Pub chefs on alert over Sudan I contaminated-food scare
Pub chefs have been placed on alert over Food Standard Agency (FSA) fears that foods containing cancer-causing chemicals could have reached many...
Archives for February 24, 2005
Two Edinburgh pubcos offer to pay for policing
by Ewan Turney Two of Edinburgh's top pub operators have offered to pay for policing as part of their applications for new large clubs in the city...
Silver gets the bullet in WKD brands shake-up
by Rosie Davenport Beverage Brands has pledged to focus on bringing new products to the RTD market after axing WKD Silver. The supplier said it...
Big brewers deal price hike blow to pubs: Ross
by John Harrington Stuart Ross, chief executive of Scottish brewer and pubco Belhaven, has hit out at the "hugely inflationary" price rises...
PubChef Live goes north
The venue for the second Morning Advertiser PubChef Live event is the Three Fishes in Mitton, Lancashire. The pub is owned by Ribble Valley Inns,...
Pubs furious at lack of support over cancer food scare
Licensees have been left outraged and confused by the lack of information about how the cancer food scare is affecting pubs.Some pubs were still...
In the nitrokeg market, the rise of John Smith's continues u
When the research was conducted, the Scottish Courage brand had just added sponsorship of the Grand National to its award-winning Peter Kay...
New course set for riverside inn
Former hotelier Andrew Parke has taken the helm of the unusual Bridge Inn and Restaurant in Acle, Norfolk. Parke purchased the Bridge's leasehold...
Make the guilty pubs pay, says ACPO chief
by John Harrington Pubs should contribute to local policing or medical costs but only those venues that are known to cause problems ACPO...
40 firefighters tackle pub blaze
More than 40 firefighters were called to tackle a fire at a 16th-century pub in Tonbridge, Kent, on Monday. Fire teams suspect the blaze at the...
How to run a beer festival
If you've never taken the plunge, heed a bit of friendly advice from some of those who have boosted their sales of ales Have a good reason for doing...
Adnams signs Bitburger deal
Adnams and Bitburger have signed a 10-year rolling contract that will further strengthen the existing14-year relationship. This is the first time the...
Dominant ales
Size matters or so it would seem in the ale market. The national brewers have moved out of ale in recent years, making way for a strong charge...
Branded-spirits food sales boost
Alcohol-themed dishes based on branded products could help pubs boost food sales, according to drinks distributor Thomas Lowndes & Co. The...
Portman shoots its own foot over Kalashnikov'
Am I alone in thinking the Portman Group has lost its marbles? Last week's decision on banning Kalashnikov vodka left me totally bewildered. The...
Camra targets quick buck' pub conversions
by Ewan Turney The Campaign for Real Ale has launched an updated version of its Public House Viability Test booklet in a bid to reverse the...
Trade's a treasure at Hook & Parrot
The Hook & Parrot, which attracts a varied mix of custom during the day and evenings, has come onto the market in Devon. The pub is positioned...
Receivers take helm at 46-strong letting' firm
by The PMA Team Barber Letting, a multiple lessee that held 46 pubs with two major pub companies, has gone into receivership. The Barnsley-based...
Peachtree tests water with 80-year leases
A new pub company is to trial an 80-year free-of-tie assignable lease on two pubs in East Anglia. The pair the Sibton White Horse, near...
Davies' pub-to-housing plan fuels village outcry
by Ewan Turney Cotswold villagers launched a scathing attack on fashion guru George Davies and his wife, Fiona, claiming that they have "their own...
Host on trail to use Slug & Lettuce name
A landlord who has recently taken on a Berkshire pub has hit a dilemma over plans to revive its original name the Slug & Lettuce. John...
Recouping closure losses
QWhen we took over this lease, the premises was in a bad state in certain parts and despite numerous requests, the brewery did nothing. All of a...
The taste of summers past
Andrew Jefford wishes that beer could catch the excitement of wine I've spent the last few weeks filling my head with Burgundy. No, I'm not...
Ringing the changes
Although it is Britain's oldest brewery, Shepherd Neame retains a modern image. Andrew Catchpole reports.Jonathan Neame is not short of an opinion or...
Locals pull off buyout to save Swan Inn
A 600-year-old Cheshire pub has been saved from closure after regulars staged a buyout last week. Former owner Ian Edmonson had planned to convert...
Fashion guru's plan is not all sewn up
George Davies may be a fashion guru but his grasp of licensing and planning laws may not be stitched up properly. His wife's plan to close their...
Entire GK estate to joinPubwatch by year-end
by John Harrington Greene King has vowed to get every one of its entire 600-strong estate into a Pubwatch scheme by the end of the year. The...
Licensees set up new pressure groups
Frustrated licensees are so fed up with the raw deal they are being handed by the government and pub companies that they have decided to fight...
Wales ready to battle smoking ban
The battle against a national smoking ban in Wales is hotting up - with The Publican now working with licensees to help them add their voices to the...
Licensee to go to court to save noisy pet cockerel
The licensee of a Kent pub could be fined £20,000 by his local council if he fails to stop his pet cockerel from crowing.Peter Palmer, who runs the...
Ministry of Sound wants 24-hr licence
London nightclub the Ministry of Sound is set to be one ofthe first venues to apply for a24-hour licence. The club already opens until 5am on...
Yates pub refused licence as 'threat to public safety'
Yates Group is appealing to the crown court against a decision by magistrates to refuse a licence at its site in Swinton, Lancashire.It was refused...
Passion players
It may be tucked away in the Mendip Hills, but the Vobster is a destination food pub that specialises in the fruits of the sea. Mark Taylor reports...
Rogue pubs should be social outcasts
If you watched the BBC TV programme on binge drinking last week I imagine that most of you would have been as horrified as I was by the picture it...
Hunt for attacker who bit man's ear off
A man who had his ear bitten off in a pub fight is in a comfortable condition in hospital. The attack on the 40-year-old happened in the Villa...
Regionality is the name of the game
The regional nature of the market and the rolling programme of seasonal brews that brewers come up with, sets the ale category apart from virtually...
Should Ken Livingstone have apologised for his Nazi concentr
Mike Smith Three Compasses Hornsey London "I think it is something that if he had said in private no-one would have thought twice about it, but...
OFT rules Nottingham pricing scheme illegal
by Tony Halstead A drinker who complained about the price of a pint after pubs tried to set a minimum price for beer in Nottingham has seen his case...
Drink Talking: Chris Maclean
It's high time that people took notice of all the good that a decent local pub can do says Chris Maclean of the Plough & Harrow in Bridge, Kent.I...
Pub is the Hub is set to grow
Everybody knows it's not easy running a rural pub. In many cases, pubs in hamlets and small villages teeter on the edge of viability with marginal...
Yates's bar loses licence after violence
A Yates's Wine Lodge in Swinton, Greater Manchester, has had its licence application rejected by Salford magistrates after they heard that police had...
Seizing the Laurel crown
Laurel Pub Company is now owned byproperty tycoon Robert Tchenguiz. The PMA Team meets new chief executive Julian Sargeson, who will imminently...
Trade's finally fighting amid transition turmoil
It is hardly surprising, after the almost farcical start to the transition process this month, that heated words were exchangedat the Department for...