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Host jailed for trying to strangle wife A pub landlord has been jailed for a year by Worcester Crown Court for trying to strangle his wife. Alan...
Archives for February 5, 2004
No traps at the Ratcatchers
Health and safety comes first in the minds of the McCarters who strive for fine food and service at their Norfolk pub. NIGEL HUDDLESTON reports Most...
Licensee considers legal action after TV slur
An army officer and Walthamstow licensee was shocked to discover on his return from duty in Iraq that his pub had featured in a TV programme about...
ScotCo and C-T link up in servicing innovation
by Tony Halstead Two of the UK's biggest brewers are pooling their resources with the launch of a new independent technical services company in a...
Hosts get Barracuda accolade
A Teeside hotel has beaten off the challenge of 150 rivals from across the country to be named unit of the year by its owners, the Barracuda Group....
Greene King reports strong like-for-likes
Greene King has reported strong like-for-like sales growth for the majority of its managed and tenanted pubs in the 36 weeks to 11 January this year....
The turn of the screw
You've no doubt all read the predictions for 2004 that appeared in our national newspapers at the beginning of the year. Apparently this year, we'll...
Urbium clinches Bar Med bargain
by The PMA Team Troubled SFI Group has sold two prime Bar Med sites in the City of London to Tiger Tiger operator Urbium for a "knockdown" price of...
Regent discounts to halt sales slide
Regent Inns has not escaped the tough climate of the high street and has introduced more discounting to re-affirm a competitive edge during weekday...
Church offers plots to great pub in sky
Drinkers who hate leaving their local pub after last orders can now stay forever at a boozer with its very own graveyard. Landlord Julian Taylor,...
Trade calls for national approach to irresponsible promos
Calls for a national approach to tackling irresponsible drink offers are gaining momentum, as operators face a patchwork of local regulations which...
JDW's late licence bid thrown out
by MA Reporter A bid by JD Wetherspoon to win back a late licence for the West Kirk pub in Ayr, Scotland, has been thrown out by licensing chiefs who...
Calls for duty freeze to safeguard future of British beer
The future of the British beer industry could be under threat unless the government acts on duty immediately, according to experts.The British Beer...
Newcastle licensees slam drug searches
Licensees in Newcastle-under-Lyme claim they will lose customers "in droves" when a controversial drug search policy comes into force in the town...
G&J Greenall
This white spirit distiller, based in Warrington, is one of the UK's leading producers of gin and vodka. Although purchased by the Greenall group in...
Strangle
A pub landlord has been jailed by Worcester Crown Court for trying to strangle his wife. Alan Clarke, licensee at the Live and Let pub near Bromyard,...
Spirit Group launches drive to attract chefs
Spirit Group is tackling the industry-wide skills shortage head on with an aggressive recruitment drive to find 150 new chefs.It is holding a series...
The pull of the euro
Fancy swapping pub life in Britain for a bar in the sun? TONY HALSTEAD reports The lure of the good life has been responsible for thousands of...
Brian Rees is one of that small nucleus of licensees who are
Rees of the action Standing outside the Lord Palmerston in the backstreets of Deptford, South London, is an old E-reg silver Volvo estate that is...