Archives for April 13, 2005

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Andrew Rothwell

Farmers Arms Heskin Green Lancashire "We had the wedding on television in the pub, but truthfully, there was very little interest shown. Most...

Gastro pub set to go global

by Max Gosney The gastro pub will become a world player this May with the launch of a Geronimo Inns pub at Heathrow airport. Travellers from all...

Drink Talking: Andy Brooks

Andy Brooks of the Laughing Fish, Isfield, East Sussex feels the need to defend an accused ale - Greene King's IPA.Greene King IPA is often seen as a...

Overheads lead to record beer hikes

by Tony Halstead Beer drinkers are facing record rises in the price of a pint as hard-pressed licensees struggle to meet brewery increases and a...

On-trade sales hit by supermarkets

Concern that cut-price alcohol in supermarkets is fuelling a drop in on-trade sales has been confirmed by government statistics.In the week that...

First franchisee' for Mentor

Pub company Mentor Inns has appointed its first "franchisee" with responsibility for finding pubs and licensees. Paul Mahon, a Fellow of the BII...

Behind Portman doors

The Portman Group, the drinks industry watchdog, has faced stiff criticism recently for blacklisting Kalashnikov vodka and Charles Wells' Sex on the...

FSA's new food dye warning

The Food Standards Agency has warned pubs to remain vigilant after new discoveries of foods contaminated with carcinogenic Sudan dyes. The Government...

Tasting the fruits of workers' labour

Did you know there is a pub in Clapham, south-west London, called the MA? As I sauntered down Clapham Manor Street last week I stopped short at the...

Year of the Dragon

Sponsorship of the Welsh rugby side during its Grand Slam triumph put Brains well and truly in the spotlight. Adrian Tierney-Jones takes a closer...

Lib Dems and the trade

Over the coming weeks the Morning Advertiser will be scrutinising the pub policies of the main parties. This week John Harrington grills Don Foster,...

Customer insight: Mind control

Knowing how your customers tick, their needs and foibles will help encourage them to become regulars, the latest research discovers. Phil Mellows...

From the Manor born

The owners of the award-winning Northcote Manor have stepped into the pub food world and, as Tony Halstead finds, the Three Fishes is immediately...

None of us desire a police state

If you pick apart the latest Home Office initiative on the issue of penalty notices for selling to someone who is drunk, it does not make too much...

Direction signs to pubs

QI want to put up a sign at the end of the road to direct people to the pub. I have the landowner's permission to do this, but I have been told that...

Babushka's banned directors are back

by The PMA Team Four company directors banned from holding directorships for 40 years have all found work with the company that now owns their...

Police probe man's death near pub

Three men were arrested and later bailed in connection with the death of a 21-year-old man outside a north London pub. Wayne Kelly, from Neasden,...

Urbium buys twolate-licensed bars

London bar operator Urbium has bought two bars trading as "One of Two" located in Wood Street and Old Broad Street, in the City of London. The Wood...

Young's:

right place right time? Family brewer Young's has been operating out of its South London base for almost 175 years, but tradition may not stop it...

On show: the best Britain can offer

by Tony Halstead The best in British beer and regional food is to be showcased to around 8,000 people at a new festival being launched by the North...

Yates outlet tops police call-out list

A councillor has used the Freedom of Information Act to discover the 10 bars in his part of London that have prompted the highest number of Met...

Not what was planned

Although there are a number of reasons why so few applications have been made for conversion to premises licences, one of the major factors must be...

Sherry ­ a match for any food

Full marks to my local for stocking fino ­ but nil points for offering me a stale glassful and for looking at me blankly when I asked them to open a...

Global support for St George's Day bid

Norfolk licensee Tony Bennett is receiving support from all corners of the globe in his bid to establish St George's Day on 23 April as a national...