Countryman back in business
A pub located in what's widely regarded as one of the prettiest villages in West Devon has been sold. Christie & Co handled the sale of the...
Archives for May 21, 2003
Legal advice: Get in early for cup extensions
Fresh World Cup licence applications are approachingby Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Middlesbro' backs minimum pricing
by MA reporter The minimum pricing scheme in Middlesbrough has been given the thumbs up from 60 licensees at a Pub Watch meeting in the town. The...
Guild set to fight children-in-pubs plan
The Guild of Master Victuallers is to lobby the government over its plans to allow unaccompanied children into pubs.At its annual conference this...
Pick up your FREE Glass Supplement - Click here
Glass, the Publican's wine supplement, this year concentrates on brands. While only years ago this would have seemed a strange, in the past year or...
Survey reveals trade's top fears
Over three-quarters of licensees see smoking legislation as the biggest concern for their businesses over the coming year, according to new research...
Flagship Vodka on course for UK's premium market
by Claire Hu A new vodka brand, which claims to be based on a recipe from the time of Russian Tsar Peter the Great, some 300 years ago, is this week...
Dream comes to life for Acorn's couple
Experienced restaurateurs Todd and Louise Moffat have fulfilled a lifelong ambition to buy a small luxury country inn located in Dorset. The couple,...
Councils play for extra time on reform
The pub trade could be forced to deal with the introduction of new licensing laws during the most hectic trading period of the year, if local...
Mousetrap sticks to its winning way
One of Torquay's busiest and popular wine bars, the Mousetrap in Abbey Road, is ready to experience a new lease of life as its long-serving owner,...
Disabled law warning as licensee is prosecuted under DDA
Campaigners are calling for tougher penalties against licensees after a pub refused entry to a customer with hearing difficulties and her assistance...
Beware of strange men bearing gifts' in leases
I make no apologies for returning to the subject of leasing contracts, because it is a regular item in my postbag. "Astounded" of Watford and...
M&B announces £1.7bn pub finance plans
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has annouced plans to ward off predators by raising a war chest of cash.Britain's biggest managed house group will...
PC cleared in licence case
A policeman accused of misusing a highly confidential Criminal Intelligence System to access classified information for two friends seeking pub...
Profit is the key to a fair rent
Assessing the rental value requires precise data on the amount of trade and hence profit of a pub, as Ken Newton explains It has been accepted for...
JDW denies being party poopers'
Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has defended a decision by one of its managers, who threatened to bar a group of girls when they started to sing "happy...
fcuk is withdrawn in wake of damning Portman ruling
By Ma Reporter The flavoured vodka drink fcuk is to be withdrawn from sale by Matthew Clark after drinks industry watchdog the Portman Group ruled it...
Sunchaser is a new seasonal ale from Everards that will be a
With an abv of 4%, the new brew is not as potent as its 4.6% abv predecessor and is being produced using lager malt, which gives the ale its elegant...
Host stole from club
A Suffolk landlord stole more than £2,500 from his customers' Christmas club, a court heard. Andrew Rolf, 41, of Ricking-hall, formerly of the...
TV soaps lose plot with pub scenes, says group
by Tony Halstead Television soap pubs have been rapped by Britain's brewers for promoting bad practice in the nation's bars. The campaign group Beer...
Beware of rejects
Following quite a few requests by e-mail, this week we will take a look at faulty or out-of-condition bottles of wine. They do put in an appearance...
Pubwatch under threat from human rights claims
A town's Pubwatch scheme may face legal action from customers who claim banning orders have breached their human rights. Up to six barred drinkers in...
Dear Kim, take a trip to Isle of Man
It seems that the real common sense of licensing reform is happening not at Westminster, but in the middle of the Irish Sea. I was heartened, but not...
Opt-out clauses cause managers to work till they drop'
by Claire Hu The Sky survey has re-ignited the debate about the 48-hour working week, with union leaders claiming opt-out clauses used by many pub...