BII chief: "Government will never help us
12-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The chairman of the BII has urged licensees to stand on their own two feet and not expect help from the government. Speaking at the annual BII lunch...
Tennis ace Rusedski to help Ember Inns' campaign
12-May-2009
Ember Inns has launched its annual Drink Pink campaign in a bid to raise £50,000 for charity Against Breast Cancer.The four week campaign will be...
12-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
Magners producer C&C Group has reported an 11% decline in sales and an operating loss of €59.2m for the year to 28 February. The group blamed...
Mark Daniels: Supermarkets - we're doing the advertising for them
11-May-2009
Tim Martin made an interesting point last week: the pub trade is doing itself no favours by complaining about supermarkets.I have to put my hand up...
08-May-2009 By Peter Coulson
Pubs are subject to the same rules of hygiene as any other catering establishment, warns Peter Coulson.
08-May-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
08-May-2009 By Andrew Pring
Taking ever longer to pay suppliers is a short-sighted policy and potentially disastrous for the industry, says Andrew Pring.
Comment: Cologne tour teaches service lessons
08-May-2009
Looking at how other cultures do drinks and pubs can often throw light on our own ways of doing business.Over the bank holiday weekend, I spent a...
08-May-2009 By Peter Coulson
Youngsters using a fake proof of age to buy alcohol face little deterrent compared to licensees who may lose their livelihood, says Peter Coulson.
08-May-2009 By Tony Halstead
The widening drinks price gap between tenanted and managed pubs grew further this week as the real effect of the Budget duty hike became clear. The...
08-May-2009 By John Harrington
Plans to charge licensees deposits on kegs have "hit a brick wall" and brewers will now focus on other measures of preventing thefts.
Licensee anger at supermarkets' bulk buying ban
07-May-2009 By James Wilmore
Angry licensees have attacked major supermarkets for banning them from buying bulk loads of beer - claiming it proves alcohol is being used as a...
'Markets bet that the worst is over'
07-May-2009
The UK outlook brightened after companies including clothing retailer Next, pub group JD Wetherspoon, and software company Sage said prospects were...
07-May-2009 By Ewan Turney
High profile tenant rights campaigner Inez Ward has been made bankrupt this morning. Ward, lessee at Mavericks in Newquay, Cornwall owed Enterprise...
06-May-2009 By Gerry Price
Gerry Price, leaseholder of the Inn at West End, Surrey says staff disciplinary hearings are a stressful business for all concerned. Things have been...
Summer special: How to sell drinks this summer
05-May-2009
One idea that works well in the summer would be to run a drinks festival. With the category booming, what better time to celebrate all things...
The power of advertising
01-May-2009
The impact that advertising campaigns have on the drinks ordered over your bar is unquestionable.Put simply, the more advertising there is for a...
Your chance to be named Pepsi Cricket Pub 2009
01-May-2009
The ICC World Twenty20 presents a huge opportunity to attract customers. It's going to be the biggest sporting event of the summer and Pepsi can help...
01-May-2009 By John Harrington
The Government will be urged by an influential committee to re-think the policy of having all football World Cup matches free-to-air. That's the...
30-Apr-2009 By Peter Coulson
Now more than ever, what goes on outside the pub is in the spotlight, says MA legal editor Peter Coulson.
30-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
'Royalties body says home boozing is killing music'
30-Apr-2009
The demise of the British boozer, with cash-strapped drinkers opting to stay at home with cheap supermarket beer, has led to the first ever decline...
30-Apr-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Thousands of licensees face a hike in business rates as the Business Rates Supplement Bill moves one step closer to becoming reality. BRS, which...
S&N to sponsor Kent's Big Quiz
27-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Scottish & Newcastle is to sponsor the Big Quiz in Canterbury — it will be re-branded the No Nonsense Quiz.
24-Apr-2009 By Peter Coulson
Price is not a key element to over-indulgence — it depends entirely on the circumstances and the venue, says Peter Coulson.
24-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
The PMA Team takes a look at some of the detail from JDW's recent fraud case victory over Van de Berg.
24-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
Drugs in Pubs: Seven steps to a drug-free pub
24-Apr-2009
People using or dealing drugs in your pub can spell disaster. As most responsible operators will be aware, if your punters are caught with illegal...
24-Apr-2009 By Peter Coulson
It is great to see that National Pubwatch has started to campaign for the protection of licensees from thugs, says Peter Coulson.
24-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
The MA has teamed up with trade groups and campaigners to lobby banks to start lending to pubs again. A letter, drafted by the MA, has been sent to...
24-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
A licensee is campaigning to give police new powers to fine youngsters who use fake or doctored ID to try to buy alcohol. Paul Neades has written to...
How to Tweet-talk your pub customers with Twitter
23-Apr-2009
Pubs are well known as hubs of their local community, where locals and licensees hold court, offering opinions on the issues of the day and sharing...
Happy St George's Day!
23-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The MA would like to wish all of its readers a Happy St George's Day — and would like to know how you are celebrating. View St George's video here.
Why is it so hard to find training?
21-Apr-2009
If you're a licensee looking to find out more about training, what courses are out there, which are the best ones and who they need to be accredited...
Best Bar None chief aims to step up profile
21-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Best Bar None's (BBN's) chief executive has argued the scheme is too much of a "well kept secret" and that he hopes to see it double in size in a...
'Apology for 'topless' drinks offer'
21-Apr-2009
A pub chain has apologised for offering free drinks to women who bared their breasts to staff. Labour MP for Rotherham Denis MacShane claimed the...
National Skills Academy: Change through training
20-Apr-2009
While consumer confidence rises and falls with the economy, there are some problems that pubs always have to face. Along with red tape and the view...
Training: Whitbread boosts skills development
20-Apr-2009
Last month saw the launch of the 'Whitbread Model' , a six-month apprenticeship developed in conjunction with Awarding Body Edexcel and the People...
Temperature control: The point of careful calibration
20-Apr-2009
Food plays a major role in the success of almost any hospitality business and with that success comes the legal duty to carefully control the way...
17-Apr-2009 By Peter Coulson
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport measure aimed at helping village halls and community centres to allow alcohol sales at events, says Peter Coulson.
17-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
The PMA Team looks at some highlights of JD Wetherspoon's recent court victory over its former property agent Van de Berg.
New starters in the workplace: Get staff off on the right foot
17-Apr-2009
Setting aside time for an induction is well worth it. It immediately makes new members of staff feel part of the team, gives them a sense of...
Gas safety: Safety first in the cellar
17-Apr-2009
In many a workplace, the biggest threat to life often comes from things you can't see - particularly when working in a confined space. In the...
17-Apr-2009 By Peter Coulson
Oldham has acted above its powers in its bid to review the licences of all 22 town centre venues, says Peter Coulson.
Help yourself to more trade
16-Apr-2009
In this climate it defies belief that any publican would not use every avenue available to them to grow their business. Yet many don't. It's time to...
Health & safety: Don't play with fire
15-Apr-2009
If there is one word guaranteed to strike a raw nerve for the hospitality industry it is… 'fire'. The high cost of a fire is often counted in lives...
15-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
The finalists in the search for the Bombardier Champion of England have been announced. Nominations for the national award, run by Wells Bombardier,...
Have your say in TV sport debate
14-Apr-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Sports keen licensees are being urged to have their voices heard in a debate about the future of major sporting events on terrestrial TV. A...
09-Apr-2009 By Peter Coulson
The manner in which the new minor variations procedure has been changed shows just how far the pendulum has now swung against the licensed trade in Parliament, says Peter Coulson.
09-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
