Heinz's saucy soap contest
17-Feb-2005
Heinz is offering fans of TV show Emmerdale the opportunity to meet the stars of their favourite soap. Heinz Tomato Ketchup, sponsors of Emmerdale,...
Back-bar lighting can weaken spirits
17-Feb-2005
Free pourers that haven't been dried and high-intensity back-bar lighting could mean licensees are unwittingly serving weakened spirits and putting...
Battle of the Butties
17-Feb-2005
The search is on to find the Best Pub Sandwich in Britain. Read on to find out how your pub can get involved Does your pub have an excellent...
Salisbury out to break new bar-deli ground
10-Feb-2005
by The PMA Team Pub entrepreneur Paul Salisbury is to open a high-street bar-cum-delicatessen concept, Morton's Kitchen, Bar and Deli. Salisbury is...
Host escapes jail after violent assault
10-Feb-2005
A licensee has escaped jail for a violent attack in which he hit a teenager so hard that his head went through a kebab shop window. Steve Swain, 42,...
Extended hours could lead to increased business rates
04-Feb-2005
More flexible licensing hours could see a rise in business rates for licensees, says chartered surveyor LSM Partners.The rateable value of a pub is...
UK chef wins world's best sarnie contest
03-Feb-2005
A UK chef has created the world's best sandwich after beating 12 rival chefs at an international competition. Edward Antonini was announced champion...
UK diners splash out the most
03-Feb-2005
British diners have become the most extravagant in Europe as eating-out in pubs and restaurants becomes increasingly popular in the UK, according to...
Top chef to teach art of pub cuisine
03-Feb-2005
by Max Gosney Michelin-starred chef Phil Vickery plans to boost pub cuisine with the launch of a cookery school at his new pub. The school will open...
Pay up, pay up and play the game
03-Feb-2005
With society becoming increasingly litigious, Daily Telegraph pubs writer Adam Edwards anticipates with trepidation the antics of the bar-room...
Currying flavour
03-Feb-2005
I'm guessing that there are a fair number of you out there that offer curry on your menu, or even do special curry nights. But how much thought (if...
Talking Heads - Wine Special: those in the know reveal what's hot and what's not
01-Feb-2005 By Chris Losh
Chris Losh looks at the best varieties to stock, how to drive sales and the best food matches.
Tableware - Ware it's at
01-Feb-2005 By Max Gosney
What you serve your food on can be as important in making the right impression on your customers as the food itself. Max Gosney reports This year's...
Best Disco & Dance venue of the year
27-Jan-2005
Sponsored by PPL, this award recognises the pub that has best established itself as a renowned live music venue North: Arch Hulme, Greater...
ESP Bar Team of the year
27-Jan-2005
This award recognises the bar team that has demonstrated excellence in the following areas: quality of serve, teamwork and outstanding customer...
EU crackdown threatenedover pub menu labelling
27-Jan-2005
by Max Gosney Pubs failing to adopt clearer menu labelling to tackle obesity could face a European Union (EU) crackdown. EU health and consumer...
Hind bite
27-Jan-2005
Three-Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal has now opened his first pub. He talks exclusively about his approach to MARK TAYLOR Best known for...
Landlady cleared of manslaughter
27-Jan-2005
A licensee has been cleared of the manslaughter of her two sons and a customer who died in a fire at her pub. Kate Knight, 32, was cleared of three...
New Year, new broom
27-Jan-2005
With the Christmas season over, January is often a time for reflection, resolution and literally, taking stock. Here are a few ideas that may help...
Under-18s serving alcohol
27-Jan-2005
QSomeone has said that the over-18 rule will be scrapped with regard to bar staff and that you will be able to employ youngsters to serve drinks in...
Sumo offerof 25p a shot is blasted
20-Jan-2005
A city-centre bar has come under fire from police for selling shots of alcohol for only 25p. The Sumo bar, in Leicester, holds a Monday-night...
New era's still long way off
20-Jan-2005
QI know that you have written in your guide that any new permitted hours start later in the year, but a TV news bulletin said that the new system of...
Host denies killing children in pub fire
20-Jan-2005
A pub fire that killed two young children and a man was started deliberately, the Old Bailey heard on Monday. Kate Knight, 32, denied starting the...
Greg to differ
20-Jan-2005
Greg Nicholl may have the trappings of success, but, as Max Gosney discovered, it's been a hard route to the top Chef-turned-pub-owner Greg...
Gastro pubs hit by storms
20-Jan-2005
Freak "weather bombs" which caused hurricane-strength winds across the north of England and Scotland have devastated trade at several gastro pubs....
About a year ago I promised to tell you more about an initia
20-Jan-2005
I had suggested that at this time of year after the madness of the Christmas and New Year period one needed to cast around for a marketing idea...
Central: The
13-Jan-2005
Marquis Wellington London Road, Leicester Terry Cable has been in the trade for more than 30 years and is from the old school of licensees. "I don't...
Central:
13-Jan-2005
Mug House Claines, Worcestershire "Although it is hard work, this place gets hold of you. When I read the comments in the visitors' book, it makes...
Hunt for youths after three pub raids
13-Jan-2005
Police believe that one group may have been responsible for armed raids on three pubs across Staffordshire on Tuesday last week. Offenders climbed...
Home Counties: Barley Mow
13-Jan-2005
Shepperton, Middlesex In the two years that John and Claire Keary have run the Barley Mow, wet sales have rocketed from around £2,500 per week to...
Home Counties: Chequers Inn
13-Jan-2005
Doddington, Kent One of the few signs of modernity on the outside of the 700-year-old Chequers Inn is a small wireless antenna. Inside the Shepherd...
Home Counties: Ivy House
13-Jan-2005
Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire When Anthony and Jane Mears took over the Ivy House in 1996, their aim was to model the Chiltern pub on those...
Prostitutes in premises
13-Jan-2005
Q At the licensing sessions last week a new applicant for a transfer was asked who he could not serve. His reply was prostitutes and police in...
North: Farmers Arms
13-Jan-2005
Heskin Green, Lancashire Little that goes on in Heskin Green escapes the watchful eyes of veteran licensee Malcolm Rothwell. Malcolm has been in the...
North: Black Bull
13-Jan-2005
Wylam, Northumbria Licensee Paul Bowes is a firm believer in the personal touch and his hands-on approach to business at the Black Bull is the one...
North: Spring Inn
13-Jan-2005
Rochdale, Lancashire Licensees John Cadwallader and Carol Holden leave no stone unturned to ensure that the Spring Inn remains at the heart of the...
North: Litten Tree
13-Jan-2005
Blackpool, Lancashire In football terms, pub manager Adrian Clay would be described as a "journeyman", reflecting a 20-year career spent as the host...
North: Plungington Tavern
13-Jan-2005
Preston, Lancashire Many of the best pub success stories emerge out of adversity and Preston's Plungington Tavern is a prime example. Closed down...
Pear fare
13-Jan-2005
Stephen Terry has worked with Marco Pierre White, Gordon Ramsay and the Roux brothers, but is now happily creating food at a Wiltshire pub. Mark...
The big crowd-pullers
13-Jan-2005
Saturday, 5 February, 17.30 (BBC1) Wales v England New England coach Andy Robinson has promised his team will play with more width and flair than...
Wales: East Bar & Restaurant
13-Jan-2005
Caerphilly Road, Cardiff Fifteen months ago, beer with Indian food took on a new meaning in Cardiff when East Bar & Restaurant opened, replacing...
Wales: Lion Inn
13-Jan-2005
Trellech, Monmouthshire The Lion Inn enjoyed even more success over the last year with wet sales rising by 14% and food sales by 28%. Tom and Debbie...
Wales: The Birchgrove
13-Jan-2005
Caerphilly Road, Cardiff Tim and Pauline Reynolds have been at the Birchgrove for just over two years and right from the start adopted the policy of...
Wales: The Heath
13-Jan-2005
Whitchurch Road, Cardiff "The Heath is very much everybody's local," says Mike Farrell who, with wife Margaret, has been running the Brains' managed...
Wales: Ty Gwyn
13-Jan-2005
Llanfairpwll, Anglesey It's a long road to Anglesey in North Wales especially if you have travelled from Burnley via Majorca, the Isle of Man,...
West: Exeter Inn
13-Jan-2005
Ashburton, Devon Jim McNichol plied his trade as a professional footballer first with Ipswich then with Luton, Brentford and Torquay before signing...
West: Green Dragon
13-Jan-2005
Market Lavington, Wiltshire Nicky and Stephen Wragg have rekindled trade in the two years they have been at the helm of the Green Dragon. In that...
West: Royal Oak
13-Jan-2005
South Brent, Devon Andrew and Carol Doree were thrown in at the deep end when they acquired the Royal Oak in December 2002. Andrew recalls: "It was...
West: Tailors Eating House
13-Jan-2005
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire At first glance, Tailors Eating House could be mistaken for an upmarket restaurant or a posh hotel of the type that can...
Spy in cellar' sheds image, says Nucleus
13-Jan-2005
Beer dispense monitoring systems have apparently shed their "spy in the cellar tag", according to Nucleus Data, which supplies the systems to pubcos....
