CESA: Go the whole hog for St Georges Day
07-Apr-2009
For pubs, it is important to weigh up all the options before investing in an expensive piece of kit. CESA, the Catering Equipment Suppliers...
03-Apr-2009 By Peter Coulson
MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers the one-size-fits-all approach to licensing.
03-Apr-2009 By John Grogan
As the summer fast approaches the temperature in the simmering debate about televised sport in pubs is about to rise, says John Grogan.
Minimum price "essential" to stop "ridiculous" prices, says top doctor
03-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Senior Scottish doctors have backed government plans for a minimum price, with one saying it is "essential" to stop shops selling alcohol at...
03-Apr-2009 By Peter Coulson
MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers whether police should be able to object to a licence on health grounds.
03-Apr-2009 By John Harrington
The BII aims to make its low-cost rent adjudication system a pan-industry initiative. The BII Council last night gave support to the Independent...
02-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Drinks giants launch new training scheme
02-Apr-2009
The giants of the drinks trade have partnered to launch a major new barstaff training scheme.Coordinated by Cask Marque, companies including Diageo,...
National Skills Academy to promote leading industry courses
02-Apr-2009
A new initiative to promote the hospitality industry as a career and identify the best training available has been launched by the National Skills...
Pub manager saves guests from inferno
01-Apr-2009
A pub manager has been hailed a hero after helping guests escape safely from a fire caused by an arson attack.Andrew Ward, manager of the Wadworth...
Darling u-turn on rates could offer pubs hope
01-Apr-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubs facing a massive hike in their business rates bill have been offered some hope after a partial U-turn by Chancellor Alistair Darling. Licensees...
01-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
More than half of small leisure businesses (52%) are delaying paying energy bills as long as possible, a new survey has found.
Rent concessions come at price of openness, says Tuppen
31-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Enterprise Inns' chief executive Ted Tuppen said any of his company's lessees is entitled to ask for a rent concession, but warned they must be...
BII chief wants government cash for rent service
30-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A cut-price rent adjudication scheme should be financed by the government, according to BII chief Neil Robertson. The group's council is set to...
30-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
Hosts are urged to ensure doorstaff display their licences correctly after recent checks showed some breaking the law by having badges concealed...
Minister to speak with Sky about charges
27-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
A government minister has told Parliament he will speak to Sky and Setanta about help they can offer small pubs, which struggle to afford the...
26-Mar-2009 By Peter Coulson
Blanket CCTV is not a licensing requirement, says Peter Coulson.
26-Mar-2009 By Peter Coulson
Demonising alcohol and those who sell it is a short-term measure, says Peter Coulson.
26-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
26-Mar-2009 By Andrew Pring
A new and inexpensive form of lessee-friendly rent adjudication is set to be discussed by the BII next week. The scheme, which could revolutionise...
26-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
HSBC has temporarily reduced payments on a pub's mortgage after the licensee confronted a divisional manager at a local banking summit for small...
Customer service is key, not price
25-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Reputation and customer service are more likely to bring customers in than price, according to new research. In a survey of 9,000 people carried out...
Mark Daniels: Going for Growth (Part 2)
23-Mar-2009
Yawning, I looked about me and wondered, not for the first time that morning, just what the hell I was doing. Sitting there in stationary traffic on...
20-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
20-Mar-2009 By Peter Coulson
Employers need to keep on top of the latest rules and regulations in regard to employees, says Peter Coulson.
Hunt is on for the top BDMs
20-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade group the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has started the hunt for its 2009 Operations Managers of the Year.The awards are...
BII members in favour of minimum pricing
19-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Members of the BII are in favour of minimum pricing, according to chief executive Neil Roberston. The BII boss, who took over from John McNamara...
BII backs minimum pricing
19-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The BII has given its backing to plans for a minimum pricing of alcohol. The issue remains on the radar after Gordon Brown said he wasn't keen on the...
18-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
A licensee is reapplying for business loans under a Government-backed scheme - on the personal advice of Gordon Brown. In a move that could offer...
Spirit Group fined for hygiene breaches at Stratford pub
16-Mar-2009
Spirit Group has been fined £29,500 after being found guilty of eight food hygiene breaches at the Wobbly Wheel pub near Warmington,...
13-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
12-Mar-2009 By Andrew Pring
Heavy discounting of pub food and drink will be a permanent feature of trade, says Ian Payne, chairman of Town & City and Bay Restaurants....
11-Mar-2009 By MA Reporter
The Morning Advertiser has for the second time joined forces with Budweiser Budvar and the Budvar Cheltenham Jazz Festival to launch the third year...
09-Mar-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Comment: We're dangerously obsessed with price
09-Mar-2009
The past week has emphasised how dangerously obsessed with price we are.The trade's submissions in the run-up to the Budget are of huge importance,...
Freehold pub is quiz top prize
09-Mar-2009
Yet another pub has been named as the top prize in a quiz for the price of a £20 ticket.Licensee Steve Goymer is launching an online competition for...
06-Mar-2009 By Peter Linacre
Peter Linacre says it is time to question the models we use following the trouble experienced by banks.
Mark Daniels: Be nice to your Business Development Manager...
06-Mar-2009
I don't like the amount of money I'm currently paying in rent. I don't like the price difference between my pubco supplier and the nearby cash &...
Complaints about drinks products soar
06-Mar-2009
The number of complaints recorded by industry watchdog the Portman Group has surged to its highest annual level in the past decade.According to the...
BII signs two new corporate members
05-Mar-2009
BII has signed up two new corporate members, HIT Training and Business In Sport and Leisure (BISL). BISL represents around 100 companies in the...
Mystery leak leads to £37,000 water bill
04-Mar-2009
An angry licensee is struggling to keep his head above water after being ordered to pay £1,000 a month to cover the cost of a mystery leak. Shannon...
04-Mar-2009 By Gemma McKenna
An Enterprise Inns lessee is locked in dispute with Southern Water after receiving a £37,000 bill. The case raises the question of who is...
Pete Brown: Who really cares about the future of the pub?
02-Mar-2009
Every week the pub trade press carries tirades from disgusted publicans about the plight of the pub. There's a fair chance that these missives will...
City Diary — 26 February
27-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
27-Feb-2009 By Peter Coulson
the Government has chopped and changed its stance on the power to impose conditions on premises licences by the Home Secretary and local licensing authorities, says Peter Coulson.
27-Feb-2009 By Roger Protz
Czech brewer Budvar has introduced a new beer to London. It's a blend of two styles, reminiscent of intriguing 1960s beer mixes, says Roger Protz.
27-Feb-2009 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson considers the fairness of PRS fees.
24-Feb-2009 By John Harrington
Diageo and Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch have been criticised for extending the time taken to pay smaller suppliers.
24-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Allowing licensees to choose which forms of ID they accept makes a nonsense of Government attempts to combat underage sales. That was the stern...
Hamish Champ: Skiffle - the new rock and roll?
23-Feb-2009 By Hamish Champ
I know I am the wrong side of 45, but even I'm not old enough to recall the heady days of that peculiarly English brand of 'make do' music, namely...
