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Publican Awards: the 2018 finalists

09-Mar-2018 By MA editorial

We’re heading into the finishing straight of the Publican Awards chase, and the trade will be keen to pick out their favourites from our final round-up of runners and riders.

Old rivalries renewed this weekend as football delivers red hot matches

09-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

The latest instalments of the two most heated, trophy laden, rivalries in British football play-out this weekend.

Alcohol distributor Craft Works launches in the UK

09-Mar-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

An on-trade alcohol distributor has launched in the UK, with a particular focus on supplying the independent free trade.

Sneak preview: great night on the cards for Publican Awards

08-Mar-2018 By Ed Bedington

The Publican Awards are now just days away, and while top comedian Rob Brydon will be leading the celebrations, he won’t be the only entertainment on the night. Here's your guide to what to expect from the night.

Employers ‘more positive’ about apprenticeship levy a year on

07-Mar-2018 By Claire Churchard

The majority of employers are confident that they will receive a positive return on investment (ROI) from the money they’ve paid into the apprenticeship levy, according to a survey of members of the People 1st Apprenticeship Network.

Hospitality apprenticeships support ‘vast and rapid’ career progression

07-Mar-2018 By Claire Churchard

Apprenticeships offer a fast-track route to rewarding careers in the hospitality and pub sector, MPs and pub industry leaders said at the Apprenticeship Showcase event in the House of Commons yesterday.

Pubs ahead of restaurants and supermarkets with consumer spending

07-Mar-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

February saw consumer spending in pubs grow by 10%, which was 0.3% more than in restaurants, new data has revealed.

BT Sport Pub Cup returns for 2018

06-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

BT Sport has announced that its Pub Cup football tournament will return for 2018, offering teams the chance to win £5,000 and a BT Sport subscription for their local.

Make or break time for Kell Brook and Arsene Wenger

02-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

Both former welterweight world champion Brook, and beleaguered Arsenal manager Wenger will look to put damaging back-to-back defeats behind them this weekend.

Eviction threat for award-winning music venue

02-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Roadhouse, one of the oldest live music venues in Covent Garden, London, faces eviction if planning permission is given to developers looking to revamp the site.

Family pub visits “fell in 2017”

02-Mar-2018 By MCA Editorial

Family visits to pubs saw a decline in the year ending December 2017, according to the latest NPD Pub Tracker.

How brewers and publicans have been coping with snowmageddon

02-Mar-2018 By Stuart Stone

Although the Beast from the East and Storm Emma are causing snowy chaos across the country, pubs and brewers are doing their best to make the most of the freezing conditions.

The family market: how pubs can create their own baby boom

28-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Parent and child-friendly comedy afternoons, baby yoga and upgraded changing facilities are just a few of the ways licensees are attracting families and making sure they return again and again

Opinion: Pete Brown thinks respect is long overdue

28-Feb-2018 By Pete Brown

Why industry misogynists, racists and homophobes are not only offensive, they are missing out on pub takings.

Publican hits the headlines for social media post over drunken punter's forgotten pooch

28-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A publican has found himself in a media frenzy after sharing an image on social media of himself and a drunken punter's dog she left behind - a post that was merely "intended as a mildly amusing anecdote".

Pub saved from closure named Britain's best by CAMRA

28-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Cricketers Arms in St Helens, Merseyside, has won the Campaign to Save Real Ale Pub of the Year award just five years after it was boarded up for closure.

Pub Skills: HR Summit

What we learned about Gen Z and Millennials at the Pubs Skills: HR Summit

28-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

They're gradually taking over the hospitality industry, but who exactly are Millennial and Generation Z employees?

BII Licensee of the Year Award 2018 entry deadline extended

26-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) has extended the entry deadline for its Licensee of the Year Award 2018.

Community pub launches book to raise money for Cancer Research UK

26-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Regulars from the Jolly Anglers pub in Newtown, Reading, Berkshire, are producing a book to celebrate the great local British pub and raise money for Cancer Research UK.

Spotlight: Premier League broadcasting rights

26-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

As broadcasters snap up viewing rights in the regular merry-go-round of sports packages, what will it mean for pubs?

Data mining: how pubs can make the most of EPoS data

26-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Systems that translate customer feedback into commercial insights are well worth investing in. Here, we look at how combing data clouds can reveal silver linings

Mud, sweat and beers: what running a pub football team can add to your business

26-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Running a pub football team takes dedication but the rewards make this staple of community sport well worth the effort. The Morning Advertiser speaks to the publicans helping their punters become part of the beautiful game.

In association with Sky Sports

March fixture focus: Premier League top four take centre stage

26-Feb-2018 By MA Editorial

Rivalries old and new line-up in an action-packed month of televised live sport in March.

Pub salaries – who gets paid the most?

26-Feb-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Employment in pubs is at a five-year high, with staff on average paid more than the national living wage. However, the trade still struggles to fill vacancies and some workers can feel short-changed when it comes to salaries

Pubcos named on The Sunday Times top 100 list

23-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A number of pub companies, including the New World Trading Company, Oakman Inns, BrewDog and the Alchemist have made 2018's The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies To Work For.

Brand management: getting your pub's marketing on point

23-Feb-2018 By Claire Churchard

Your pub brand can be the key to financial success or the tether that holds you back. The Morning Advertiser examines some (in)famous brands that always, well mostly, seem to get it right.

Carabao and Calcutta cups up for grabs this weekend

23-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Both Carabao and Calcutta cups will be contested this weekend while Britain’s largest ever contingent of winter Olympians challenge for medals in the last two days of the Pyeongchang games.

Fall in EU migrants prompts renewed call to support pub employers

22-Feb-2018 By Claire Churchard

Pub industry bodies call for an immigration system that supports UK businesses as official figures show that the number of EU citizens leaving the UK has increased.

BrewDog and the Alchemist blaze a Trail with checklist app partnerships

22-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Business service operations app, Trail, has added Scottish craft brewer BrewDog and cocktail bar and restaurant group the Alchemist to its growing list of partners.

Pub Skills: HR Summit

Alchemist attracts young job candidates with community volunteering

22-Feb-2018 By Claire Churchard

With competition for employees as fierce as ever, companies that want to be an employer of choice are introducing unusual benefits to attract and engage staff.

Award-winning gastropub to host naked dining night

22-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Greenbank community pub in Bristol, winner of the city’s gastropub of the year award, is encouraging diners to get their kit off for the pub's first ever naked dining event on 20 March.

Pub gets metallic makeover for London Fashion Week

22-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

The Running Horse pub, in Mayfair, in London's West End, closed for three days so that it could be transformed into a tin-foil covered backdrop for a London Fashion Week installation.

Beer lovers express mixed reactions to Fuller's Dark Star takeover

20-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

People have taken to Twitter to voice their opinions on the news that Fuller's acquired West Sussex-based Dark Star Brewing, which was announced on Tuesday.

HIT Training appoints new licensed academy principal

20-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

The hospitality industry’s largest training provider has appointed Jeremy Scorer as principal of its new Licensed Retail Academy.

Bar staff insider: sports fans

20-Feb-2018 By Bar staff insider

We all love a big match – it can have a real impact on a pub’s takings.

Pub Skills: HR Summit

Fight staff shortages with in-house career development

19-Feb-2018 By Claire Churchard

The chief executive and co-founder of the fast-growing Brewhouse & Kitchen brew pub group has said the answer to skills shortages in the pub sector is to develop the careers of your own people.

Britain’s highest pub to host charity foundation launch

19-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Home improvement company Everest will hold the official launch of its charity foundation at Britain’s highest altitude pub, the Tan Hill Inn, in North Yorkshire, on 22 February.

Plymouth man completes 20,000-mile pub crawl

19-Feb-2018 By James Beeson

A Devon man has completed what may be the world’s longest pub crawl, driving across 21 countries and 20,000-miles over the course of seven months.

FA Cup quarter-final berths up for grabs this weekend

16-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Tottenham swap the bright lights of Turin’s Juventus Stadium for Rochdale’s Crown Oil Arena while Manchester United return to the site of an unexpected early-season defeat.

How pubs can take advantage of biodegradable straws

16-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

As more pubs are taking the plunge and ejecting plastic straws from their bars, The Morning Advertiser talks to two major suppliers of biodegradable straws to find out more about the greener alternatives available on the market.

M&B to boost apprenticeship numbers even further

16-Feb-2018 By James Wallin

Mitchells & Butlers is aiming to exceed last year’s tally of 1,300 apprenticeships taken up, the group’s HR director has told the Morning Advertiser's sister title MCA.

Get the picture: promoting your pub with Instagram

15-Feb-2018 By Claire Churchard, Georgina Townshend and Stuart Stone

Humans are visual beings, making Instagram an ideal place to showcase your pub. Experts and operators reveal how they get over the line first in a photo finish.

Car crash blind dates, nuptial arguments and bizarre Valentine's Day proposals

14-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

Sometimes, Valentine's Day isn't all red roses, traditional proposals, and loved-up couples. The Morning Advertiser talks to publicans across the country who have experienced the weird and wonderful on love's great day.

Almost 2,000 pubs sign up to the World’s Biggest Pub Quiz

14-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

PubAid and Prostate Cancer UK are calling on the pub industry to host a quiz and raise money for charity, which will take place on 4-8 March.

Sky and BT win Premier League TV rights: what it means for pubs

14-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

After a five day auction, Sky and BT Sport have agreed to pay £4.464bn to broadcast Premier League matches for three seasons from 2019/20 after five of the seven available packages were awarded.

Pub Skills: HR Summit

Gen Z: future pub employees, what you need to know

14-Feb-2018 By Claire Churchard

Ahead of the Pub Skills: HR Summit on 27 February, The Morning Advertiser chats to Generation Z expert and speaker at the event Josephine Hansom, director at Youth Research & Insight, to find out more about this very different group of future employees,...

Publican welcomes 'fit, fat and fugly' people for Valentine's event

13-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A publican who has previously been in trouble for controversial posters, one of which includes his chef dressed as a Nazi, has welcomed the "fit, fat and fugly" - along with a picture of Sloth from the The Goonies - in his bar's 'undateables'...

App will improve beer quality and reduce waste

13-Feb-2018 By Nicholas Robinson

Data solutions firm Vianet has launched a new iDraught app to help operators better manage their beer quality and waste.

Video: Publican Awards judging day 2018

13-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

On Monday 5 January nominees for the 2018 Publican Awards descended on London from across the country for their final chance to dazzle the judges before winners are announced on 13 March at the Battersea Evolution.

Bar Talker: if you could create a Valentine's Day cocktail what would it be?

13-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

In The Morning Advertiser's latest Bar Talker feature, we asked publicans 'if you could create a Valentine's Day cocktail what would it be?'