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Christmas - Is it worth opening on Christmas Day?

01-Oct-2005

Opinions on whether it is worth opening on Christmas Day

Christmas - Dash of the Day

01-Oct-2005 By Mark Taylor

Christmas food can create a lot of work but, writes Mark Taylor, it's all down to preparation Love it or hate it, Christmas is the busiest time of...

Christmas - Fox's timing tips for the perfect festive lunch

01-Oct-2005 By Richard Fox

If you are going to do a standard three-course Christmas lunch try to make sure the first course is cold. This way, there's no messing around with...

Stocking up for Christmas: Get the drinks in

30-Sep-2005

How do you decide what to prioritise at Christmas? Phil Mellows finds out.With so many brands and drinks categories clamouring for attention as the...

Stocking up for Christmas: Peggy's Products

30-Sep-2005

We all want some figgy pudding, except veteran pub cook Peggy, who'd much prefer a large gin. We persuaded her to take a break from polishing up her...

Newcomers win award for turning tables on dining

29-Sep-2005 By Lucy Britner

A couple who used to run London PR agencies have won a top food award for their first pub.

Hartford full of Beans after £5.8m takeover

29-Sep-2005 By The PMA Team

London bar operator Hartford plans to roll out Henry J Beans, the American-themed bar and grill chain, after buying it for £5.8m. The acquisition...

Stocking up for Christmas: Them apples

29-Sep-2005

Cider may not be the drink that immediately springs to mind when it comes to Christmas fare, but this year, at least, it has something going for...

They're forever winning medals

29-Sep-2005

FIONA SIMS With a burgeoning reputation, a hatful of medals, and the accolade of the world's best, now is the time for pubs to stock British bubbly...

Call for fighting fund to promote the trade

29-Sep-2005

Bowes wants millions for advertising campaign to counter negative media images of the industry by John Harrington Alan Bowes, executive chairman of...

Do you support the MA's Heart of the Community campaign?

29-Sep-2005

Dennis Griffiths Miners Rest Barnsley I think it's a very admirable cause. It's about time someone stood up for the pub but we need to make sure...

Laurel may axe brands

22-Sep-2005

in portfolio shake-up by The PMA Team Laurel Pub Company could axe up to a third of its brands as part of a major portfolio review. The company,...

A pub to be proud of: The Royal Oak, North Wales

22-Sep-2005

When a family in the village of Hendre, near Mold in Flintshire, North Wales, saw their house burn down, a £500 donation from the local pub gave...

Fear for pub

22-Sep-2005

after £7,000 electric bill The Buck in Morley, near Wymondham, Norfolk, may have to close after licensee John Plumpton received a £7,000 'catch-up...

Keeping his Head

22-Sep-2005

Hugh Crossley's main goal is to keep the Duke's Head regulars happy but his seasonal menu is also pulling in East Anglia's boating tourists from the...

Offering a warm welcome to all

22-Sep-2005

Cross Keys, Erdington, West Midlands There aren't many places where you can find a secretary, a mechanic, a teacher, a darts player and an OAP...

What the customers want for Christmas

22-Sep-2005

We asked five consumers what they look for when they're choosing a pub for celebrating the festivities Lucy Clark, 29 'I would choose a pub for its...

Top 10 best... party ideas for all budgets

22-Sep-2005

Get creative Themed nights provide customers with an excuse to get into outfits they wouldn't dare wear (or have the opportunity to) throughout the...

This Staffordshire anglers' favourite is a real catch

22-Sep-2005

A 300-year-old watering hole with strong ties to the angling fraternity, and located close to Britain's No 1 tourist attraction, has recently come to...

Campaigning for safer cycling

22-Sep-2005

Carpenters Arms, Clydach, West Glamorgan 'On yer bike seems to be a popular phrase at the Carpenter Arms in Clydach, West Glamorgan. Four years ago,...

Perfecting the art of fundraising

22-Sep-2005

Spring Inn, Rochdale, Lancashire Fifty-two weeks means 52 charity events for Spring Inn hosts John Cadwallader and Carol Holden. And Carol never...

Greg Feehely: The current pub market

21-Sep-2005

Greg Feehely of Altium Securities casts his expert eye over the pub sector for The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.The UK pub sector has undergone...

Progress in profession

21-Sep-2005

A career in the pub trade may have been laughed at thirty years ago, but these days, good training ensures the trade offers more than just a job.Pub?...

A seller's market

21-Sep-2005

Michelle Perrett takes a look at how the pub property industry has changed in the last 30 years.In 1975 Jaws hit our movie screens, Fawlty Towers was...

Time march

21-Sep-2005

The pub industry never stands still. Yesterday's technology now seems ancient. Phil Mellows forecasts the future as part of The Publican Newspaper's...

That's entertainment

21-Sep-2005

How things have changed at the pub. James Wilmore charts the trends in attractions down at the local over 30 years.In 1975 the sight of someone...

Pubs boosted by cricket fans' frenzy

15-Sep-2005

The thrilling climax to the Ashes series proved a winner for the trade as England fans old and new gathered to watch the national cricket team see...

The top 10 best ideas for... students

15-Sep-2005

Go local Use the start of the new term to introduce newcomers to the local beers and food. Freshers' Week is the ideal time to organise an event at...

Sunny-side up

15-Sep-2005

After three long years of hard work capped with success, Zim Sutton and Andrew Veevers are taking on another challenge. The duo behind the highly...

The big chill

15-Sep-2005

Beer suppliers are hoping a new wave of extra cold beers can revive a flagging premium lager market. John Harrington reports on their chances The...

TV show Xposes rogue

15-Sep-2005

pub recruitment firms by John Harrington The shocking tactics used by rogue pub recruitment firms were laid bare in a TV documentary broadcast last...

Red Lion takes AA's top award

15-Sep-2005

by Lucy Britner The trio behind a Michelin-starred pub have won a top accolade for their second venue in the new edition of the AA Pub Guide. The Red...

Cricket - the game for brewers and the MA

15-Sep-2005

England's Ashes joy this summer, in case you're the only one who hasn't noticed, has been played out against a backdrop of Red Stripe billboards at...

Les Routiers puts inns on the map

15-Sep-2005

The quality of food and commitment to sourcing local food in several gastro pubs has been recognised in the Les Routiers Pubs and Inns Awards 2005....

EC - Sky must loosen grip on Premier games

15-Sep-2005

by John Harrington The European Commission (EC) is to send the FA Premier League a statement of objections to Sky's dominance of live football. The...

Drive to train Cardiff bar workers

13-Sep-2005

Welsh brewer SA Brain is spearheading a drive to help Cardiff pub workers tackle binge-drinking.More than 160 city-centre barstaff are undergoing BII...

Training: Situation vacant

09-Sep-2005

Are perceptions of the trade changing or has all the recent media hysteria just added to the ideas people have that a job in a pub is no career at...

12,000 more pubs set to see spy in the cellar

08-Sep-2005

by The PMA Team Buying outside the tie is set to be a thing of the past because of the spread of beer flow monitoring equipment. Brulines equipment...

Property round-up

08-Sep-2005

The Rumwell Inn is situated on the A38 leading from Taunton to Wellington, Somerset. The pub has a reputation for quality service and food. There is...

Marketing: A mystery no longer

08-Sep-2005

A new scheme makes mystery shopper insights affordable to more pubs. Phil Mellows finds out more.There are pluses and minuses for independent...

How did your cellar cooling system cope over the summer?

08-Sep-2005

Mike Fallon The Wheatsheaf Barrow-in-Furness 'It held out okay until last week, when it broke down and we had to get people round to put a new python...

War of the roses

08-Sep-2005

Gastro pubs offering glitzy menus at restaurant prices gobble up an increasing slice of the pub food market. Can a simple publican still serve...

What's all the fuss about?

08-Sep-2005

When was the Battle of Trafalgar? The Battle of Trafalgar took place on 21 October 1805 and was fought off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast,...

The Brewery Tap

08-Sep-2005

80 Westgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 01733 358500 Opened in 1988, this freehouse also houses the award-winning microbrewery Oakham, which, its...

The Fishes

08-Sep-2005

North Hinksey, Oxfordshire 01865 249796 Having undergone a complete refurbishment in June, the Peach Pub Company's 19th-century brick-built inn is...

Property round-up

02-Sep-2005

West Country Commercial is selling the White Swan in Crediton, Devon. The business is located in the busy centre of a thriving market town which has...