Armed pair steal safe
The manager of a Nottingham pub was tied up for more than three hours while his premises was raided. Two men, one armed with a gun and the other with...
Archives for January 15, 2004
Return home as pair take over Tower
It's a case of coming back home to Devon for Annette Hammett. Annette used to work in the restaurant business years ago when she lived in Torquay,...
Legal advice: Why the Irish smoking ban matters
Ireland's smoking ban may have an impact on the UK's plans.by Niall McCann of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitor Joelson...
Siba action stamps on unauthorised cask use
By Tony Halstead The Society of Independent Brewers is claiming a "great result" after halting the unauthorised use of casks by the Landlord's...
Hart beats to a new rhythm
The Exeter office of agents Christie & Co have sold the White Hart freehouse in the picturesque market town of North Tawton, Devon, on behalf of...
Mid Devon
Mike Sais, co-ordinator of Mid Devon Pubwatch, is proud, and rightly so, of the way alcohol-infuseddisorder has been reduced in the streets of...
Pubs to blame for 'thuggery'
Leading police officers are calling for a curb on numbers of pubs and a ban on drinks promotions to stem the rise of drink-related violence.The calls...
Westminster City Council slams Licensing Act guidance
Westminster City Council has slammed the government over the final version of the national guidance to the Licensing Act claiming it is "not worth...
Playing safe
Adam Withrington finds that the Manchester City Centre Safe scheme is having a positive impact, due in no small part to the spirit of partnership.It...
Pub entrepreneurs score in rich list
Pub and bar entrepreneurs have featured heavily in a list of the rich and famous from the hotel and restaurant sector.Michael Cannon (pictured) was...
Why sloth-like Steve had to make a move
Time has been called on Britain's laziest man, Steve Mould. For, after almost five years of bedding down in the bar of his favourite pub, Steve had...
Stereo
Quayside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne You would be hard pressed to come up with a better location for a style bar than that enjoyed by Stereo on Newcastle's...
The price is right
A shortage of quality available freeholds has led to a steady rise in pub values, according to agent Christie & Co. Michelle Perrett reports.Pub...
Red Cat
Crank, Lancashire The Red Cat is situated in an area of central Lancashire where you might expect beer to be the favourite pub drink rather than...
First-timers move fast to snap up Whalebone
First-time freehouse buyers Sam Burroughes and Vicky Collins have snapped up the Whalebone Inn in the village of Fingringhoe, near Colchester, Essex....
Captain Digby
Broadstairs, Kent Whatever the sales and profitability targets that are set for the Captain Digby, general manager Tony Pearson has the uncanny knack...
Crooked Billet
Stoke Row, Oxfordshire Paul Clerehugh has a notion that pubco Brakspear only gave him the tenancy of the Crooked Billet in order to prove that the...
Anchor away as couple sell up to retire
After 33 years in the licensed trade the last 20 of which were spent running the well-known Anchor Hotel and Ship Inn overlooking the tiny harbour...
ASH under fire after lobby group targets employers
Industry leaders have slammed Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) for issuing threats to retailers.The anti-smoking lobby group sent registered...
Long Island Iced Tea Shop
Sutton, Surrey Neil Ainsworth, manager of the Long Island Iced Tea Shop in Sutton, knows exactly what he wants to give customers. "What we aspire to...
Golden Fleece
Queen Street, London EC4 "Ever since my first pub 13 years ago, I've always aspired to running a pub like this." So says Annie Power, who realised...
Simon Ward
Industry consultant Simon Ward is less than impressed with Guy Hands' track record when it comes to pub life... A question. Who was recently quoted...
Pitcher & Piano
Brindley Place, Birmingham When a pub is just a few minutes walk away from the UK's most densely-pubbed circuit, namely Broad Street in Birmingham,...
Don't ignore obesity crisis, pubs warned
Food-led pubs are facing a year of crisis unless they adapt to new healthy-eating trends, as concerns over obesity grow.Official figures released...
Police shut down Brum club
Police have used their powers under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 to close a Birmingham nightspot, the Plazza Café in Lozells Road,...
Geoffrey Hartridge
Geoffrey Hartridge, licensed trade campaigner and managing director of Hartridge's Soft Drinks between 1955 and 1982, has died at the age of 85. He...
Ocean Spray gets it white with new juice range
Ocean Spray is looking to strengthen its hand in the premium adult soft drink sector with the launch of a new range of clear cranberry juices.In an...
Club meetings in pubs
QWith reference to your recent answer about turning a pub into a club, isn't it true that if a club meets in a private room on your premises they are...
St Margaret's Tavern
Twickenham, Middlesex Oisin Rogers, manager of St Margaret's Tavern, doesn't pull any punches when describing what it used to be like. "It was the...
Row between Cains and the IFBB worsens
Anthony Fuller, chairman of the Independent Family Brewers of Britain (IFBB), has launched a scathing attack on beer writer Roger Protz after he...