Government has lost the agenda, says MP
The Labour MP who led the Westminster inquiry into the pub companies believes that the government has lost the agenda over licensing.Martin O'Neill,...
Archives for January 20, 2005
Property round-up
The Old Castle in Weymouth, is close to the Sands Foot beach and has a three diamond rating with the local tourist board. The pub has recently been...
Blears pledges no Ofbooze'
Home Office minister Hazel Blears has told the Morning Advertiser that plans for a new regulatory body to monitor social responsibility in the trade...
About a year ago I promised to tell you more about an initia
I had suggested that at this time of year after the madness of the Christmas and New Year period one needed to cast around for a marketing idea...
Greg to differ
Greg Nicholl may have the trappings of success, but, as Max Gosney discovered, it's been a hard route to the top Chef-turned-pub-owner Greg...
Page plan for table dancing in Stoke
Veteran leisure entrepreneur Adam Page is planning to re-open part of his former Terraza nightclub in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, as a table dancing and...
Pop Idol makers stop Pub Idol trademark
by MA Reporter The makers of ITV's Pop Idol have stepped in to stop a karaoke entrepreneur from trademarking the name "Pub Idols" for use in his...
Host sacked in light-bulb row
by John Harrington A pub manager has been sacked and given one week to leave his pub for ordering light bulbs without consent. John Traynor,...
Two-for-ones bannedin BBPA promo code
by Ewan Turney The long-awaited British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) code of practice on drinks promotions bans two-for-one offers and drinks...
Head start
I'm moving to Bray. The tiny Berkshire village on the banks of the Thames not only boasts a brace of three Michelin-starred restaurants (the Fat Duck...
Pub prices rise 9.2%, says Christie & Co
Demand for freeholds from both group and independent publichouse operators helped drive up pub values by 9.2% in 2004, according to licensed property...
Finance: Happy loss?
Colin Marsters warns that far from boosting profits, licensees are heavily subsidising happy hours.Happy hours have long been a traditional carrot...
Host denies killing children in pub fire
A pub fire that killed two young children and a man was started deliberately, the Old Bailey heard on Monday. Kate Knight, 32, denied starting the...
Pubfolio plans expansion of estate
Pubfolio has whetted the market's appetite with talk of further rapid expansion of its 800-strong portfolio.Pubfolio boss Richard Hatter confirmed he...
Fill in our food questionnaire
If you want to be in with a chance to win 100 cases of Waverley TBS wine for your pub then don't forget to return the food survey questionnaire...
Gastro pubs hit by storms
Freak "weather bombs" which caused hurricane-strength winds across the north of England and Scotland have devastated trade at several gastro pubs....
New era's still long way off
QI know that you have written in your guide that any new permitted hours start later in the year, but a TV news bulletin said that the new system of...
Unity key to championing beer's past
I was flicking disconsolately through the television channels one evening looking for a programme that wasn't a repeat or an insult to the...
Snap up full packageat Half Moon in Devon
Several residential properties, a stable block and three stone buildings that make up an expansive hotel and freehouse are all up for grabs in one...
What do you think of the Daily Mail campaign to stop 24-hour
Adrian Clay The Litten Tree, Blackpool "It's a veryright-wing paper which tends to take the moral high ground so people should not be too surprised...
Pint prices set to rise 8p as brewers pass on costs
by Tony Halstead Licensees are to be hit with a string of price rises from national brewers' increases that could force up the price of a pint by...
Sumo offerof 25p a shot is blasted
A city-centre bar has come under fire from police for selling shots of alcohol for only 25p. The Sumo bar, in Leicester, holds a Monday-night...
Police tax still a real possibility
The government has refused to rule out paid-for-policing as a measure to reduce alcohol-related violence in town and city centres.As the national...
Best Family Pub of the year
Britvic sponsors this award, which recognises the pub that has bestcapitalised on thefamily market in thepast 12 months North: Garsdale Country Inn...
Beware pitfalls and
plethora of paperwork If The Mail on Sunday thinks Andrew Cunningham is a friend of the licensed trade, it should look at the Licensing Regulations...
Michelin-starred hosts plan chain
by Tony Halstead The owners of Michelin-starred Northcote Manor, who recently opened a Lancashire gastro pub, are planning more sites. Partners...
On the attack
The licensed trade is under siege again. But the industry has been working hard to correct the misconceptions. Michelle Perrett reports.It looks like...
Hosts must be made to join Pubwatch'
A licensee and former Pubwatch chairman has called for the Scottish Executive to look at making participation in a Pubwatch scheme compulsory....
Blair stamps authority over licensing
The government is standing firm on the Licensing Act, despite a campaign by the Daily Mail and the Conservative Party to halt the reform. Prime...
Rents should be cut by up to £25,000 says Bell
by John Harrington The Freedom for Pubs Association (FFPA) has claimed the Trade & Industry Select Committee report into pubco power is a chance...
GK's managed estate is split into five divisions
by The PMA Team Greene King has re-organised its managed outlets into five divisions following the acquisition of 432 Laurel neighbourhood pubs last...
Government committed to working with industry'
I think everyone in the drinks industry agrees on one thing: alcohol-related crime and those who sell alcohol illegally must be tackled. How we ...
Best Gastro Pub of the year
Wolverhampton & Dudley sponsors this award,which recognises thepub that places itscommercial focus on fresh-cooked food North: Appletree Country...
Power without responsibility
Joseph Goebbels would be taking his hat off to those cunning propagandists at the Daily Mail group. If you're going to lie, lie big. And that's...