Events & Occasions

Charity round-up: The PMA takes a closer look at the trade's good deeds

16-May-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Pubs, breweries and pubcos are well known for their support of charities. The Publican's Morning Advertiser reports on the the industry's latest fundraising activities. 

Inquiry into demolished pub the Carlton Tavern starts today

16-May-2016 By Emily Sutherland

A "landmark" inquiry into bulldozed pub the Carlton Tavern is due to open today (17 May 2016).

Pub gardens

Outdoor prep for summer trading

16-May-2016 By Poppleston Allen

As summer will soon be upon us and with any luck some sunny weather too, now is a good time to start thinking of summer promotions and maximising the benefit from any external areas you have available. 

Nine things you’ll learn at Future Trends: Beer and Cider

06-May-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Beer and cider experts will come together next month to determine what customers are likely to drink in pubs in the future, at the first Future Trends: Beer and Cider event in London.

Summer of Sport

Feeding the fans

05-May-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

You may have a quality food offer that you are rightly proud of, but when the fans are packing your pub — and if you’ve got your offer right, they most certainly will do this summer — you’re going to need fare of a different kind, and finger food is just...

Summer of Sport

Some of the top drinks to stock this summer

05-May-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Beer is likely to be the drink of choice for many customers watching big sporting matches in pubs this summer, but offering something different may give your margins a boost. Nicholas Robinson has put together some key drinks for pubs to consider offering...

Summer of Sport

How to run a sports bar: learning from the leaders

05-May-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Getting your food and drink offer right during this summer’s big sporting events could mean bumper profits. Michelle Perrett talks to some top sports bar operators to discover more

Summer of Sport

Becoming the fans' venue of choice this summer

04-May-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Whatever type of sport you are planning to show at your pub, making sure you are prepared — like our sportsmen and women — is essential. Whether you need to get the internal layout right, make use of that neglected function room, or focus on keeping customers...

Community champions: licensees win £20k for 'heartwarming' pub

28-Apr-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Roaring fires, hearty food, thriving trade…what exactly is it that makes a pub ‘heartwarming’? The PMA meets the licensees who have just won £20,000 for their dedication to the local community

PMA events

Great British Pub Awards 2016 - it's your VERY last chance to enter!

28-Apr-2016 By PMA

It's your last chance to enter the Great British Pub Awards! We have extended entries until today to ensure that all of you that have begun the online process can finish off your forms. 

PMA events

The hunt is on for the Great British Pub

28-Apr-2016 By PMA

The hunt is now on for the UK’s best pubs and this year we’re making it even simpler for bars across the UK to enter the competition.

Great British Pub Awards

The time is now to celebrate the British pub

28-Apr-2016 By Ed Bedington

Help us to celebrate the great British pub at this year's Great British Pub Awards.

Good weather and early Easter leads to boom in March leisure spending

19-Apr-2016 By Emily Sutherland

This year’s early Easter holiday has led to a boom in consumer spending throughout March according to the latest Greene King Leisure Tracker.

CAMRA

Pictures: Winners of Pub Design Awards

18-Apr-2016 By Oli Gross

The Dun Cow in Sunderland scooped two awards in the National Pub Design Awards 2015.

Beer

Meantime launches first new small-batch beers series

18-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

SABMiller-owned Meantime Brewing Company is set to reveal the first small-batch beers from its new pilot brewery and will develop its future ranges based on how quickly the new brews sell out.

Queen’s 90th Birthday

Pimm’s puts out 12,000 activation kits for Queen’s birthday

14-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Diageo-owned Pimm’s is pushing hard on the Queen’s 90th birthday to help boost sales in the on-trade by giving 12,000 outlets nationwide activation kits.

awards

Finalists for BII Licensee of the Year announced

11-Apr-2016 By James Evison

The finalists for the BII Licensee of the Year awards, sponsored by BT Sport, have been selected - including the reigning champion of the Publican's Morning Advertiser's Great British Pub of the Year, the Shibden Mill Inn.

Cider

Seven innovations in cider

11-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Cider makers are set to launch new products during the coming weeks in a bid to make a successful play of the, hopefully, warm and dry weather this summer. In the meantime, we look back on seven of the top cider trends that snatched our attention over...

PMA events

What’s the future of beer and cider?

07-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

The first Future Trends: Beer and Cider event organised by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA) will be held in London on 22 June and will arm the trade with insight into the sector’s latest new product development and innovation.

Beer

Marston’s celebrates Queen’s 90th with new ale

01-Apr-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Marston’s has revealed a new guest beer created especially for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations, an event which pubs are allowed to extend their opening hours to 1am.

Video: What you missed at the 2016 Publican Awards

29-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

The best pub companies in the business were crowned earlier this month at the Publican Awards, at a an exciting new venue to mark the event's 25th anniversary.

Events

Cameron announces pub hours can be extended for Queen's birthday

23-Mar-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Pubs will be granted extended opening hours on Friday, 10 and Saturday, 11June, to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday, Prime Minister David Cameron had announced.

Beer

Beer and chocolate pairing tips for pubs this Easter

23-Mar-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

Beer and chocolate is a match made in heaven and one that pubs could take advantage of this Easter, according to those taking part in a pairing masterclass held by the women in beer group Dea Latis.

The Publican Awards 2016: as it happened

16-Mar-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Comedian Michael McIntyre took to the stage at Battersea Evolution last night to ring in the record-breaking 25th anniversary of the Publican Awards.

The best of the Publican Awards social media action

16-Mar-2016 By Emily Sutherland

Guests at last night's glittering Publican Awards took to social media to celebrate their wins, praise other operators and share their experiences of the night. We take a look at the best of the #publicanawards

Guinness World Record for beer tasting broken at Publican Awards

16-Mar-2016 By Nicholas Robinson

A world record for the most people carrying out a beer tasting in one room was officially broken at last night's (15 March) Publican Awards, Guinness World Records revealed.

Publican Awards 2016: Best new site

15-Mar-2016 By Ben Winstanley

Best New Site, sponsored by Heineken, is one of the most prestigious titles at the Publican Awards and this year’s recipients have bested some of the highest quality entrants in the awards’ 25-year history.

Publican Awards 2016: Best pub concept

14-Mar-2016 By Ben Winstanley

Reinventing the sports bar for the 21st century has netted the Sports Bar & Grill a top title in the Publican Awards.

Publican Awards 2016: Best pub ops team

14-Mar-2016 By James Evison

Late night operator Deltic capped off a hugely successful evening at the 25th anniversary of the Publican Awards by winning Best Pub Operations Team, sponsored by CGA Strategy. 

Publican Awards 2016: Best community pub operator

14-Mar-2016 By Ben Winstanley

A North-west operator is celebrating success after being named Best Community Pub Operator, sponsored by Britvic Soft Drinks, at the industry’s Oscars, the Publican Awards in London.

Publican Awards 2016: Best food offer (51+ sites)

14-Mar-2016 By James Evison

London-based pub company Young’s is celebrating a hard-fought victory after being named Best Food Operator (51+ sites), in association with MCA, at the Publican Awards in London. 

Events support

Checklist for celebrating the Queen's 90th birthday

14-Mar-2016 By Poppleston Allen

This year, the country will get together, hopefully on a hot summer’s day, to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday.

Beer

Admiral partners with There's A Beer For That campaign

09-Mar-2016 By Mike Berry

Admiral Taverns is teaming up with the There’s A Beer For That campaign to help its tenants and lessees boost beer sales in their pubs.

Events

Exciting new trade show - The Bar & Pub Show - launches

02-Mar-2016 By Mike Berry

A new event dedicated to the bar and pub sector will run alongside this year's Restaurant Show at Olympia bringing together the best suppliers in the business with top operators that are transforming the UK’s on-trade.

Awards

CAMRA names National Pub of the Year

25-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

The Sandford Park Alehouse in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has been named as the Campaign for Real Ale’s National Pub of the Year.

How to make the most of Easter at your pub

19-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

With two bank holidays book-ending a weekend, Easter is potentially one of the most lucrative dates in the pub trade calendar.

The Botanist breaks gin tasting world record

15-Feb-2016 By Ben Winstanley

New World Trading Company bar chain The Botanist entered the record books last week for the world’s biggest gin tasting across multiple venues.

Sport

Carlsberg: Pubs set to score with £60m windfall from Euro 2016

12-Feb-2016 By Mike Berry

This summer’s Euro 2016 could provide a bonanza for pubs to the tune of at least £60m, according to Carlsberg UK.

Awards

Publican Awards judging day - when the winners were decided

12-Feb-2016 By Ben Winstanley

The Judges’ Panel for finalists of Publican Awards 2016 took place at the Lancaster Hotel in London on February 8.

PICTURES: Pub devastated by Boxing Day floods makes miraculous recovery

12-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

A pub devastated by the Boxing Day floods has reopened just five weeks later thanks to tireless work by its licensees and with help from the community.

Events

25 Years of the Publican Awards: A history

09-Feb-2016 By James Evison

The early ’90s was a crucial period for UK pubs and the introduction of The Publican Awards began a real recognition of the industry. Phil Mellows describes how the awards have developed to the present day.

Guinness to provide 10,000 pubs and bars with St Patrick's Day POS kits

09-Feb-2016 By Ben Winstanley

Diageo will provide 10,000 pubs and bars with Guinness St Patrick’s Day POS kits this year as it aims to drive sales around the famous Irish festivities.

Entertainment

30,000 pub goers take part in world's biggest pub quiz record attempt

09-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

An estimated 30,000 pub goers went to their local pub on Sunday night in a bid to break the world record for the largest multi-venue pub quiz.

Licensee celebrates pulling his millionth pint

08-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

A Norwich licensee and Great British Pub Awards winner is celebrating pulling his millionth pint after more than 28 years' service at his pub.

BrewDog to close all its UK bars and brewery for one day

05-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland

BrewDog has announced it will close its UK bars and its Aberdeenshire brewery on the 29 February for its first 'Blackout Day'.

Events

New charity tie-up at Publican Awards

02-Feb-2016 By Mike Berry

Prostate Cancer UK charity set to benefit from new charity partner for Publican Awards. 

Awards

St Austell recognises top licensees at awards

02-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

St Austell Brewery paid tribute to its licensees at the Tribute Estate Awards last week, celebrating what was an ‘exceptional year’ for the brewery.

Brighton

Crowdfunding helps community pub reopen after Burger King battle

02-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

A community pub in Brighton is set to reopen after a successful crowdfunding campaign helped fight off competition from a fast-food chain.

BII

BII names former Fuller's ops director Mike Clist as MD

01-Feb-2016 By Oli Gross

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has announced Mike Clist, formerly of Fuller’s, as managing director from 1 April 2016.

Enterpriselive

Enterprise roadshow events to feature exclusive deals and business advice

29-Jan-2016 By Oli Gross

Thousands of publicans and a record number of suppliers are set to attend enterpriselive 2016 – the annual trade shows organised by Enterprise Inns – which for the first time will feature business advice sessions from industry experts.