Archives for February 19, 2004

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Baileys Glide to enter on-trade market

Baileys Glide ­ " a lighter, longer Baileys experience" ­ is set to add interest to the rising cream liqueur category when it is released in the...

Continental Copa

Greene King pub Copa has taken the controversial step of destocking cask ale and replacing it with continental-style niche beers, reports Ben...

Bob the builder

Bob Ivell, former chairman and chief executive of S&N Retail, oversaw the £2.51bn sale of its 1,406 pubs to Spirit last year. PAUL CHARITY met...

Record sought for National Pubs Week

National Pubs Week is on countdown to its big launch on Saturday, with organisers confident more licensees than ever will sign up for the big event....

Bell takes its toll

John and Christine Vereker took over one of the country's first gastro pubs, the Bell Inn at Horndon on the Hill, Essex, in 1970, and quickly...

Wake-up call

for B&Bs The rise of low-cost, quality hotels and letting appartments is pulling the mattress from under bed and breakfasts, which are struggling...

Beware joint licences

QLast year we were approached by two localmusicians to obtain occasional licences for disco events which they were running. They now want to run the...

Ex-host murders his family

A former pub landlord murdered his ex-lover and two young daughters before committing suicide in Humberside last week. Richard Hicks and Joanne...

Pint-pulling leads to RSI for licensee

A Hampshire landlord has had his shoulder surgically reconstructed after suffering damage to the joint from 26 years of pulling pints. Mike Elvis, a...

Eat, drink and beer merry

Beer and food can mean much more than a pint and a ploughman's. Phil Mellows reports.The decline of Britain's heavy industries has naturally...

Abroad choice

Italian and Indian foods are the latest links with beer.We're used to Germans and Belgians telling us to drink their beer with our food but, with the...

Read all a gout it­

Gout, a disease traditionally associated with over-indulgent aristocrats, is hitting a newgeneration of binge-drinking Britons, according to a...

Trade gets set for price display law

by Tony Halstead Licensees will be forced to clearly advertise menu prices and all service charges under new legislation that comes into force next...

Licensee fights council in noise row

A London licensee has made a plea for support in his fight against a council over noise.Jamie Dillon, who owns Austin's Bar in Colne Road,...

In the money?

When taking on a new business it's essential to plan every aspect of your finances.The start of a new year often acts as a catalyst for people to...

Join the club

At the Punch Tavern, the lunchtime buffet is quick, contemporary and commuter-friendly. Jo Bruce takes a look at why customers are joining Sunnil...

Writer admits he invented Nazi pub

by John Harrington A journalist who caused uproar in the mid-Wales town of Welshpool by claiming a pub was used as a meeting place for neo-Nazis has...