Thirsty northerners are drinking their southern counterparts
Drinkers up north knock back an average 11 pints each week against just seven managed by their southern counterparts. The poll, commissioned jointly...
Archives for January 30, 2003
Brighton nightclub case serves as disability reminder for pubs
The case of a Brighton nightclub that was hauled before the courts because staff refused entry to a blind person is serving as a reminder to all...
Resist being rent-bullied
As an avid reader of your august newspaper, I must take issue with the observations made [MA, 16 January] summarising the Christie & Co overview...
Jersey has always been a popular tourist destination and his
But over the years, the number of tourists has declined, as has the price difference in alcohol because of rising import duties. Now, with licensing...
McMullen's property estate worth £176m
McMullen's property estate is worth £176m, according to a fresh valuation in a preface to the 2002 accounts out this week. These accounts show the...
Is this a good way in to the industry?
We have come across a recruitment company that operate retail partnerships. For a fee, they provide you with training for the NLC and the BII...
Beer's shadowlands
One of the most eerie travelling experiences is to visit lost or deserted cities old mining towns in the Rockies, Greek settlementsin mainland...
Gould moves
Punch training and recruitment directorStephen Gould is to join Leicestershire brewer Everards as its trade director. Gould, who introduced a number...
Steep profit warning rise in leisure sector
The leisure, entertainment and hotel sector saw the steepest rise in profit warnings in the last quarter of 2002 according to Ernst &...
Finance worries could force Bulmer sale
More than £20m has been wiped from the value of troubled cidermaker HP Bulmer after it warned that yet another debt crisis had forced the Hereford...
BEDA demands talks on PRS fees
by Tom Stainer The British Entertainment & Dance Association (BEDA) has demanded an urgent meeting with the Performing Rights Society (PRS) over...
Police probe pub raids
Police are considering possible links between a series of raidsat Whitbread pubs nationwide. In the latest robbery, at the Clock Tower, Donnington,...
It's bars in their eyes
by Tony Halstead London's Nylon bar will be thrust under the national spotlight in March as the venue for a new ITV network reality show The Club....
Founder buys back Brulines
The licensed trade's biggest supplier of beer dispense monitoring equipment, Brulines, was in new ownership this week following a management buyout...
Welsh pubs in smoke ban threat
Attempts by the pub trade to avoid a total smoking ban were thrown into chaos earlier this week by a proposal put forward by the Welsh...
Revised Firkin chain comes into its own
Spirit Group has decided to open four more new-style Firkins after success trialling the new format at three outlets in London. The Firkin...
Campaign for Real Food aims to boost profile
The Campaign for Real Food is aiming to become as well-known to the public as CAMRA is.The campaign has the support of some of the UK's top chefs...
Lessees urged to fight rent hikes
A number of pub lessees are managing to achieve large reductions in rents when they come to renew their leases, according to a leading chartered...
InfoPage: Tradeteam - creating new value in the supply chain
This InfoPage is an online advertorial from our commercial sponsor Tradeteam.Imagine what it may be like in a few years time. Draught beer volumes...
S&N to be sued for Admiral Duncan nail-bomb blast
Six victims of the 1999 nail-bomb attack at London's Admiral Duncan pub are suing the owners for damages.The victims, all customers at the pub at the...
FALLOUT OVER PRICE FIXING
By Tony Halstead and Tom Stainer Two leading trade bodies are at loggerheads over the controversial issue of minimum price fixing schemes. The...
Hammers' pub hits the spot
There's a widespread belief in the pub trade that there areno-go areas for cask beer. For no-go areas read working-class areas: the assumption is...