It's a risky business
Compensation claims are pushing pub insurance premiums through the roof.The story of the pub customer who last year threatened to sue after being hit...
Archives for March 6, 2003
Pubwatch appeals for cash
More funding is needed if local Pubwatch schemes are to continue winning their fight against crime and disorder. This was the stark message from the...
Brakspear site debate hots up
by Claire Hu The closure of Brakspear's brewery in Henley-on-Thames at the end of last year left many locals feeling resentful. Yet the row over the...
Charles taps into a Rutland tradition
The award-winning Grainstore Brewery in Oakham, Rutland, brewed up a special beer for last week's visit to the town by the Prince of Wales. The...
The ASA's drunk on dogma
The Thought Police are back. The people who, 30 or so years ago, ruled that a great Anglo-Irish brewer could not claim that "Guinness Is Good For...
Ladies first as Maureen is new Governor
The new team to lead the SLV from April will mark a significant milestone in the 210-year history of the charity. Maureen Batty will become the SLV's...
Champions, Laurel Pub Company's 277-strong community pub bra
Unsung and unglamorous they may be, but community pubs have been quietly repaying the faith shown in them in some quarters. The story of steady and...
Cruel to be kind
I was pleased to read John Sands' words of praise for Camra's first National Pubs Week (Morning Advertiser "My Shout" 27 February). It is reassuring...
Welsh pub landlady shot dead
Pub customers have been shocked by the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old landlady in a small West Wales community. Devastated residents of Llangadog...
England v Ireland: the Saints battle it out
A battle for a new bank holiday is brewing between the English and the Irish.A high-profile campaign by pubco Six Continents (6C) to make St...
Ant and Dec enjoy bar stake
Television personalities Ant & Dec have taken a stake in oneof Newcastle's best-known city centre leisure venues. The Tyneside-born duo have...
Horsley and Newell buy Butcombe
Former Beer Seller bosses Guy Newell and Paul Horsley have bought Butcombe Brewery from its 70-year-old founder Simon Whitmore for an undisclosed...
Sales and profits lifted at Urbium
Late-night bar operator Urbium, owner of Tiger Tiger, lifted sales and profits last year but said market conditions would remain tough this year.The...
Urbium braced for tough times
by The PMA Team Urbium, the Tiger Tiger operator, expects "difficult" trading conditions for the whole of 2003 after a lacklustre start to the year....
Property briefs
InnSpired Pub Company has announced plans to spend £2.3m on improving the quality of its 1,100 strong estate. The figure matches the sum it spent on...
Roadworks licensee sued for non-payment of council tax
A licensee whose pub is facing closure because of prolonged roadworks is being sued by the authority for not paying his council tax.Steve Foweraker,...
Ushers Best Bitter is going home. It is being transferred fr
Thomas Hardy has been brewing Ushers Best for Refresh since 1999 when the Ushers Brewery in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, closed following InnSpired's...
Lords say 'no' to kids in pubs
The House of Lords has overturned a ruling allowing kids of all ages into pubs unaccompanied.Peers have voted against the Licensing Bill proposals...
Brown sets date for Budget on April 9
Chancellor Gordon Brown will be announcing this year's Budget later than usual on April 9.It is thought the delay of a month is down to a possible...