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Griffin Trophy: Fuller's chairman Michael Turner (left) presents Marc Duvauchelle of the Old Customs House with the 2017 Pub of the Year prize

Fuller’s names its 2017 Pub of the Year

By Stuart Stone

The Old Customs House, Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, has been awarded the Griffin Trophy by Fuller’s after being announced as it’s Pub of the Year.

Tis' the season: How pubs should make sure they are safe at Christmas time

Advice on keeping pubs safe during the festive period

By Emma Eversham

Christmas may traditionally be the time for goodwill, but combine a busy time of year with a rising number of threats to public safety and opportunist crime and you have the potential for problems.

Sky Sports video competition - fifth and final clue

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Sky Sports video competition: clue number five

By MA editorial

Sky Sports rugby union expert Will Greenwood will give you the fifth and final clue in the broadcaster's Winning Weekends Video Competition for the chance to win brilliant prizes.

Final call: CAMRA announced the four finalists for their annual Pub of the Year award

CAMRA names the UK’s best four pubs

By Stuart Stone

Two rival pubs from the north-west – Wigan Central, Wigan and the Cricketers, St Helens – were nominated alongside Weavers Real Ale House, a one-room micro pub near Kidderminster, and the Stanford Arms in Lowestoft, which has been nominated for the second...

Winning formula: From L-R Steve Baker, National Pubwatch chairman; Graham Tuach, Romford Town Pubwatch chairman; James Hall, Romford Town Pubwatch deputy chairman; Gavin Shuker MP; Charles Ireland, general manager Diageo Great Britain, Ireland and France

Diageo National Pubwatch Awards unveils winners

By Claire Churchard

Romford Town’s Pubwatch scheme collected the top prize at the glittering Diageo National Pubwatch Awards last night for its significant contribution to community safety.

Multiple wins: New World Trading Company picked up six Publican Awards

Publican Awards

Publican Awards: the 2017 winners explain why you should enter for 2018

By Ed Bedington

Because of the intensity of competition and the thoroughness with which entrants to the categories are scrutinised, the Publican Awards are rightly judged the ones to win. So what does it take to come out on top? Find out from the first round of our profiles...

Cracking Christmas: Advice for pubs over the festive holidays

How pubs can have themselves a cracking little Christmas

By Jo Bruce

Whether your pub is more mistletoe and wine, O’ come all ye faithful or Fairytale of New York, we’ve asked festive-loving operators and suppliers to share their best advice to make sure your Christmas sparkles like the baubles on a rather fantastic tree

Four shows in one: experts to gather at Olympia

What's on at the Bar and Pub Show?

By Georgina Townshend

Thousands of guests are getting ready to visit The Bar & Pub Show, The Restaurant Show, Conscious Hospitality Show and Catering Equipment Expo next week.

Remarkable Punch publicans: pubs have a 'rosy future'

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Outgoing Punch chief executive on the future for Punch pubs

By Claire Churchard

Following the news that Punch chief executive Duncan Garrood has decided to leave the business, after Patron completed its deal to buy the group's pubs, The Morning Advertiser gets the inside track on why he isn’t staying for the transition period...

Expensive tastes: the Qatari owners of Paris St Germain stumped up £200 million for Brazil’s Neymar

What sports pubs need to know about the transfer window

By Tommy Leighton

Last night, Sky Sports’ Jim White loosened his bright yellow tie, took a long, deep breath and brought another hectic transfer window to a shuddering halt. But what will your customers be talking about in the coming weeks and months? And were your local...

Sign of the times: Pete Brown asks whether the Great British Beer Festival is still relevant

Opinion Pete Brown:

Great British Beer Festival is 'same old, same old'

By Pete Brown

Did you go to the Trade Day at the Great British Beer Festival this year? Pete Brown shares his experience and it's not as glowing as the organisers might have hoped.

Pack of goodies: actor Joe Dempsie donates Game of Thrones hamper to pub

'Exclusive' Game of Thrones hamper donated to pub for fundraiser

By Georgina Townshend

A Nottingham pub has been given a hamper of exclusive Game of Thrones (GoT) goodies – including items signed by stars Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) and Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) – for its four-day bank holiday fundraiser.

Packs a punch: Floyd Mayweather (left) will take on UFC's Conor McGregor

Need to know: Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor boxing match

By MA Editorial

More than 1m boxing fans flocked to the pub to watch the Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko boxing match in April, making this month's (August) Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor fight a tempting prospect for licensees.

Game-changer: footy shown in pubs boosts drinks sales

Raise your pub game for the football season

By Tommy Leighton

Spurs are on their way to Wembley, Lukaku chose Manchester Utd over Chelsea and Manchester City have spent more on their defence than many small African nations, but what does the Premier League have in store for your venue this season?

A winner with customers: Famous Three Kings embraces all sports

My Pub: GBPA sports pub winner 2016, Famous Three Kings

By Tommy Leighton

You can leave the sports pub management stereotypes at the door when you walk into award-winning Stonegate pub Famous Three Kings. General manager Paul Eastwood talks about the pub that is always a winner with customers.

Planning for a pint: the trappings of an adventurous trip

Pub crawl to the ends of the Earth

By Fred A'Court

A team of adventurers are going to the ends of the Earth to find the world’s northernmost and southernmost pub or bar - all with the help of a Dartmoor brewery that is on the hunt for new styles of beer.

Sound system: operators must ensure they are fully licensed for music (Photo by Richard Clyborne of MusicStrive)

PRS licence reminder following pub ban

By Ed Bedington

Operators are being warned to ensure they are fully licensed to play music in venues after one licensee was hit with a bill for £3,200 and banned from playing music.

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