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Count the beans

Count the beans

Are you clued up on coffee? Adam Withrington seeks out advice to benefit your pub.It's a fair bet that most licensees have heard the argument about...

Skye diving

Field to fork - Skye diving

By Richard Fox

The waters off the Isle of Skye are teaming with treasures that are selected, prepared and packaged with a zealous regard for quality by Isle of Skye...

­in, Boots and all

­in, Boots and all

The announcement by Boots the Chemist that it wants to license some of its stores may have caught some people by surprise. But it is by no means new....

Property round-up

Property round-up

Miller Commercial is selling the Golden Lion in Padstow (pictured), situated on the River Camel estuary in North Cornwall. The freehouse property has...

Sky kicks back

Sky kicks back

Every year hoards of outraged licensees contact The Publican declaring they are cancelling their Sky contract because of price hikes. This year they...

Making music

Making music

Undertones ex-frontman and head of the Live Music Forum, Feargal Sharkey wants more live pub music, finds Michelle Perrett.Licensees have been handed...

Brand awareness

Brand awareness

Being able to blend spirits according to their individual tastes is what turns cocktail making into an art form. Taste & Flavour trainer Mark...

Local initiative

Field to fork - Local initiative

By Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor meets a Shropshire couple whose love of fresh local produce led them to set up their own online business. The simple frustration of not...

Play your cards right - Legal guide to card games in pubs

Play your cards right

When it comes to card games for cash in pubs, there's a distinct lack of knowledge. Perhaps the reason for this is that in many areas the local licensing justices, who previously had power to control gaming on licensed premises, had not made any...

Door staff plan is

Door staff plan is

postponed again by John Harrington The deadline for door staff in the south west to register for the new licensing scheme has been pushed back again....

7 festive faux pas

7 festive faux pas

Pubs around the UK reveal their Christmas disasters ­ for obvious reasons they will remain nameless "Last Christmas we had a carvery operation and...

Property round-up

Property round-up

The Royal Oak in North Woodchester is a Cotswolds pub believed to date back to the 17th century.The freehold site is a thriving business, which...

BID for cash

BID for cash

Michelle Perrett explains how the Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) scheme will work.Unfounded fears of all pubs opening 24 hours under the new...

Show me the money

Show me the money

PubChef looks at another money-making food idea. This month we focus on hot dogs. Hot dogs by the numbers - 0 the amount of chefs needed to serve...

Christmas food - Game on!

Christmas food - Game on!

By Richard Fox

Give turkey the red card this Christmas, says Richard Fox. Instead, why not take a goosey gander at his hero Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's tempting...

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Trust Nightclub - Friars Gate, Warrington

£ 150,000 - To Let

Friars Gate, WarringtonLocated in the Heart of the Town Centre Nightclub Circuit6AM Licence on Friday & SaturdayClose Proximity to UniversitySeparate Floors AvailablePotential to Split Subject...

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