No trouble at t'Mill
Providing high-quality food while retaining a distinctive pub atmosphere has been key to the revival of the Shibden Mill Inn. Tony Halstead reports...
Archives for November 25, 2004
Bosses air mixed views on proposals
The news of the smoking ban has received a mixed reception from pubco bosses with some generally satisfied, some angry and others simply...
Now you see 'em now you don't
A "disappearing act" by a group of councillors during a licensing hearing at Tamworth in Staffordshire has left solicitors bewildered and a local...
Tom Foolery nets top gong in Fuller's awards
The Tom Foolery in Bromley has been named Fuller's pub of the year completing a hat-trick of award wins for manageress Sue Hayden. The pub netted...
Questions on the White Paper
Frequently asked questions about the smoking ban Just what is "prepared" food? Apparently, this will be up to environmental health officers to...
Wine Focus: Top combinations
In association with:Enhance your customers' dining experience with wine that brings out a meal's flav our. Ben McFarland reports.The first steps of...
Fountain's outlook is healthy
Fast-tracking a smoke ban is just part of new regime at the West Midlands pub run by Richard and Jacqueline Macey. JOHN HARRINGTON reports Richard...
Pubs should opt to go smoke-free
Four years is too long to wait: make your pub non-smoking now, says Andrew Jefford I suppose it was inevitable that the Government would go for a...
United police blitz sets sights on rogue traders
by John Harrington Almost every police force in England and Wales is set to take part in the Christmas alcohol enforcement campaign, according to...
Bournemouth: just one in five has door licence
by Tony Halstead Less than 20% of doorstaff in Bournemouth have been awarded legally-required door supervisor licences, police have revealed. More...
We can cope with T&G strike, says Carlsberg
by John Harrington Carlsberg UK has insisted that supplies will not be disrupted over Christmas despite a 16-day walk out over pay issues by staff...
PPL fees set for 500 per cent rise
The cost of providing background music in pubs is to rise massively in 2006 in a move that will hit licensees across the country.PPL licences - which...
Finance: Wealth help
Be careful when choosing a financial adviser. They must be able to offer you a truly unbiased solution says Phil Mellows.Getting good independent...
Drink Talking: Alison Smith
The most important factor in delivering good customer service is the person doing it says Alison Smith of Bar One Nine, Keynsham.I had a sorry...
Full liquid pint back on Government's agenda
by Tony Halstead The trade is bracing itself for another attempt by consumer groups to force pubs to serve customers a full liquid pint. The thorny...
Good behaviour trial at Trust Inns
by John Harrington Manchester-based Trust Inns, the former Pub Estate Company, is making troublemakers sign contracts promising good behaviour, in a...
Variety's the spice of life
I'm all for wine promotions; they shift a few more glasses and might teach the customer a thing or too about wine. I'm not talking about a...
Paper roll scam targets pub tenant
The credit card terminal roll scam has struck the pub trade again, with another host almost being conned out of more than £200. The Red Lion Inn at...
Easy as pie
Three decades of a laid-back attitude to being a landlord has turned the Nobody Inn into everybody's favourite. Mark Taylor meets the modest Nick...
Sweet dreams not yet a reality
Savoury snacks continue to dominate the market and some buyers are sceptical about consumers' willingness to buy sweet alternatives in the pub....
16,000 pubs will have to stop serving food
BBPA claims nearly one in three pubs will become drinking dens by Ewan Turney The Government's smoking ban proposals will force 16,000 pubs ...
Pubs consider dropping food because of smoking ban
Six out of 10 food pubs are considering dropping their food offer following last week's announcement of a smoking ban.Shock figures, revealed in a...
Smoking: the middle way
There's no two ways around it, the Government's proposals for smoking in pubs don't make sense, as thousands of licensees are keen to tell them. Why...
Smoking ban is inadequate
How did the Government manage to so completely screw up the smoking in pubs issue? It's hard to believe that ministers and senior civil servants ...
Minister fails to reassure the trade on AWPs
The minister for gambling has moved to reassure pubs over fears that they could be forced to give up their AWP machines.Lord McIntosh told this...
Packed with potential
Ordering a bag of crisps at the bar goes hand-in-hand with buying a pint for some consumers, but, as Dizziana Rossi finds out, pubs could do more to...
Don't chance your arm on lotteries
What is a raffle, I was asked the other day as if the word had a special meaning for pubs. Well, it doesn't. It is a lottery, and that is a form...
Sports bar kicks off TV ads for holidays
A sport-themed pub is hoping to see trade soar by offering punters the chance to book holidays while they sip their pints. In a tie-in with...
Licensees who are for and against
Danny Davis The Woodman, Chapmore End, Hertfordshire AGAINST "I am not happy with the ban. A month ago we made one of our two bar areas no smoking...
Gang jailed for armed raids
An armed gang that used the internet to learn the lay-out of pubs and other businesses, before raiding 30 premises in a nine-month crime spree across...
Consumer spending slowdown in run-up to Christmas
High street operators could be in for a tough ride this Christmas as a cocktail of gloomy economic factors dampens their spirits.With research among...
Paid-for police needs wait and see' tactic
There has been much talk in the press recently about putting bobbies back on the beat, in good-old Dixon of Dock Green style. The problem is that we...
Special flavours hold limited appeal for licensees
Limited edition flavours of traditional crisp variants bring something a little bit different from the norm. With limited space behind the bar,...
EU protection for Boddingtons?
Workers at the Boddingtons Brewery at Strangeways in Man-chester have decided to apply to the European Union so that the brand can have special...
Gales
storms ahead Gales shines out as one of the most successful examples of an established brewery. Adrian Tierney-Jones talks to managing director...
Taking cask to cask
Why should anyone bother with cask ale? Because, as DAVID GRANT, managing director of Moorhouse's Brewery and northern chairman of SIBA makes clear,...
GI shakes up Yates Group boardroom
Yates Group has made three major appointments as part of a boardroom re-organisation. Colin Rawlinson, who acted as a consultant to GI Partners when...
Industry support for Beer With Food Week
Phil Vickery, celebrity chef and licensee of the King of Prussia in Farnham Royal, Berkshire "Beer With Food Week is a fantastic idea. It's not just...
Croc and roo leap onto menu
A Cotswold pub is enjoying strong sales of crocodile and kangaroo meat dishes. Hugh Kelly, licensee of the Hollow Bottom at Guiting Power, near...
If any beer was a crucial factor in my life from the "midwif
My great-grandfather, grandfather and parents were all devotees. Indeed, I was brought up to believe that the best pub in the world was the Edmunds...
TV licences for pubs
Q We have just taken over our first pub, having worked in the club trade for some time. Do we need a separate TV licence for the accommodation part...
Smoking ban infringes our human rights'
We are more than disgusted with the Government's White Paper on Public Health, released last week, that is completely taking away our choice in the...
Healthy options fight for attention
Obesity might be at the top of the Government's agenda but consumers are far less worried about healthy eating when they're in the pub. Pub-goers...
'Disappeared' couple speak of pubco disagreement
The former tenants of a famous Kent pub are suing Enterprise Inns for £1m for alleged breach of contract.Adam Conti and his wife Hayley took over...