Energy rip-offs must stop - Andrew Pring
24-Aug-2006 By Andrew Pring
The scandal of licensees being ripped off by unscrupulous energy companies grows greater by the day. Big, national, supposedly trustworthy power...
23-Aug-2006 By Ewan Turney
Blackburn Rovers FC has blamed dwindling attendance figures on pubs using foreign satellite systems to screen closed-period games. Rovers chairman...
22-Aug-2006
A group of pub door supervisors have launched a campaign to put an end to 'one man doors'. The Working The Doors lobby group says the practice of...
18-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
The administration process at former Slug & Lettuce operator SFI Group has been costing just over £37,000 a week, creditors have been told....
17-Aug-2006
A firm of London solicitors is offering to defend licensees against criminal prosecution for showing foreign satellite football. The firm,...
14-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Two married Oxford graduates say they racked up a whopping ten grand on a tour of pub quiz machines. The couple, David and Lesley Brewis from...
Scoring points to help charity
10-Aug-2006
It isn't just the summer that's hotting up - at the Licensed Trade Charity, a packed calendar of
Changing a West End pub into a great local
10-Aug-2006
The Salisbury, London
Pubs urged to check PPL invoices
10-Aug-2006 By James Wilmore
Licensees could find themselves being overcharged for playing background music in their pub. Publicans who have failed to notify Phonographic...
Bed tax will impact on property prices
10-Aug-2006 By Lucy Britner
Bed tax will have a negative effect on property prices, agents have claimed. They say the controversial plan will eat into pub profits - and have a...
10-Aug-2006 By Peter Coulson
As the Gambling Act begins to take effect during this year, it is important for readers to examine the types of betting and gaming that they are...
Root of all recruitment evil
10-Aug-2006
Few areas of the pub world are murkier than rogue recruitment firms. Would-be licensees are lured into forking out £5,000 or so for the chance to...
07-Aug-2006 By Iain O'Neil
This week sees the launch of the first BII - professional body for the licensed retail sector - Responsible Alcohol Retailing Week. The week will...
04-Aug-2006
A nightclub boss is offering a £5,000 reward for help in catching the attackers of a man who died three years after a brutal assault in Manchester's...
03-Aug-2006
There's a wide range of wines now available in most pubs, so
03-Aug-2006 By John Harrington
The 2006 World Cup was a "barbecue World Cup" - not a pub-visiting tournament - thanks to cheap off-trade alcohol. That is the view of S&NUK...
03-Aug-2006 By Peter Coulson
It may seem churlish to criticise a venture such as the Scrutiny Councils, which I think was a good idea, but is it not a case of "too little, too...
It's the new going out…
31-Jul-2006
Afew months ago some of the good folk from Diageo popped into Publican Towers to show us the company's latest innovation for Guinness. Expecting a...
Stay cool this summer
31-Jul-2006
As cellar cooling breakdown soars in the heatwave, technical services company Innserve has issued 10 tips to help licensees reduce the risk."Most...
Heatwave hits cellar cooling
31-Jul-2006
Cellar cooling breakdowns have soared by as much as 54 per cent as the recent heatwave has put pressure on equipment.Technical services firm...
Football season preview
28-Jul-2006
Live football on TV will once again be dominated by Sky Sports with 43 Barclays Premiership games being screened over the first five months of the...
Drinks giant caught out over leaked email
27-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Bosses at drinks giant Constellation have been left red-faced after a leaked email revealed they are encouraging employees to buy the firm's own...
Cool customers
26-Jul-2006
In spite of the unseasonal weather, demand for extra-cold beer is rising. Graham Ridout investigates effective ways of coping with drinkers' demands...
Website shows troublemakers mug shots
21-Jul-2006
Licensees in Cheshire can see mugshots of banned customers on a new website.The website has been set up by Cheshire Police as part of the Halton...
FIONA SIMS - columnist
20-Jul-2006
With a run of good vintages and some very affordable offerings, there's never been a better time to put Riesling on your wine list
MA freehouse survey
20-Jul-2006
In our fourth Morning Advertiser survey of the freehouse sector we reveal the current state of trade as well as the issues concerning the sector for the future. Over the next seven pages, ROSIE DAVENPORT unveils the findings of our largest-ever poll
20-Jul-2006 By Rosie Davenport
Freehouse operators are bracing themselves for a drop in profits with nearly one-third predicting figures will fall in the next year. According to...
20-Jul-2006
Former Welsh rugby international Alan Walters has worked his magic in turning around the fortunes of his second outlet - Druids II in Watford. LUCY...
20-Jul-2006 By Peter Coulson
To paraphrase the immortal quote attributed to movie producer Sam Goldwyn: "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's not written on". But I...
20-Jul-2006 By Peter Coulson
One of the main planks of the new licensing policy, as I seem to keep having to remind administrators, was to remove red tape, not add to it. A...
Freddie picks up drinking honour
20-Jul-2006 By John Harrington
Cricket hero Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff has been honoured with the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Beer Drinker of the Year award. Flintoff, the...
Mansfield hosts pay for extra policing
20-Jul-2006
Mansfield licensees have agreed to pay for policing in a bid to cut antisocial behaviour. More than 75% of pubs, clubs and takeaways have agreed to...
Special report: Tenancies & Leases Guide 2006
19-Jul-2006
Binge-drinking scares and the forthcoming smoking ban are failing to dampen the public's enthusiasm for the idea of running a pub of their own. While...
Dont slip up over ice
14-Jul-2006
Making sure your pub has an unfailing supply of ice is, of course, even more important during these warmer months. But you must never forget that,...
Pubs sell 59 million extra pints during World Cup
13-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Convenient kick-off times and a "feelgood factor" among fans helped many pubs enjoy bumper sales during the World Cup.According to the British Beer...
Being a module pupil
13-Jul-2006
Kara Jefferies transformed a potential business nightmare into a PR triumph with higher profits. She tells all to Tim Palmer
12-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Sky and the FA Premier League have dropped charges against three Portsmouth licensees who showed foreign satellite football in their pubs. Derek...
12-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Trade bodies have told a group of MPs that one of the big issues threatening the viability of community pubs is the cost of Sky Sports. Martin...
12-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A group of MPs conducting an inquiry into the future of community pubs was told that an increase in AWP machine payouts was expected by September....
It's not just hot air
11-Jul-2006
Bouncy castles are seen as harmless fun for children and are so popular that an increasing number of pubs are introducing them to entice family trade...
Qualified in success
11-Jul-2006
Nearly eight months into the new licensing laws, the role of the designated premises supervisor (DPS) has proved one of the more contentious and...
Monster pub quiz for safety
11-Jul-2006
Pubs across the City of London will be the venues for a mammoth summer pub quiz with a difference. Safety Thirst, the organisation which rewards pubs...
Pubs lose out as World Cup violence erupts on streets
06-Jul-2006 By James Wilmore
Pubs in the North West were hit by a three-hour blanket shutdown after serious violence erupted following England's defeat in the World Cup. While...
06-Jul-2006 By Ewan Turney
Paying staff on time and the right amount needn't be tricky and time-consuming, says Ewan Turney - just choose the right method: Set up as an...
06-Jul-2006 By Peter Coulson
If I feel a bit like Wayne Rooney this morning, you will understand. Last week, in my regular questions and answers section, I lost the plot and the...
A bit special
05-Jul-2006
In the drinks industry we never seem to tire of categorising things. There are the endless categories we put drinks into - be it simply beer, wine...
Doorstaff get their own conference and awards
04-Jul-2006
Door workers in pubs will be able to get a masterclass on resolving conflict at what organisers claim will be the first ever national conference...
04-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Sky and the FAPL are considering dropping charges against three Portsmouth licensees after suffering defeat in the courts again. Andrew Cornwall of...
Bring on your people to help bring in business
29-Jun-2006
Staff training is essential for any successful pub. In the first of a new series, award-winning licensee ALISON CARTER explains how investing in your workers will pay off handsomely
Teaching an old Dog new tricks
29-Jun-2006
Richard and Sherry Martin have transformed the Dog Inn at Wingham, Kent, but it's the 78-bin-strong wine list that makes the pub really stand out
