£100m anti-binge campaign goes live
01-Sep-2009
Pubs are to be asked to display posters, beermats, stickers and shelf-strips backing a £100m campaign to tackle problem drinking among the young...
Top 10 Blokes campaigns: videos
28-Aug-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A part of the Morning Advertiser's look at blokes and pubs, we remind you of the most popular campaigns targeting blokes.
BII: fairer rents would help solve tie debate
28-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The beer tie issue would take on "less significance" if rents were fairer according to members of the BII. The view is expressed in a letter by...
September could be the "new January" for drinkers
28-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Licensees could see a downturn in sales next month after a new survey showed around one in 10 drinkers are vowing to have a dry month in September...
Couple to quit over single noise complaint
27-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
A licensee couple who rely heavily on income from gigs are planning to quit their pub after a council clampdown - based on just one complaint from a...
27-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
The BII has promised to toughen its scheme that benchmarks pubco codes of practice for clarity. Having codes re-accredited annually, and publishing quarterly update reports, are among the changes.
26-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
Lloyds Banking Group is likely to swap its debt in Admiral Taverns for equity, according to Companies House documents filed several months late by the tenanted pub company. Admiral has debts of £855m with Lloyds.
'Senior politicians to boycott Diageo golf championships at Gleneagles'
25-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Scottish politicians are being urged to steer clear of corporate hospitality invitations from Diageo for this weekend's Johnnie Walker golf...
Hamish Champ: Managing the customer experience
24-Aug-2009 By Hamish Champ
Despite technically being on holiday over the last two weeks I couldn't keep from casting an eye over what's been going on in the pub world and one...
Carbon Trust offers pubs cash-saving tips
24-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Pubs and other hospitality businesses are to be given tips on how to make major cash savings by the Carbon Trust. The Big Business Refit is to...
21-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
Suffolk brewer and pub retailer Adnams has reported a "much-improved" first six months of trading. Turnover rose 6.8% and operating profit was...
'£100m tax blow for small firms'
21-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
A £100 million tax bombshell threatens to put thousands of Britain's smallest firms out of business, the Tories claimed last night. Up to 100,000...
21-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The GMB union has accused the BII of "washing its hands" of a Peak District tenant's dispute with Punch Taverns. It claims that tenant David...
20-Aug-2009 By Peter Coulson
Even the best intentions can fall foul of what some people might see as Town Hall bureaucracy, says Peter Coulson.
20-Aug-2009 By Peter Coulson
Alcohol retailing is being slowly demonised, presented as an industry that requires almost a strait-jacket of laws to keep it controlled, says Peter Coulson.
20-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
19-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
The GMB union has called on the British Institute of Innkeepers to strip Punch Taverns of membership over its treatment of Peak District tenant. It...
ViVAS
19-Aug-2009
. Why are you supporting Sell More, Save More 3? "We supported the programme last year and our team was able to offer advice that made a tangible...
Report reveals extent of music restrictions
19-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
The full extent of the restrictions pubs are facing over live music has been revealed in a new report by music campaigners. The Publican recently...
BII to examine pubcos' codes of practice
19-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The BII has refused to rise to calls from trade union GMB to strip Punch Taverns of its membership - but is set to take a close look at pubcos' codes...
Pub Food in Focus: Sharing food, saving money
17-Aug-2009
In the latest QuickBite survey, carried out in June, consumers indicated they are less likely to eat out now than they were three months ago. Asked...
17-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
A new website allowing users to search for up-to-the-minute real time events in pubs across the country has been launched. The website,...
17-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Small businesses could now wait up to four months to be paid by Danish brewing giant Carlsberg. The brewer has come under fire from the Forum of...
14-Aug-2009 By Barry Gillham
What would be the true cost of removing the tie? Fleurets chairman Barry Gillham takes an in-depth look at the pros and cons.
14-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
More than 500 pubs have now signed up to a scheme that boosts trade by using pubs as collection points for people's parcels. Householders and...
14-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
City Diary
14-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Conservatives will be educated on the plight of the Great British pub, thanks to a pub quiz held at their annual conference in October. The Tories...
'Recession will be the worst in modern history, Bank of England confirms'
13-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Britain is facing the steepest recession in modern history, Mervyn King, the Bank of England Governor, declared as it laid bare the full extent of...
Pub goes green with football team
07-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Staff at a pub that is on a drive to go green are encouraging stars from their local football team to do the same. The Turf Hotel, next to Wrexham's...
'Women drinkers have better sex lives'
07-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Women who drink red wine enjoy better sex lives, a study from the University of Florence in Italy has suggested. A study among Tuscan women...
07-Aug-2009 By John Harrington
A Durham nightclub has been stripped of its Best Bar None awards after running an all-inclusive drinks deal. Loft, owned by Vimac Leisure, is...
06-Aug-2009 By Gerry Price
Gerry Price at the Inn at West End considers whether there are green shoots of recovery.
06-Aug-2009 By Peter Coulson
If the music is obtrusive and disturbing, his neighbours will have a right to complain and the local authority will be bound to investigate. The fact that he was there first is of little help, says Peter Coulson.
06-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
BII members brand mandatory code a mistake
06-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The BII has formally hit out at the government's plans to introduce a mandatory code of practice on responsible retailing. In its response to the...
06-Aug-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Irish sports are set for a return to British pub screens following a six-week hiatus after the collapse of Setanta in the UK. Pubs across the...
06-Aug-2009 By Robyn Lewis
Cigarette manufacturer Imperial Tobacco has joined forces with CSR Solutions to launch a personal ashtray brand. Butts Out is a pocket-sized ashtray...
06-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The mandatory code on alcohol retailing is a mistake and a disproportionate response to the minority of problem premises, the BII has told the...
03-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has held a series of meetings with pub company chiefs in the wake of the Campaign for Real Ale submitting a super-complaint.
Ruling on music fees expected next month
03-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
A decision on whether pubs will get a reduction in fees for playing recorded music and a possible rebate is expected early next month. The Copyright...
03-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Beer writer Michael Jackson will be honoured by the British Guild of Beer Writers by having its premier award named after him. The Guild will...
31-Jul-2009 By Peter Coulson
t was right to describe licensee Patrick Kelly as a hero in his recent battle with Oldham Council over their 'blanket' review of licences, says Peter Coulson.
31-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Property dispute expert joins pubco mediation process
30-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
A legal expert in landlord and tenant disputes has been recruited to help with the industry's pubco mediation process - which formally kicks-off...
'Coroner blames cut-price alcohol for soaring number of drink deaths'
28-Jul-2009
A coroner has hit out at Britain's binge-drinking culture after presiding over a run of inquests into alcohol-linked deaths. William Armstrong,...
Darling challenges banks over lending to small firms
28-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
Hopes that banks will change their attitude over lending to licensees were raised yesterday after Alistair Darling met with banks urging them to make...
Pub owners urged to consider closure security risks
27-Jul-2009
Pub owners who are thinking of shutting down and selling up are being urged to think about the security risks of an empty venue. Alan Smith of...
27-Jul-2009 By Gemma McKenna
The FA and Sky Sports have just announced a three-season deal for broadcast coverage of the FA Community Shield. The FA Community Shield is...
City & Business Diary
24-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
City & Business Diary
24-Jul-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Hosts are warned that gangs are using sophisticated electronic devices to steal money from fruit machines in pubs across the country. Bob Rudd...
