Credit cards no bar to drinks sale
23-Jan-2003
I was really surprised recently to read a well known legal eagleflying in the wrong direction by claiming that the use of credit cards for drinks was...
Share values drop across the pub sector
22-Jan-2003
Depressed pub share-prices have been hit further by a series of grim trading updates from pub operators in the past few days.Publicly quoted...
Property briefs
20-Jan-2003
The Hare and Hounds in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, is up for sale for an asking price of £150,000. The pub is being sold as part of a rationalisation...
SFI troubles "apparent" last year
16-Jan-2003
ThePublican.com has learned that troubled SFI Group gave candidates for the vacant chief executive's position clear indications about cash-flow...
Tenanted sector to be hit by price rise
16-Jan-2003
The controversial divide between tenanted and managed pubs over beer discounts is set to take an uncomfortable step in the wrong...
Trading places
09-Jan-2003
Abbey's good fortune means a lot to Alan Morgan, who has had his ups and downs in the trade over the past 30 years. He was interviewed for a job with...
Fundraising
09-Jan-2003
Pub of the Year This award is sponsored by the Society of Licensed Victuallers in acknowledgement of the record sums raised by those working in the...
Make money on the quiet
11-Dec-2002
There are numerous events during 2003 to help boost business. By Phil Mellows.As Roy Wood and Wizzard once again loudly wish it could be Christmas...
Property briefs
05-Dec-2002
Grade II listed building the Wheat Sheaf is a three-story Victorian property situated close to the Stadium of Light football ground in Sunderland. It...
Property consultant Ken Newton continues his new series on p
05-Dec-2002
In my last article, I wrote about a landlord's notice (Section 25) to terminate a business tenancy. Under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, a...
Smuggling cost hits £1bn a year
28-Nov-2002
New figures show that £1bn a year is lost in taxes to smugglers - amounting to costs of £12,000 a year for the average pub.Smuggling also cripples...
Property briefs
27-Nov-2002
The Stumbles Inn in Shepton Mallet has its own shove ha'penny team as well and two pool teams. The pub is popular with both locals and young people...
Property briefs
21-Nov-2002
Clarke Pub Company is selling eight of its Scottish pubs in order to focus on its larger managed outlets. The pubs include the Souter Johnnies in...
Bill has long road ahead
19-Nov-2002
Months of debate in store after draft bill is announcedby David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Property briefs
18-Nov-2002
Welsh pub company Celtic Inns, which is owned by electronics millionaire Sir Terry Matthews, has purchased 44 tenanted pubs from James Williams...
Property briefs
11-Nov-2002
The former Abbaye Bar and Brasserie in Canal Street, Manchester, is up for sale following a rationalisation of owning company Tragus Holdings. The...
Disasters wipe £14bn off UK's 2001 tourism income
06-Nov-2002
Shocking figures released this week show that Britain lost £14bn of tourism income last year because of foot-and-mouth and September 11.The figures...
Property briefs
04-Nov-2002
A Lincolnshire pub called the Brandy Wharf, which sells 60 types of cider, is up for sale through agents Brownill Vickers. The pub is 200 years old...
A run-down pub in Norfolk has been turned into a property no
31-Oct-2002
The Victoria provides a taste of the Raj in deepest Norfolk. In February 2001, Viscount Tom Coke, son of the Earl of Leicester, decided it was time...
Property briefs
29-Oct-2002
The Swan in Dobcross, near Saddleworth in Lancashire, which featured in the film Yanks starring Richard Gere, has been bought by Jennings Brewery....
Mission:
24-Oct-2002
to boldly grow Wetherspoon's mission is to grow its sales and, in a steady manner, its business and not as some believe tocharge as little as...
S&N ordered to pay £3,000 in disability discrimination case
23-Oct-2002
Pub operator Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has been ordered to pay £3,000 after a court ruled that it had discriminated against a customer with...
Property briefs - Birmingham special
21-Oct-2002
Christie & Co is inviting offers for two premises in Birmingham city centre. The leasehold interest in Gio's bar/restaurant in Paradise Place,...
Property briefs
16-Oct-2002
Thwaites, the Lancashire-based brewer and pub retailer, is looking to acquire new pubs as part of its continued roll-out strategy. Property director...
Site sell-offs come too late to save debt-ridden Old Monk
10-Oct-2002
by Mike Bennett Gerry Martin bowed to the inevitable this week his eight-year-old Old Monk managed house business placed into administration, an...
Property briefs
07-Oct-2002
Offers are being invited for the Britannia Inn in the Vale of Llangollen, North Wales. It was built by the monks of Valle Crucis Abbey in the 14th...
Property briefs
30-Sep-2002
Everards has sold seven pubs to Noble House Leisure for £10.6m. Three of the pubs in Leicestershire include the Charnwood in Bardon Hill, Mill on...
Bank Holiday fails to raise pub profits
28-Aug-2002
Trading over the Bank Holiday weekend has failed to make up for what has been a wet and gloomy summer for many licensees.Despite reports of a £525m...
Custom-made cuts?
16-Aug-2002
An EU ruling on hard-line tactics by UK Customs and Excise may prove to be a boost for the trade's campaign to reduce duty. By Michelle...
Planning permission - structuring a business plan
23-Jul-2002
Tenanted and leased pub companies these days like applicants to come with a business plan. Nathan Lowry talked Phil Mellows through his.The art of...
BISL hits out over calls for pubs to pay for late-night services
18-Jul-2002
Trade group Business in Sport and Leisure (BISL) has hit out at the Greater London Authority (GLA) over calls for pubs and bars to help pay for...
Po Na Na takes £6.6m property hit
19-Jun-2002
Shares in late-night bar and club operator Po Na Na fell to a fresh low yesterday after property write-downs set the company £5.3m into the...
Show it and sell it
27-May-2002
By utilising a bar's 'hot spots' a publican can influence the decision-making of his or her customers.It is common sense and clear to every publican...
Balance of trade
23-May-2002
Ben McFarland visits the Earth and Stars in Brighton, the UK's first 'climate balanced' pubThings are hotting up and it's all our fault! Apparently,...
Pub staff targeted in credit card 'cloning'
09-May-2002
Pub staff are being targeted by international criminals using bribes and threats to force them to "clone" customers' credit cards.The Association for...
Trade gives cautious welcome to improved Easter trading
04-Apr-2002
Improved trading over the Easter weekend has been given a cautious welcome by pubs and pub operators.General good weather over the four-day bank...
Lib Dems slam delay of small business banking report
21-Mar-2002
The Government has been accused of dragging its feet and failing to respond to the needs of small businesses, including pubs.Liberal Democrat small...
Reforms to cut red tape could save trade billions
07-Feb-2002
Bureaucracy surrounding entertainment licences and late-night drinking is to be slashed in an attempt to help the trade save billions of pounds each...
Buyers should take pubs now as banks are open to lending
13-Nov-2001
Environment is right for banks to lend to businessesFirst-time freehold purchasers looking to buy their own pub should start looking now, according...
AWP limits could lose industry £43m
08-Nov-2001
Trade warns that machine restrictions may lead to pub closuresPlans to restrict the number of AWP machines in pubs would cost the trade £43m every...
Finance systems
02-Nov-2001
Finance systems geared to the pub trade are becoming more common, writes Geoff Tyler, but you still need to shop around to ensure your specific needs...
Bodmin auction brings in the bids
31-Oct-2001
More than 60 people squeezed into the main bar of the White Hart Inn in Bodmin, Cornwall, to take part in the public auction for the freehold pub.The...
Forum attacks high pub rents
11-Oct-2001
Pub property managers have hit out at leisure developers who expect high rents from pub operators, but have a poor understanding of their business....
Cashflow
04-Sep-2001
With the vast majority of business worries coming down to money, keeping a tight rein on cashflow is fundamental to the success of your pub, writes...
Smuggler finally jailed for £7m alcohol fraud
17-Jul-2001
A man reputed to be Britain's most audacious alcohol smuggler is finally behind bars.Samuel Lord of Penny Hedge in Barton-on-Sea, New Milton in...
Justice Bill wording victory
01-Jun-2001
The trade has won a partial victory in its battle for changes to the Criminal Justice and Police Bill.The final version of the bill includes a...
Reform Bill 'is backward step'
24-May-2001
Licensees are better off under the existing licensing regime than they would be under the proposed reforms, according to trade campaigners.Speaking...
Nomura boss slams industry low pay
24-May-2001
Trade leaders have urged employers to drive up pay and improve working conditions in a bid to tackle the problem of high staff turnover.Speaking at...
Prince Charles pays rural tribute
23-May-2001
The Prince of Wales stressed the importance of community pubs coming up with novel ways to attract new business, during a visit to St Austell Brewery...
How low can you go?
21-May-2001
Low alcohol beers have been out of favour for around a decade. Ben McFarland investigates how the category is trying to revive its fortunes.It would...
