27-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Unite members across seven Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) sites will protest today as the company's restructuring threatens 120 UK jobs.
25-Oct-2010 By Phil Mellows
Pub co-operatives are one way of saving community locals under threat. Phil Mellows investigates the effectiveness of the business model. There can...
21-Oct-2010 By Phil Mellows
Tony Leonard and Dominic McCarten talk to Phil Mellows about rescuing the Snowdrop Inn in Lewes, East Sussex, from dereliction.
Curry favour with your customers
21-Oct-2010
With origins in India, curry has really found its home in Britain. Whether it's a korma or a vindaloo that gets your pulse racing and your brow...
BII and Noctis bid to step into SIA void
21-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Two trade bodies are bidding to run a national doorstaff scheme, after major fears were raised over the scrapping of the Security Industry Authority...
Gas Safety: A matter of life or death
20-Oct-2010
The recent Crown Court case involving Enterprise Inns and the Aintree Hotel in Bootle, Merseyside, has highlighted how important it is to ensure gas...
BII urges pubs to take on interns with new scheme
20-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs across the country are being encouraged to take youngsters on as interns in a new programme being launched by the BII. The trade body is...
Mark Daniels: Ignore social networking at your peril
19-Oct-2010
Have you ever read E.M. Forster's The Machine Stops? Written in 1909, it's a precautionary tale about humanity's dependence upon technology, in which...
19-Oct-2010 By Tony Halstead
Successful ideas for boosting business can often be surprisingly straightforward. Tony Halstead showcases seven of the best. Sometimes the best...
Jennings gets flood protection works
13-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Major works are taking place to safeguard a brewery from further flood damage a year after it was forced to close for four months. As part of a near...
12-Oct-2010 By Phil Mellows
Pubs are forever considering new ideas to boost business. Phil Mellows finds film nights are an effective way to get to increase trade.
11-Oct-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The chief executive of CPL Training was crowned Liverpool Young Director of the Year at last week's Institute of Directors Director of the Year...
08-Oct-2010 By Tony Halstead
Jon Cox of the Bull, in Shocklach near Malpas, Cheshire, tells Tony Halstead how he has turned the once-closed pub into a vital part of village life.
06-Oct-2010 By Ian Boughton
Pubs use posters and notices to promote their events but, as Ian Boughton discovers, signs must include a fresh, up-to-date message to be effective.
Hallowe'en and Bonfire Night Focus: Don't be scared to celebrate
06-Oct-2010 By Claire Dodd Claire
I've been in pubs where the scariest thing is the amount of someone else's lipstick on my wine glass or the decade's-worth of chip fat clogging the...
Employment law: Pub piracy
06-Oct-2010
The Digital Economy Act came into force in July, introducing a stricter approach to online infringement of copyright. The Act seeks to crack down on...
05-Oct-2010 By Sonya Hook
Making whisky appeal to young people is an challenge for producers. Sonya Hook looks at the work being done to shake off the drink's stuffy image.
04-Oct-2010 By Rachel Barnes
Smokers visit pubs more often, stay longer and spend more per visit than non-smokers, so you need to look after them well, says Rachel Barnes.
04-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
A high profile BII member has resigned his position claiming the organisation did little to clear his name of false accusations made against him a...
01-Oct-2010 By Sonya Hook
The Battlesteads in Hexham won two awards at the MA's Great British Pub Awards 2010. Licensee Richard Slade talks to Sonya Hook.
Unite protest against unfair wage practice in hospitality industry
01-Oct-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has hit back at claims that staff tips are still being used to top up wages to the national minimum. Trade...
30-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Richard and Loren Pope are the first licensees to act in response to the MA's call for a "peasants' revolt" against proposed licensing reform changes.
Pete Brown: Pubs and the art of noise
30-Sep-2010
Some years ago now, two men walked into a pub. They sat down to have lunch and an important business conversation, but were prevented from doing so...
28-Sep-2010 By Noli Dinkovski
With natural disasters dominating the news, Noli Dinkovski talks to licensees who have survived catastrophes. How do you recover from a fire or flood?
Mark Daniels: Conscripted bar staff
28-Sep-2010
In 1960, compulsory sign up for National Service was abolished, just a year before my Dad turned eighteen and meaning that, unlike his older brother,...
27-Sep-2010 By Tony Halstead
Obtaining the best gas and electricity deal for your pub can be a confusing and potentially costly task. Tony Halstead reports on the energy...
23-Sep-2010 By Lesley Foottit
As the countdown to British Pub Week continues, Lesley Foottit speaks to Inez Ward, who is spearheading the event.
Pub Doctor: Take a good look at yourself
22-Sep-2010
People are the heart of your pub business. From the selection that you hire to the customers who visit, people drive things forwards and are a key...
22-Sep-2010 By Sonya Hook
In just one year licensee Diane Hill and her husband Mark have increased weekly turnover at the Red Lion in Yardley Hastings, from £3,000 to...
Mark Daniels: Sky's generous offer...
20-Sep-2010
On Saturday I was at a party to celebrate the fact that my mother has become a sexagenarian when, in the middle of all the revelries, my phone buzzed...
Health & Safety: Dealing with pets and pests
20-Sep-2010
Pets in pubs are a thorny issue encountered on a regular basis by many licensees. And unless the site is part of a pub or hotel chain then it's...
Chris Maclean: Most of the time I enjoy our student trade...
17-Sep-2010 By Chris Maclean
Its Thursday night and I've just closed my pub. It's gone eleven, we've stopped serving and I'm throwing out the last of them. There are about a...
Health & Safety: Getting a plan in place
17-Sep-2010
Health and safety (H&S) should be about sensible proportionate actions that protect people and business - not unnecessary bureaucracy and...
16-Sep-2010 By Jennie Formby
Do the trade unions have a role to play in the pub industry? Unite's national officer for the food and drink sector Jennie Formby argues the case...
16-Sep-2010 By Sheila McWattie
Stephen David, chef-patron, at the Crown at Woodbridge, Suffolk, talks about supporting the locals, with Sheila McWattie.
15-Sep-2010 By Tony Halstead
A pint of ale, a packet of crisps and some peace and quiet are still what men desire most in a pub, says Tony Halstead.
14-Sep-2010 By Tony Halstead
When popping in for a pint with a bunch of mates, men are often after more. Many seek an activity to entertain them, says Tony Halstead.
13-Sep-2010 By David Burrows
Marketing has seen a more feminine influence recently but now, real men are back. David Burrows bids farewell to the metrosexual.
10-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
The new Stella Artois Draught Master training programme is about more than just teaching you how to pour a perfect pint, says Ewan Turney.
World's biggest naan bread?
10-Sep-2010 By Jessica Harvey Jessica
The world's largest naan bread has been created by Honeytop Speciality Foods to celebrate the launch of Brewers Fayre's curry nights. The...
Disability: Open up your pub to new business
08-Sep-2010
Licensee Sue Moore is more aware than most of how unfairly people with disabilities can be treated. Some years ago her pub employed a medical...
08-Sep-2010 By Nigel Huddleston
Having the cheapest drinks deals in town isn't responsible or profitable, so how can you appeal to the student crowd? Nigel Huddleston reports.
07-Sep-2010 By Robyn Black
Giles Webster of the Coach & Horses in Clerkenwell tells Robyn Black how enlisting a PR company and developing a wine offer is paying dividends.
03-Sep-2010 By MA Reporter
It's four months since we first visited the Boathouse in Tewkesbury as part of our Wine Seller series. Now we're back to see what effect...
02-Sep-2010 By Noli Dinkovski
Students can be a lucrative bunch, but do they have to come at the cost of the rest of your customers? Noli Dinkovski thinks not.
New powers for councils could curb cheap booze sales
02-Sep-2010
Councils could introduce a bylaw stopping cheap alcohol being sold in their area - possibly through minimum pricing - under new government plans....
Trade steps up bid to beat the bingers
02-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Stage two of a multi-million pound marketing campaign aimed at encouraging responsible drinking is being launched with major industry backing next...
01-Sep-2010 By Ian Boughton
Sofas have become de rigueur in pubs, but fixed furniture is a far more efficient use of space. Either way, comfort is key, says Ian Boughton. There...
Roadworks destroying pub's trade
31-Aug-2010
A licensee is being driven to distraction by roadworks that have put off punters and slashed his weekly takings by £800. And to add insult to injury...
31-Aug-2010 By Phil Mellows
Despite the recession officially being over, business is still tough, but canny licensees are joining buying groups to make their budgets go further....
