Newspaper ad encourages objections to late licences
Licensees in Kingston, Surrey, claim residents are inciting objections to their applications for late licences after they placed a full-page advert...
Archives for August 24, 2005
Back bar
workhorses Refrigeration units and glasswashers may not be the sexiest equipment in a pub, but when they go wrong the panic button is the first port...
Questions
Please send in your questions for Alex McGill to answer next month. Email them to: alex.mcgill@venners.co.uk Beer filtering ' have just read one of...
Residential objections
The recent decision by the Birmingham licensing authority that objections from local residents to the opening hours of a JD Wetherspoon pub were not...
Self-financing peace of mind
Many people ask me: 'How much does it cost for regular stocktaking, and they are always surprised when I reply that professional stocktaking should...
A round with The Publican
What made the news in The Publican this week 10 years ago, five years ago and last year.1995Licensees with children's certificates are told they...
Coors confirms Reef could be for sale
Coors Brewers has confirmed it is willing to sell Reef to anyone who comes up with the right offer.Rumours have been circulating that it has been...
Police fail to deliver on anti-drunk laws: BBPA
by John Harrington The British Beer & Pub Asso-ciation (BBPA) has backed Government claims that police are failing to crack down on problem pubs....
Survey roundup key findings from the MA surveys
Over the past three weeks, the MA has published the results of its surveys into the freehouse, tenancy & leasehold and managed sectors. Here are...
Power brands
Across the board it's the big hitting names that win the votes, according to our reader surveys, says ROSIE DAVENPORT Smirnoff, which is undoubtedly...
Hibs carry Coors banner to Europe
Coors is sponsoring Hibernian Football Club during its upcoming European matches. The deal will see the Carling brand adorn the team's strips during...
Survey roundup
ROSIE DAVENPORT gives an overview of the key findings from our surveys over the past three weeks: the year ahead looks good for freehouses, most...
Licensing appeals to flood courts
Chatting with the Westminster justices' office the other day, I learned that instead of the expected winding down of activity, they are winding...
Managed sector working harder for profit
Changing forces in the managed sector mean that operators are having to work harder to turn in profits from big, costly sites. The number of managed...
Keg thefts crisis could cause beer price hikes
by John Harrington Beer prices could be forced up if the current spate of keg thefts continues. Last week it was claimed that up to 250,000 kegs...
King Cobra to target gastropub market
Cobra Beer has launched what is believed to be the first commercially produced bottle-conditioned lager, targeting gastropubs with an eight per cent...
Global worries over Tetley's cask ale
A few weeks ago, walking along Whitehall in London, I dropped into the Red Lion for a beer. The barman served the man ahead of me with a pint of...
MENU OF THE MONTH
Richard Fox looks at some ideas to perk up your September menu September has the potential to be one depressing mother of a month. Not so much from a...
Restaurant prices slammed by host
by Graham Ridout Licensees have expressed mixed feelings at the prices being charged by some of London's leading restaurants. Last week, restaurant...
Jones to explore Ultimate growth
by The PMA Team Newcastle-based nightclub company Ultimate Leisure looks set to go on an expansion drive after its existing management team was...
Drink Talking: Robert Humphreys
Which councils are approaching the new licensing regime in the best way asks Robert Humphreys, secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer...
New crew aboard Ye Olde Ferrie
A waterside 15th-century freehold inn on the banks of the River Wye in Herefordshire has changed hands. The Ye Olde Ferrie Inne, which lives up to...
All out smoking ban demands reach fever pitch
Demands from the anti-smoking lobby for the government to scrap its current plans and introduce an all-out smoking ban are reaching fever pitch.As...
11 days to air smoking views
by Tony Halstead Licensees have just 11 days to deliver their views on proposed smoking legislation before the deadline for submissions on the...
ADZ views ignored by Government: part II
by Ewan Turney Further alarming evidence of the Government's disregard for the concerns of police and councils over alcohol disorder zones (ADZ) has...
Would-be licensees out of pocket
Would-be licensees have again been left out of pocket by a pub operator offering them the pub of their dreams.Manchester-based Aviation Group Ltd,...
Responsibility for repairs
QWe took over a pub earlier this year which was quite run down and for most of that time the roof has been leaking. We have asked about this many...
Guest critical after assault at wedding
A man could be left with permanent brain damage after he was attacked during a wedding reception at a London pub. The wedding was paid for by TV show...
Licensees in the lurch over licence applications
Licensees across the country who paid solicitors, consultants and agents to handle their applications are discovering they have been left in the...
Scots want clarification over grandfather rights
by John Harrington Trade leaders are calling for the Scottish Executive to clarify its plans for grandfather rights under Scotland's new licensing...
Help vital for newcomers
The more support pubcos offer, the more chance of avoiding the disasters that tarnish our image Andrew Pring, Editor Of all the problems facing the...
Pubco turned bully boys as we battle bankruptcy
I read with interest your opinion article 'Struggling hosts need help in the 11 August issue of the Morning Advertiser and write regarding this and...
Hooking the Chelsea masses
Gus Evans has had to appeal to a wide variety of customers since he took the bold step of converting the Butcher's Hook, opposite Chelsea Football...
Red alert on switching
by Ewan Turney Red Bull has won a landmark legal case in Scotland preventing pubs and clubs from passing off other products as Red Bull to unwitting...