Greene King directors earn £1.4m in bonuses
by The PMA Team Greene King directors earned record bonuses of £1.4m in the wake of its £654m acquisition of Laurel Pub Company, according to the...
Archives for August 10, 2005
Plough's yields are on the rise
The East Sussex pub has reaped a productive first year, but its licensees seek more growth. EWAN TURNEY reports The Plough had been a private house...
A Canterbury tale
The trade forced local authorities to back down when it recently won a landmark High Court victory over Canterbury's over-zealous interpretation of...
Pubs reap benefits of the Ashes factor
There was no sticky wicket for pub sales in Birmingham as thousands of cricket fans descended on the city for the Ashes Test match. Licensees...
Couple take reins of Hare
& Hounds A couple from Berkshire have taken on a popular freehold in Hempstead near Gresham's School, founded in 1555 by former Lord Mayor of...
Government red-faced over guidelines
Government officials have been left red-faced after it emerged last week that the guidelines for new licence applications have yet to be finalised....
Great British beer pulls in the crowds
The press office at Olympia, site of last week's Great British Beer Festival, has a balcony that is a first-floor eyrie, with a commanding view of...
Minister urges those who missed deadline to apply immediatel
For those 6,000 licensees who have yet to apply, the message is clear do not hang around. 'The key is that anyone who missed the deadline has to get...
Regulars at a north Wales pub can now deposit a prayer as th
In a bid to bring spiritual enlightenment to pub going, a 'prayer box has been installed on the bar at Ye Olde Mail Coach in Conwy. Customers simply...
Police and council can't share bed
It is a little disingenuous of Councillor Audrey Lewis in the MA ('Even Coulson can get it wrong over licensing letters, 4 August) to seek to divert...
Wish you were here
David and Tricia Smith wanted to create 'the sort of place we'd look for if we were on holiday. And, following a £200,000 refurb, the Bickley Mill...
Residing on premises
QWhat is going to be the situation about residing on the premises if you are a licensee? If the justices have insisted on someone being resident on...
Sky, damned Sky and its football spend statistics
Last year, Sky charged me £16 per game for PremPlus. I paid this, not because I thought there would be a good audience for football at Saturday...
Hundreds fight to stop sale of pub for housing
by Tony Halstead More than 700 people are fighting to stop Punch Taverns selling off a West Yorkshire pub in a proposed £1.5m property deal. A...
An early licence for Toby
Toby Kheng, from Lincolnshire, has become probably the youngest person in England and Wales to gain a personal licence under the Licensing Act 2003....
Thousands miss out on grandfather rights
by Ewan Turney About 6,000 pubs have lost their grandfather rights after failing to submit their premises licence applications before the 6 August...
Are top flight professional soccer players overpaid?
Anita Adams The Golden Slipper, York 'Yes, they are overpaid and probably under-worked. If they earn their pay, fair enough, but I think these...
White buys Yew Tree to raise stakes in pub fare
by Mark Taylor Legendary chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White has taken over a 17th-century Hampshire pub. He bought the freehold of the Yew...
Relocation show helps pair find 'perfect pub'
by Ewan Turney A mother and daughter have found their perfect freehold pub with the help of Channel 4's Relocation, Relocation TV show. The pair,...
Record numbers pulled in by the taste of real ale
by MA Reporter The Campaign for Real Ale's Great British Beer Festival saw a record 47,000 visitors at London's Olympia last week. This is an...
RICS to examine rent calculation
by Ewan Turney The co-founder of the Freedom for Pubs Association (FFPA) is hopeful that significant progress can now be made in calculating fairer...
Big growth for Woodward
New owners of the UK's third--largest food supply company, Woodward Foodservice, have promised a programme of significant expansion following its...
Organic nettle beer launched by H&W
A new organic nettle beer, brewed to be enjoyed with a range of dishes, has been unveiled by Dorset brewer Hall & Woodhouse. Stinger made its...
New products
Wychwood Brewery brought its new limited-edition ale to the GBBF a 4.2% abv fruity ale called Battle Axe. Wychwood's head brewer Jeremy Moss said: 'I...
The rescuers
CAMRA's new pub preservation initiative is all set on helping tight-knit communities hang on to their local pub. James Wilmore reports.In our...
Government urged to rethink smoking ban
Trade leaders meet to discuss practical options By Tony Halstead The Government is being pressed to consider practical alternatives to its proposed...
Speak up on smoke ban
Licensees and pub operators are being urged to make their voices heard before the close of the Government's smoking cons- ultation on September 5.Key...
Youth accused of murdering Punch host
An 18-year-old youth has been charged with murder following the death of licensee Bob Todd near his pub in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, last...
What lurks beneath licensing avalanche?
The final rush of applications to beat the deadline has now ended, but there are bound to be a few anxious faces out there wondering how things will...