Level of debt means SFI Group shareholders are left with not
SFI reveals £16m overspend by The PMA Team SFI Group shareholders will be left with nothing after the company overspent by £16m in 14 months...
Archives for October 8, 2003
DDA: Pubs must Act soon
The Disability Discrimination Act comes into force just a year from nowA year from now the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) will be fully in...
JDW varies range with global beers
by The PMA Team Managed operator JD Wether-spoon has launched a range of "global beers" in an attempt to "add interest" for its customers. And the...
Spirit plans review of S&N Retail pub brands
Spirit plans a review of all Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) Retail pub brands after winning the auction for the managed pub business.Chief...
Stowells success
Constellation Wine has declared last month's Stowells Taste the World Wine Tour a success. Some 100,000 samples of Constellation wines from France,...
Know disabled customers' rights
This is an important month for disabled users of your pub. The third part of the Disability Discrimination Act, which was passed as long ago as 1995,...
New era for refurbished village inn
A Derbyshire village freehouse, believed to date in part from the 16th Century, is set to reopen under new ownership. The Holly Bush Inn at Breedon...
Sky may face EC challenge
Plans to block broadcasting giant Sky's monopoly of Premiership football look more likely following the latest outburst from European Union...
Pub estates in huge shake up
The coming months will see one of the biggest pub shake-ups since the beer orders, with more than 10,000 managed and tenanted houses set to change...
Charity hikers keep it up for 48 hours
The stamina of eight of Unique's finest hikers was severely tested recently in the remote Peak District. They were trekking 35km over 15 peaks in...
Court puts block on Dublin Castle plan
Magistrates have pulled the plug on plans to extend the opening hours of a London pub which has become a legendary music venue. Despite support from...
Luminar denies targeting rivals
Luminar Leisure has denied accusations that it wants to wipe out late-night pub competition.The High Court this week backed the nightclub operator's...
Me and Mrs Jones
For Bob Ivell and his team, this was the wrong result. They had wanted a venture capital outfit that would give them their head. Now, although...
Police probe arson theory
Police suspect a fire at a Bristol pub was started deliberately. The attack happened at the Black Swan in the early hours of last Friday while people...
Drink-drive deaths increase
The number of drink-drive deaths has jumped by 22 per cent in the last three years, striking a blow to the trade and police who have worked hard to...