Our roadshow travels north
PubChef teamed up with top food producers in the north west of England to launch the second of its PubChef Live events at the Three Fishes at Mitton,...
Archives for May 4, 2005
Licensing chaos is being swept under the carpet
I have doubts that all the venom currently being targeted at local councils in respect of the Licensing Act is properly aimed. There is, in my...
Light ales face chop as a result of EU directive
by Ewan Turney Light ales may face the chop as an "unintended consequence" of a European Union health directive on food labelling. The EU directive...
Smoke ban means Boot's on other foot
Daily Telegraph pubs writer ADAM EDWARDS reports on how Labour's smoke ban plan has seen one true blue switch allegiance My good friend Boot is a...
Chef lives to tell tale of spider bite
by Max Gosney A Somerset pub chef was left fighting for his life after being bitten by one of the world's deadliest spiders. Matthew Stevens, who is...
Apply for licences now says BBPA
by Ewan Turney Local councils are reporting that at the halfway point of the transition phase fewer than 5% of all premises licence applications...
Property round-up
The Evenlode on the A40 in the village of Eynsham between Witney and Oxford has come on the market through agent Christie & Co. The two-storey...
The big chill beckons
Has there ever been a better time for beer? With the press full of tales of woe brewery takeovers and mergers, binge drinking, rows over licensing...
A licence at short notice
QHow much notice do you have to give to the police for an occasional licence? I need to run a bar at an event next week. Would it be easier for them...
Host stabbed in Yarmouth pub attack
A 24-year-old man has been arrested after a licensee was stabbed in the stomach at his pub in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Police were called to the...
Scotch:
what's in a name? Once again, the normally placid loch waters of the Scotch whisky world are thrashing like a piranha tank. Andrew Jefford brings...
Win a bite of Big Apple food trends
The MA's PubChef has teamed up with Kitchen Range Foods to offer two lucky licensees the opportunity to win an exciting food study tour to vibrant...
What's on offer
New World wines will be out in force at the fair, but France, which is still number one in the on-trade, will be putting on a big show While the New...
Tackling Sky's unfair' pub subscription rates
by John Harrington Sky subscriptions for pubs should be set at twice the level of domestic users, based on VAT returns, or reflect the capacity of...
Who do you think will win today's General Election?
Adrian Clay Litten Tree, Blackpool "Labour but it will be with a significantly reduced majority, which will be a good thing because it should...
BEDA hits out at SIAover seminar no-show
by John Harrington The Bar Entertainment & Dance Association (BEDA) has hit out at the Security Industry Authority (SIA) for not showing up at a...
Tips to make the most of the fair
Come with a sense of purpose: the fair has a strong emphasis on helping people increase profitability from wines and spirits. It's definitely not the...
Pubcos accused over recruitment firms
Pub companies have been accused of turning a blind eye to the actions of rogue recruitment companies which sublease their sites to unwitting would-be...
Your help builds secure future
It is easy to forget at times when the licensed trade is under attack from so many sides, what a valuable contribution it makes to the economy at...
Pubs warned: face up or shut down
Pubs could be forced to close unless they apply for premises licences before the August deadline.Midway through the six-month period in which...
The Smiths big hit
They may have had successful careers in financial services and retail store management, but that didn't stop the Smiths throwing that all up and...
Tributes paid to charity stalwarts
The Licensed Trade Charity paid tribute to the work by the outgoing teams of the former SLV and LVNH at its annual presentation lunch in London last...
Young's ponders exit from Wandsworth
by Andrew Pring Swirling media speculation on the future of Young's and a sharp rise in share price has prompted chief executive Stephen...
SIA adopts 'common sense' approach
The doorstaff crisis appears to be easing with police and the Security Industry Authority (SIA) adopting a "common sense" approach to door workers...
Jackson turns up heat in Scots' smoke debate
With news that politicians in Scotland have backed plans for a smoking ban, Snifter was intrigued to hear that singer-songwriter Joe Jackson has...
Cellar to glass: Perfection
Producing a high-quality pint of cask ale each and every time is a matter of following some simple basic rules.Licensee delegates at the first Simply...
Now is time to nip the
nit-pickers in the bud The thing about regime change is that you start to get nostalgic about the former system, with all its faults. No, I am not...
New approach at vintage fair
Licensees may have been slow to wake up to the profit potential of wine, but they're catching on fast with help from the likes of the London...
Heavy-handed tactics anger trade
by John Harrington Police forces across the country are increasingly applying inconsistent and heavy-handed tactics to deal with pubs. A number of...
Sargeson steers Laurel to social responsibility
by Tony Halstead Laurel Pub Company has axed a "10 shots for the price of eight" offer and increased the price of its doubles as part of new social...
Entries flood in for perfect pub gong
Greene King has received more than 10,000 entries for its Abbot Ale Perfect Pub Award. The promotion, in conjunction with the Daily Telegraph,...
JDW delays conversion of pubs to no-smoking
The plan to open 60 non-smoking pubs at JD Wetherspoon will be delayed by a couple of months as the company "learns lessons" on the non-smoking pubs...
Exploding the myths on TV soccer
I need to set the record straight once again on the question of screening football matches in the bar. This is because two separate issues are being...
Dudley Council document makes late hours impossible'
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has been accused of making it impossible for pubs to extend their hours by producing an "absolute minefield" of a...
BII membership numbers hit record high
Membership of the BII (the British Institute of Innkeeping), has hit 17,200 its highest ever figure and the trade is still flocking to join....