Machines & Gaming: Marketing machines
19-Mar-2008
Machines income has been on the decline in pubs in recent times, and research unveiled at the ATEI show at the end of January suggests it may be down...
Back to Basics: Preventing underage drinking
18-Mar-2008
Beating the problem of serving to underage drinkers is a top priority for licensees - especially since the recently announced government plan to...
Ask An Expert: Quick wins
18-Mar-2008
I've just taken on a new pub and cash is tight. Are there any quick wins that will get the tills ringing without breaking the bank?Any easy place to...
Web Marketing: Doing it yourself
17-Mar-2008
Licensee Richard Pope's website has averaged 80 visits a day recently - impressive considering he taught himself web design from scratch and launched...
Web Marketing: Make your website work
17-Mar-2008
Most pubs these days have a website - the trick is how you get one that works harder for you.That's where Ready2use aims to come in. It's a website...
Web Marketing: A taste of CityPubLife
17-Mar-2008
Overnight guests at Perry Maher and Linda Langfrey's semi in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, might find themselves repeatedly climbing out of bed in the early...
City diary
13-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Pub trade job is just what the doctor ordered Who says working in the pub trade is badly paid? A medical student working in the Newcastle branch of...
Leading brands line up behind Sell More, Save More 2
13-Mar-2008
Heineken has joined our new line-up of category champions looking to help pubs find the way forward in 2008 in The Publican's Sell More, Save More...
The football match that never was
13-Mar-2008
The reaction by Doncaster licensees to the closure order obtained by the police on the recent visit of Leeds United football team, for a match that...
Wales go for Grand Slam
13-Mar-2008 By Helen Bendell helen.bendell@william-reed.co.uk
Saturday's match in Cardiff between Wales and France will decide this year's Six Nations winners. Warren Gatland's side clinched the Triple Crown...
BrandsBriefs
13-Mar-2008
Balvenie's signature single Whisky distiller Balvenie is producing a signature single malt to commemorate malt master David Stewart's 45 years in the...
Ask An Expert: Buying a computer
12-Mar-2008
At the moment I'm using my old PC at home, but I'm thinking of buying a computer that will help with running the pub. What do Ineed to consider when...
Back to Basics: Female-friendly pubs
12-Mar-2008
So now it's men whose place is in the kitchen - and not just round Jamie Oliver's house. A survey by the Orchid Group, timed to coincide with...
10-Mar-2008
Last call to complete the MA trade survey and stand a chance to win £500 in cash
07-Mar-2008 By John Harrington
The SIA warns that delays in processing doorstaff licences will still occur
Coping with the unthinkable
06-Mar-2008
Do you have an emergency plan to help you deal with the harsh reality of a terrorist attack on your venue? John Harrington offers advice from the experts
06-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
PC Hansen & Co, the corporate finance advisor, has renamed itself Sapient Corporate Finance
City diary
06-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Opening bars of the Bluus Marston's is lining up a City of London opening for its Bluu Bar Brasseries chain, acquired from the Fat Cat Group a few...
Fleurets warns sellers of dip
06-Mar-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
In a frank assessment of the market, Fleurets has warned sellers that they will have to expect less for their business this year than in 2007, in...
Music to the ears
06-Mar-2008
Jukeboxes are part of the furniture in most pubs. And new technology means customers can choose a tune without leaving their seats The humble jukebox...
Connect to dream machines
06-Mar-2008
Ensure a good payout by installing amusement machines that give punters a more interactive experience Revenue from amusement with prize (AWP)...
Game for a profit
06-Mar-2008
Offering poker in pubs has really caught on. Graham Ridout leads off a four-page special on entertainment with a look at how to make poker a success...
BrandsBriefs
06-Mar-2008
Tenth flavour for Corky's Global Brands has added a 10th flavour to its Corky's range of vodka shots. Corky's Cappuccino, which will be available...
Sizing up the way to sell or expand
06-Mar-2008
Peter Hansen, partner with MA100 sponsor Sapient Corporate Finance, explains finance-raising and selling Smaller companies have the same financial...
Madge buys her local for £2.5m
06-Mar-2008
Pop icon Madonna has gone into the pub business after forking out a reported £2.5m to buy the historic Punch Bowl in Mayfair, London. And it's a...
Hot topic on the web this week
06-Mar-2008
Asda bans late-night booze sales Michael Kheng, consultant, Lincs Between midnight and 6am their sales of alcohol must be very low so the...
BII launches business-building roadshows
04-Mar-2008
The BII is this week launching a series of half-day 'Better Business' roadshows, offering advice and guidance from a number of key players in the...
03-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
The Federation of Small Businesses has slammed new legislation on foreign workers that imposes unrealistic expectations and draconian fines on...
Jazz Sunday lunches
01-Mar-2008
Where: the Kingsbridge Inn, Totnes, Devon ?.thekingsbridgeinn.co.uk The idea: When restaurateur Mark Annear took over at the Kingsbridge Inn in...
Catering development professional - winner
29-Feb-2008
Vince Glouton, executive chef, Fuller Smith & Turner Number of pubs: 362 in total; 156 managed. Vince is responsible for 13 gastropubs and 10...
28-Feb-2008 By Peter Coulson
MA legal editor Peter Coulson says pubs are living in a climate of fear
Staying on message
28-Feb-2008
Two years on, how has think-tank Why Handpull? helped the sector, asks Adrian Tierney-Jones
City diary
28-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team
Inventive record breaking Although trading is tough, some companies are steaming through. Revolution vodka bar owner Inventive Leisure, taken private...
28-Feb-2008
How are pubs really faring in the post-smoke-ban world? The Morning Advertiser is determined to find out - and you can help by filling in our...
BrandsBriefs
28-Feb-2008
Pierhead looks east Imported beer specialist Pierhead Purchasing is beefing up its portfolio with the addition of a South Korean beer. Max Prime is a...
BII exam to match Scottish standards
28-Feb-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Compulsory questions are being abolished from a popular BII exam for licensees in England and Wales. Candidates will also be able to take exams in...
Hot topic on the web this week
28-Feb-2008
Barracuda defends £1 drinks night Peter Harvey, freeholder, Staffs Well done, Barracuda! I know this may sound irresponsible, but I would do the...
Something to shout about
28-Feb-2008
As the appetite for all things green grows, Kelly Smith discovers the brewers exploiting their eco-credentials reports Kelly Smith While saving the...
Positive but cautious
28-Feb-2008
Cask may be in decline, but forecasts suggest it will return to growth in the next few years. Adrian Tierney-Jones reports Since discussions around...
27-Feb-2008 By John Harrington
Marston's has launched a new online payroll system that is available to all licensees.
Coughing up for kit
27-Feb-2008
Who will fund dispense equipment for cask, as volumes shift from the national brewers towards a growing plethora of regionals? Noli Dinkovski reports
'I thought a train had hit the building'
27-Feb-2008
Licensees hit by this morning's earthquake have told thepublican.com how the force of the tremors rocked through their pubs.Licensee John Bradley's...
22-Feb-2008 By John Harrington
Brewers revive Hogath's Gin Lane to link binge drinking to cheap alcohol from shops
All eyes on the Irish
21-Feb-2008
Always a big occasion for pubs, this year's St Patrick's Day falls on a Monday - so why not start the celebrations early? Noli Dinkovski reports
City diary
21-Feb-2008 By The PMA Team
We know a man who can Anyone on the managed side looking to recruit a highly-regarded former JD Wetherspoon (JDW) operations director with 10 years'...
North West Focus: View from the top
21-Feb-2008
Manchester has no interest in being England's second city, it has no interest in being provincial. The city looks to models such as Barcelona. Ask...
21-Feb-2008 By John Harrington
Compulsory questions are being abolished from a popular BII exam for licensees in England and Wales. Currently, candidates for the BII's Level 2...
BrandsBriefs
21-Feb-2008
Singha's 30th anniversary Singha Beer side-banners are visible on more than 100 London black cabs for a three- month spell until the Thai New Year,...
Hot topic on the web this week
21-Feb-2008
Pubcos must join the debate Graham Barr, pubco lessee, Oxfordshire At a time when things are really tough for us licensees we need leadership and...
Free metal detectors to help pub security
21-Feb-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Pubs and clubs could get free metal detectors under a new government scheme. The Government is donating 100 portable knife arches and 400 search...
