2001

Q For many years I have offered live music at my pub by way of one man playing his guitar and singing alone to a backing tape. This has always been...