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Renamed pub in Wrexham, south Wales now called Pubby McPubface

Marketing

Pub name changed to Pubby McPubface

By Nikkie Sutton

A licensee has changed the name of his pub in Wrexham, north Wales, to reflect a poll in which a ship was dubbed ‘Boaty McBoatface’ earlier this year.

Cheshire gin festival attracts thousands

Gin

Gin festival attracts thousands

By Nikkie Sutton

A Cheshire pub hosted the county’s biggest gin festival and saw more than 2,500 in attendance. 

cask ale week 2016

Cask Ale Week 2016

Cask Ale Week: A Beginner's Guide

By Sara Hussein

September sees the return of Cask Ale Week, but why should pubs get involved in the annual event? Sara Hussein reports

Keeping up with the bar equipment

Keeping up with the bar equipment

By Fiona McLelland

Outdated bar and catering equipment can leave a pub behind the times. Here, some of the trade’s leading suppliers give us the lowdown on the latest must-have kit.

Hove bar blocks phone signal

Technology

Licensee: “Mobile phone users like smokers”

By Nikkie Sutton

A bar in Hove, East Sussex has installed a Faraday cage in the ceiling of the venue to block mobile phone signals, meaning customers have to go outside to make a call.

employer branding

Marketing

Employer Branding: The Big Sell

By Greg Pitcher

Recruiting new staff is never easy but if you are to attract the top talent to your business it's vital to create an impressive employer brand to draw them in. 

7 ways to be a digital marketer

Marketing

7 ways to be a digital marketer

By Chris Lowe

Digital marketing is a must for any business, big or small. It can be daunting, but fear not, there’s a lot you can do on a modest budget to start or enhance your journey. 

The Jetsons' idea of the future didn't pan out

Technology

Robot Wars judge: ‘Bots will serve pints soon’

By Nicholas Robinson

Robots will pull and serve pints behind UK bars sooner than operators think, according to Noel Sharkey, professor of artificial intelligence and robotics at Sheffield University.

BrewDog to host Pokémon Go pub crawl Pokédog

Technology

BrewDog to host PokéDog pub crawl

By Nikkie Sutton

BrewDog has jumped on the Pokémon Go bandwagon and introduced a pub crawl in conjunction with the augmented reality game - dubbed ‘PokéDog’.

Family Friendly Pubs: 5 Tips To Make Your Pub More Family Friendly

Top Tips

5 tips to make your pub more family friendly

By Sara Hussein

Pubs are popular go-to venues for families to socialise and spend quality time with one another as well as meet up with other families. Yet there are many that are not making the most of their facilities to create a child-friendly atmosphere, which could...

Cask Marque sponsors CAMRA's Good Beer Guide

Good Beer Guide

Cask Marque to sponsor Good Beer Guide

By Nikkie Sutton

This year marks the 44th edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide, which will be sponsored by Cask Marque and is set to be published in September.

CAMRA Pub Design Awards

Awards

CAMRA launches search for best designed pubs

By Nikkie Sutton

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched its National Pub Design Awards for this year in a quest to find the most stunningly designed pubs nationwide.

Summer menus: creating a solid offer

MENU DESIGN

Rise or fall: creating a solid summer menu

By Daniel Woolfson

The British summer is a volatile beast, isn’t it? One day it will be tropical-style torrential rain, the next it’s sunscreen-doused noses, ill-fitting shorts and burned pink skin as far as the eye can see. 

Bar reaps rewards from Pokémon Go

Trends

Bar reaps rewards from Pokémon Go

By Nikkie Sutton

Maxwell’s Bar & Grill in Covent Garden, central London, has reported a 26% increase in customers after their first week of trading as a PokéStop.

GBPA 2016 finalists revealed

GBPA

GBPA 2016 finalists revealed

By Nikkie Sutton

After a record number of entries this year for the 'Oscars of the trade', The Morning Advertiser's Great British Pub Awards, the finalists have now been announced.

Hospitality sector taps into Pokémon Go

Technology

Hospitality sector taps into Pokémon Go

By Nikkie Sutton

Pubs and restaurants are tapping into the potential of worldwide gaming trend, Pokemon Go, which was released yesterday (July 14) in the UK.

Pub barters for beer

Pub barters for beer

By Nikkie Sutton

A Leicester pub is giving local fruit and veg growers the opportunity to barter their produce for beer.

Design tips for making your pub disabled friendly

Design tips for making your pub disabled friendly

By Fiona Jarvis

With the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Equality Act 2010 coming to the fore, attracting disabled customers can give bars a competitive edge in the growing market estimated by the Department of Work & Pensions to be worth £212bn a year...

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Technology

What new technology are we going to start seeing in pubs?

By Nigel Huddleston

Last month saw the ninth anniversary of the iPhone, the game-changer that transformed the humble mobile phone into a family photo album, record collection, video library, shopping mall, game centre and mind-blowing universal information resource.

Full-time Fletch... on the new England manager

MA Sport

Full-time Fletch... on the new England manager

By Darren Fletcher

As the dust settles on Euro 2016, BT Sport commentator Darren Fletcher gives his thoughts on England’s woeful performance and why the new manager must restore pride in the national team.

Golden Lion pub wins LTC golf heat

Licensed Trade Charity

Golden Lion pub wins LTC golf heat

By Oli Gross

The Golden Lion in Luddesdown, Kent, claimed first place in the Licensed Trade Charity Golf Tournament’s fifth regional heat.

Gallery: Send us your best A-board pictures

A-boards

Gallery: Send us your best A-board pictures

By Oli Gross

The Publican’s Morning Advertiser is calling on licensees to send in their best, funniest and most inspiring advertising board pictures.

Cellar services: be clean, not mean

Training

Cellar services: be clean, not mean

By Fiona McLelland

Skimping on line cleaning to reduce waste is false economy. As Fiona McLelland explains, there are plenty of ways to keep cellar standards high without compromising profits.

Renowned con artist at large again in pub trade

Renowned con artist at large again in pub trade

By Oli Gross

A conman is at large in the pub trade, systematically targeting licensees in the north-west with a “proficient scam”, which has plagued the industry for a decade.

The five stages of soundproofing

The five stages of soundproofing

By Liam Coleman

The pub may be at the heart of the community, but there are times when that causes more harm than good. Stephen Smith from Hush Soundproofing takes us through the five stages that he follows when soundproofing a pub to keep the noise as quiet as possible.

PubAid welcomes new members

PubAid welcomes new members

By Nikkie Sutton

CEO of the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) Mike Clist and Honorary Secretary for the All Parliamentary Beer Group Paul Hegarty have joined PubAid’s board.

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