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Technology: Winning streak

09-Feb-2005

Phil Mellows explores games machines in pubs and discovers that it is possible for everyone to be a winner, in this case especially the licensee.Amid...

Extended hours could lead to increased business rates

04-Feb-2005

More flexible licensing hours could see a rise in business rates for licensees, says chartered surveyor LSM Partners.The rateable value of a pub is...

Property round-up

03-Feb-2005

Brixwold Castle Hotel is a listed property, situated on the outskirts of Bonnyrigg within eight miles of Edinburgh city centre. It is set in its own...

Week ofperfection

03-Feb-2005

Ewan Turney gets the lowdown on the Campaign For Real Ale's annual National Pubs Week and outlines how pubs can get involved in the trade-building...

UK chef wins world's best sarnie contest

03-Feb-2005

A UK chef has created the world's best sandwich after beating 12 rival chefs at an international competition. Edward Antonini was announced champion...

UK diners splash out the most

03-Feb-2005

British diners have become the most extravagant in Europe as eating-out in pubs and restaurants becomes increasingly popular in the UK, according to...

Top chef to teach art of pub cuisine

03-Feb-2005

by Max Gosney Michelin-starred chef Phil Vickery plans to boost pub cuisine with the launch of a cookery school at his new pub. The school will open...

Pay up, pay up and play the game

03-Feb-2005

With society becoming increasingly litigious, Daily Telegraph pubs writer Adam Edwards anticipates with trepidation the antics of the bar-room...

Portman's just a front: Dobson

03-Feb-2005

Labour MP Frank Dobson labelled the Portman Group "ghastly" and "a front for the booze industry" during the debate on the proposed delay of the...

Best Fundraising Pub of the year

03-Feb-2005

The Licensed Trade Charity is sponsoring this award, which recognises the best and most successful fundraising campaign in the past 12 months run by...

Currying flavour

03-Feb-2005

I'm guessing that there are a fair number of you out there that offer curry on your menu, or even do special curry nights. But how much thought (if...

Talking Heads - Wine Special: those in the know reveal what's hot and what's not

01-Feb-2005 By Chris Losh

Chris Losh looks at the best varieties to stock, how to drive sales and the best food matches.

Tableware - Ware it's at

01-Feb-2005 By Max Gosney

What you serve your food on can be as important in making the right impression on your customers as the food itself. Max Gosney reports This year's...

What's the recipe for love on Valentine's Day this year?

01-Feb-2005

What's the recipe for love on Valentine's Day this year? PubChef investigates

Landmark jazz pub threatened

27-Jan-2005

Famous jazz venue the Bull's Head in Surrey is hoping to win a reprieve from the local council after an injunction was placed on it to stop live...

Best Disco & Dance venue of the year

27-Jan-2005

Sponsored by PPL, this award recognises the pub that has best established itself as a renowned live music venue North: Arch Hulme, Greater...

ESP Bar Team of the year

27-Jan-2005

This award recognises the bar team that has demonstrated excellence in the following areas: quality of serve, teamwork and outstanding customer...

EU crackdown threatenedover pub menu labelling

27-Jan-2005

by Max Gosney Pubs failing to adopt clearer menu labelling to tackle obesity could face a European Union (EU) crackdown. EU health and consumer...

Hind bite

27-Jan-2005

Three-Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal has now opened his first pub. He talks exclusively about his approach to MARK TAYLOR Best known for...

Landlady cleared of manslaughter

27-Jan-2005

A licensee has been cleared of the manslaughter of her two sons and a customer who died in a fire at her pub. Kate Knight, 32, was cleared of three...

New Year, new broom

27-Jan-2005

With the Christmas season over, January is often a time for reflection, resolution and literally, taking stock. Here are a few ideas that may help...

Under-18s serving alcohol

27-Jan-2005

QSomeone has said that the over-18 rule will be scrapped with regard to bar staff and that you will be able to employ youngsters to serve drinks in...

Flavour awards delight for Downey

25-Jan-2005

It was double delight for Jonathan Downey, managing director of the Match group, at the 2005 Flavour magazine awards last night.In the main award of...

Trade criticism over pay-for-policing plans

21-Jan-2005

The decision by the government to pursue pay-for-policing has sparked immediate criticism from the trade.During a press briefing this morning...

Charity advice to help open up facilities to disabled

21-Jan-2005

Businesses, including pubs, could increase their customer base significantly if they make their pubs accessible to the disabled, says Access...

Property round-up

20-Jan-2005

The Old Castle in Weymouth, is close to the Sands Foot beach and has a three diamond rating with the local tourist board. The pub has recently been...

What do you think of the Daily Mail campaign to stop 24-hour

20-Jan-2005

Adrian Clay The Litten Tree, Blackpool "It's a veryright-wing paper which tends to take the moral high ground so people should not be too surprised...

Sumo offerof 25p a shot is blasted

20-Jan-2005

A city-centre bar has come under fire from police for selling shots of alcohol for only 25p. The Sumo bar, in Leicester, holds a Monday-night...

New era's still long way off

20-Jan-2005

QI know that you have written in your guide that any new permitted hours start later in the year, but a TV news bulletin said that the new system of...

Rents should be cut by up to £25,000 says Bell

20-Jan-2005

by John Harrington The Freedom for Pubs Association (FFPA) has claimed the Trade & Industry Select Committee report into pubco power is a chance...

Host denies killing children in pub fire

20-Jan-2005

A pub fire that killed two young children and a man was started deliberately, the Old Bailey heard on Monday. Kate Knight, 32, denied starting the...

Head start

20-Jan-2005

I'm moving to Bray. The tiny Berkshire village on the banks of the Thames not only boasts a brace of three Michelin-starred restaurants (the Fat Duck...

Greg to differ

20-Jan-2005

Greg Nicholl may have the trappings of success, but, as Max Gosney discovered, it's been a hard route to the top Chef-turned-pub-owner Greg...

Gastro pubs hit by storms

20-Jan-2005

Freak "weather bombs" which caused hurricane-strength winds across the north of England and Scotland have devastated trade at several gastro pubs....

About a year ago I promised to tell you more about an initia

20-Jan-2005

I had suggested that at this time of year after the madness of the Christmas and New Year period one needed to cast around for a marketing idea...

Trade hit by brand price hikes

19-Jan-2005

Licensees are facing a year of rising costs with three major drinks suppliers set to introduce significant price rises.Twelve months on from their...

Six Nations preview: Give it a try

14-Jan-2005

The fast-approaching RBS Six Nations rugby tournament is a perfect opportunity to attract custom to your pub. Phil Mellows offers some tips.Talk of...

Six Nations preview: A team effort

14-Jan-2005

Let the big brands help you bring the rugby to life. By Phil Mellows.Big drinks brands are throwing their weight into the Six Nations scrum like...

Pubs to the rescue as severe weather hits England

13-Jan-2005

Licensees came to the rescue of residents when devastating floods hit northern England this week.Mark and Karen Messenger of the Enterprise in...

New warnings over website following complaints

13-Jan-2005

Licensees have again been warned not to sign up for a website which claims to bring them coachloads of tourists in return for a listings fee and a...

Central: The

13-Jan-2005

Marquis Wellington London Road, Leicester Terry Cable has been in the trade for more than 30 years and is from the old school of licensees. "I don't...

Central:

13-Jan-2005

Mug House Claines, Worcestershire "Although it is hard work, this place gets hold of you. When I read the comments in the visitors' book, it makes...

Inland Revenue under fire for regulation of cash tips

13-Jan-2005

by Max Gosney Pub owners have condemned proposed new Inland Revenue guidelines that would allow operators to use service charges to bump up staff...

Hunt for youths after three pub raids

13-Jan-2005

Police believe that one group may have been responsible for armed raids on three pubs across Staffordshire on Tuesday last week. Offenders climbed...

Home Counties: Barley Mow

13-Jan-2005

Shepperton, Middlesex In the two years that John and Claire Keary have run the Barley Mow, wet sales have rocketed from around £2,500 per week to...

Home Counties: Chequers Inn

13-Jan-2005

Doddington, Kent One of the few signs of modernity on the outside of the 700-year-old Chequers Inn is a small wireless antenna. Inside the Shepherd...

Home Counties: Ivy House

13-Jan-2005

Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire When Anthony and Jane Mears took over the Ivy House in 1996, their aim was to model the Chiltern pub on those...

Jones explodes myth of 24-hour trading

13-Jan-2005

A high-street bar-chain boss has called for a blanket terminal hour of 2am to be set for pubs to allay fears of 24-hour boozing and disorder when the...