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10 tips for staging a festival at your pub

22-Apr-2014 By Poppleston Allen

As the summer season approaches, your mind may be turning to organising a festival at your pub. Admittedly it may not be quite on the scale of Glastonbury, but nonetheless it could be an important way for you to market your business, make use of an under-used...

PRS Music Makeover 2013 winner announced

22-Apr-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A Leicestershire publican has been announced the winner of PRS for Music’s Music Makeover 2013 competition.

BII chairman Bernard Brindley dies

21-Apr-2014 By John Harrington

Bernard Brindley, the pub industry stalwart and chairman of the BII (British Institute of Innkeeping), has died, aged 63.

Malbec events gather pace in pubs

21-Apr-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Licensees took advantage of last week's World Malbec Day (17 April) by hosting special events.

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Money Makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

17-Apr-2014 By Jo Bruce

PubFood's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

Sky, Premier League and FACT explain the full story behind football screening prosecutions

16-Apr-2014

Recent cases have seen pubs fined as much as £65,000 for illegally screening football games. But many publicans say they are still confused about why these actions are being taken and exactly what the legal situation is. Mike Berry and James Wallin spoke...

Luxury Spirits Report

15-Apr-2014 By Jessica Mason

It is often said that truly rich people are those whose lives are filled with amazing experiences, not those whose possessions have great monetary value. Those lucky enough to be able to sample such a life of delight visit places that enhance their lives,...

Licensees offering exciting Easter events

11-Apr-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

With Easter just days away, food-led pubs have been finalising their plans to make the most of the extended weekend

Handling accusations of ‘bullying’ from new staff

11-Apr-2014

Having employed pub staff for a number of years I thought that we had a good handle on individuals sat in front of us being interviewed and working trial shifts, but it’s so easy to make the wrong character call.

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Money makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

11-Apr-2014 By Sheila McWattie

PubFood's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

Top tips on handling noise enforcement notices

08-Apr-2014 By Poppleston Allen

If you run a pub that provides entertainment and there is noise escaping from your premises you may face enforcement from the local authority’s environmental health noise officer, perhaps in addition to any licensing enforcement by way of review. Licensing...

Welsh pub company makes its own World Cup plans after Home Office snub

07-Apr-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Brains has announced plans to show England's World Cup opener in its pubs despite the country being excluded from the Government's licensing u-turn.

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Money makers: Ideas for driving food and drink sales at your pub

07-Apr-2014 By PubFood

PubFood's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

Pubs need to serve up a sense of adventure

03-Apr-2014 By Robyn Black

With Easter just around the corner the shops are filling up with the usual chocolate chicks, bunnies and eggs.

Finalists for VisitEngland's Tourism Pub of the Year announced

03-Apr-2014 By James Wallin

VisitEngland has announced the five finalists for its Tourism Pub of the Year award.

6 things successful cider brands have in common

02-Apr-2014 By Jessica Mason

With consumers demanding an ever more adventurous choice of ciders, Jessica Mason identifies six trends that successful brands are adopting to survive and thrive

Business rates changes come into effect

02-Apr-2014 By John Harrington

Changes to business rates that could see extra savings for pubs and restaurants have now come into effect.

Orchid Group achieves highest ever sales with Mother's Day weekend

31-Mar-2014 By Lesley Foottit

Mother’s Day was a hit at Orchid Group pubs which saw their busiest ever day with sales of £866,000.

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Money makers: Ideas to drive food and drink sales at your pub

30-Mar-2014 By PubFood

PubFood's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

Top tips on dealing with drunk customers

24-Mar-2014 By Poppleston Allen

Dealing with drunks is a daily hazard for operators of licensed premises. Aside from issues of health and safety, loss of reputation and potential prosecution, your licence is at risk if you sell to drunks. Poppleston Allen provide 10 tips for dealing...

Pub caterers' Easter plans

24-Mar-2014 By Sheila McWattie

PubFood looks at pub activity planned for Easter (20 April).

Finalists for BII Licensee of the Year 2014 announced

21-Mar-2014 By James Wallin

The finalists for the British Institue of Innkeeping (BII) Licensee of the Year Award have been unveiled ahead of the 13 May ceremony.

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Money makers: Ideas to drive food and drink sales at your pub

20-Mar-2014 By PubFood

PubFood's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

Admiral Taverns appoints new training provider

19-Mar-2014 By James Wallin

Admiral Taverns has chosen CPL to deliver all its personal licence training.

Pubco directors banned for 13 years over £1.4m debts

17-Mar-2014 By James Wallin

Two bosses of a pub management company have been disqualified from acting as directors for total of 13 years after failing to pay creditors £1.4m.

David Hawbrook, abv Training founder, dies aged 52

17-Mar-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

David Hawbrook, the founder and chairman of abv Training, died aged 52 on Friday (14 March).

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Money makers: Ideas to drive food and drink sales at your pub

14-Mar-2014 By Lesley Foottit

PubFood's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub.

Minimum wage to rise 3% to £6.50

12-Mar-2014 By John Harrington

The Government has confirmed that the adult minimum wage is to rise by 3% to £6.50 from October, a rise of 19p.

The benefits of apprenticeships to pubs

12-Mar-2014 By Helen Gilbert

Apprenticeships are fast gaining popularity in the pub trade and there are myriad benefits for licensees taking on apprentices. Helen Gilbert reports

BII launches pilot pub schemes for jobseekers

12-Mar-2014 By Helen Gilbert

The British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) is set to launch two pilot schemes aimed at getting young jobseekers into work.

Top tips for pubs on paying your employees

10-Mar-2014 By David Williams

'How often should I pay my employees?' is a question is that most employers ask at some point. The answer lies in the particular circumstances of the business, as pubs have very distinct requirements. David Williams examines the issue.

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Money makers: Ideas to drive food and drink sales at your pub

06-Mar-2014 By PubFood

PubFood's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub

10 key issues for pubs in 2014

03-Mar-2014 By Phil Mellows

Phil Mellows picks out 10 key issues that could help determine the fortunes of Britain’s pubs this year, including the proposed statutory code, turmoil at Punch Taverns and the impact of the recent storms on trade.

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Money makers: Ideas to drive food and drink sales at your pub

03-Mar-2014 By PubFood

PubFood's focus on event and promotional ideas for your pub.

5 common issues affecting TENs

03-Mar-2014 By Poppleston Allen

Temporary event notices (TENs) are useful tools that allow you to extend hours and have additional activities, which may not be permitted by your premises licence. It is going to be a busy year, particularly in terms of sporting events, so knowing how...

Abv Training rolls out sector e-learning courses

03-Mar-2014 By John Harrington

Abv Training, one of the UK’s leading training companies, has rolled out a range of 28 e-learning courses designed for professionals in the licensed and hospitality trades who do not have the time to attend tutor-led programmes.

Glasgow bar guilty of Sky Sports copyright breach

28-Feb-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

Sky has won a second breach of copyright case in Scotland after a Glasgow bar was found guilty of screening live football matches on two occasions without the correct viewing agreement.

Sky Sports & BT Sport reveal April Premier League fixtures

27-Feb-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

All of the games involving the current top four Premier League teams in April will be screened live after Sky Sports and BT Sport announced its schedule for the month.

BT and Carlsberg UK agree sports discount deal

26-Feb-2014 By Fiona Griffiths

Freetrade outlets that stock Carlsberg UK products and those that sign up to BT Sport will be entitled to a 50% discount on a BT Sport subscription under a new deal agreed between the companies.

Flexible trading hours 'neither fuel or cut violence'

25-Feb-2014 By John Harrington

Staggered pub closing times introduced in 2005 have neither reduced instances of violence or increased them, an academic study has concluded.

Business confidence is returning, say senior executives

24-Feb-2014 By Mark Wingett

Returning businesses confidence and a loosening of the purse strings on investment make for good prospects for 2014 for casual dining and pub firms—but caution remains about the impact of soaring property and energy prices and the costs of labour and...

Brewdog: Off the leash

19-Feb-2014 By John Harrington

BrewDog has grown to be the leading light of the UK’s healthy craft-beer scene and, with new funding and a new brewery, the company is setting its sights even higher. John Harrington spoke to co-founder James Watt

#PubOpsClub: Tenanted pubcos should segment their estate by trading type

18-Feb-2014 By Robyn Black

Tenanted pubcos should segment their estate according to trading types, according to a multiple operator frustrated by a lack of expertise among business development managers (BDMs).

Bell Inn owner wins damages after Facebook defamation case

17-Feb-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

An Enterprise Inns lessee has spoken of his legal battle from hell after a defamatory Facebook page set up by a former manager led to a £100,000 loss in trade.

Business rates review 'to look at more frequent revaluations'

14-Feb-2014 By John Harrington

The Government has confirmed that it will look at whether business rates revaluations should occur more frequently and also examine the valuation methods.

Top tips on pub glassware safety

11-Feb-2014 By Poppleston Allen

Reports of glassing incidents inevitably lead the police, council authorities, judges and politicians calling for a nationwide ban on the use of glassware in licensed premises and promote the use of polycarbonate bottles and drinking vessels. These tips...

BII to launch revised Pre-Entry Awareness Training programme

11-Feb-2014 By Helen Gilbert

The BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) is to launch a revised Pre-Entry Awareness Training (PEAT) programme next month after members branded the current content ‘basic’.

The Big Interview: David Rey, Sky Business

07-Feb-2014 By Mike Berry

David Rey tells Mike Berry how Sky supports pub businesses and about its aims to be the trade’s first choice entertainment partner.

GP Generator: Mother's Day

05-Feb-2014 By Phil Mellows

Mothering Sunday can be a real money-spinner for pubs if licensees get their offer right. The Publican's Morning Advertiser finds out what outlets are doing to celebrate the big day on 30 March

Warning that Anti-Social Behaviour Bill could be 'enormously damaging' for trade

03-Feb-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Leading licensing lawyers have warned that new legislation tightening closure powers on the licensed trade could be “enormously damaging”, leading to increased police intervention and loss of trade.