Archives for October 12, 2003

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DDA: Why an audit can be worth it

Paying for an audit to make your pub disability-friendly can be risky. But, as Phil Mellows reports, it need not be.It's a not a requirement under...

Property briefs

Fleurets has launched a new restaurant department.Richard Negus, previously senior estates manager at Greene King, will head up the new department,...

What the Sunday papers said

The ObserverDowning Street is set to dump controversial plans to force everyone in Britain to have an identity card after new evidence revealed that...

Diners at risk from hidden fats

Food manufacturers are putting lives at risk by failing to cut the amount of dangerous fats in foods, according to consumer experts.A study by...

Catalogue of errors

SFI's debts are more than £150m and the value of its pubs is plummeting. We report.The investigation is now in its second year but many of the...

Perry goes large?

Centuries ago, perry was the chosen tipple of society's elite, but today it languishes in the cellars. Ben McFarland asks if the pear could rise...

Hofmeister is 'under review'

Hofmeister, one of the UK's most famous lager brands, is heading for the cellar in the sky following a Scottish Courage decision to review its...