12,000 more pubs set to see spy in the cellar
by The PMA Team Buying outside the tie is set to be a thing of the past because of the spread of beer flow monitoring equipment. Brulines equipment...
Archives for September 7, 2005
Red joins Blue as WKD extends RTD offering
by Rosie Davenport Beverage Brands is the latest supplier to inject new life into the RTD sector with the launch of a third flavour in its WKD range....
Drink sales drop at smoke-free JDWs
by The PMA Team JD Wetherspoon will review its non-smoking pub experiment in the new year after a 7% drop in sales in August at the first 36 pubs to...
Fancy a grand? Prizes galore for beer writers
Beer we go again for the biggest and best awards for beer writers and broadcasters! If you think you have got the words to be Beer Writer of the Year...
The Falkland Arms
Great Tew, Oxfordshire 01608 683653 Whoever said that ale wasn't for women would get a shock if they entered the Falkland Arms, where women chatting...
LAs admit missed deadlines could lead to closures
Licensees who failed to get their licensing applications in before the August 6 deadline could find themselves facing closure if there are...
The MA's
Top 20 UK Pubs 2005 Last year, the Morning Advertiser's first poll of the UK's top pubs as voted for by the industry was the talk of the trade....
Daily Mail: 'The Publican says'
Journalists. They're the scum of the earth aren't they? And no-one knows this better than us on The Publican!We know the games that the media can...
The Square and Compass
Worth Matravers, Dorset 01929 439229 Local ciders and home-made pasties are just two of the attractions of this quirky freehouse, set in a remote...
The Churchill Arms
2 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London 0207 727 4242 As you walk into this 200-year-old traditional Fuller's pub, clad head to toe in...
The Fleece
Witney, Oxfordshire 01993 892270 Victoria Moon, joint director of the Peach Pub Company, describes the Fleece as a 'relaxed, all-day meeting place,...
Trade petitions Govt to phase in smoking ban
by Ewan Turney The trade has warned the Government that its plan to ban smoking by 2008 in all pubs that serve food will not achieve either of its...
Trade warned of SIA licensing shortfall
Concern is mounting that an impending increase in the number and types of venues that will be forced to employ door supervisors could put a severe...
The Yew Tree Inn
Cauldon Lowe, Staffordshire 01538 308348 This 300-year-old freehouse is admired for its fascinating collection of artefacts which include pianolas,...
JDW moral lone ranger
the abandonment of discounted doubles will have cost jdw spirit volume and sales The PMA Team, Deputy Editor One remarkable fact emerged from the...
ScotCo pours millions into cold draught plan
by John Harrington Scottish Courage has broken new ground by releasing cold versions of all its draught brands. The move is a multi-million pound bid...
War of the roses
Gastro pubs offering glitzy menus at restaurant prices gobble up an increasing slice of the pub food market. Can a simple publican still serve...
Why it's time for action against the Daily Mail...
The Daily Mail has reignited its campaign against the new licensing regime with a series of damning articles over the summer. Much to the chagrin of...
Legal advice: Game on?
The rules surrounding the Olympics will be complex, warns our legal team.By Amanda Frayne of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London...
Punch delivers instant food solutions for pubs
by Ewan Turney Punch Taverns has unveiled a series of seven food solution packages to help its licensees capitalise on the increasing popularity of...
Cask ale: the phoenix from the Ashes
By the time you read these words I shall be sitting at the Oval on the first day of the last Ashes Test match, hoping the weather holds and England...
JDW launches menu upgrade
Food sales now drive around half of turnover at JD Wetherspoon's 655 pubs.Announcing the company's annual results, Wetherspoon's finance director Jim...
The Wild Duck
Ewen, Gloucestershire 01285 770310 It is not surprising that customers are prepared to travel from as far as Bristol and London to eat their Sunday...
Premises join scheme to crack down on underage sales
A growing number of licensed premises are running "Challenge 21" style policies in attempt to guarantee they are not selling alcohol to underage...
A Victory worth celebrating
Licensees the length and breadth of the country are being urged to join in the celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of Britain's victory at the...
The White Horse
Parson's Green, London 0207 736 2115 After 25 years at the helm of this outstanding pub, licensee Mark Dorber has developed an operating approach as...
The Fighting Cocks
High Street, Stottesdon, Shropshire 01746 718270 Built through funding from the Government's Pub is the Hub scheme and a loan from the nearby...
InBev shuns accusations over Artois Bock
InBev UK has slammed reports that it is encouraging dangerous drinking through its new Artois Bock beer.The beer, which is 6.2 per cent ABV and...
Frustrated Ferguson
The pressure on Manchester United is mounting, and it shows. After the defeat to Manchester City in the Premiership last Saturday, ManU manager Sir...
The Brewery Tap
80 Westgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire 01733 358500 Opened in 1988, this freehouse also houses the award-winning microbrewery Oakham, which, its...
The Taps
2 Henry Street, Lytham, Lancashire 01253 736226 'There is a passion in this Greene King-owned pub for cask ale, and people come from all over to...
52 SFI sites on sale will fail to raise £2m tops
by The PMA Team A group of 52 former SFI Group sites being sold by administrator Pricewaterhouse Coopers is likely to raise no more than £2m and...
Publican readers' views on smoking presented to DOH
The views of Publican readers from across England and Wales were delivered to the Department of Health (DoH) this week at the close of the...
Boycott the Daily Mail
The Publican is leading the fight back over the Daily Mail's flawed attacks on the trade and is now asking pubs to boycott the paper.Following a...
Bomb fallout squeezes trade in London pubs
by John Harrington Further evidence has emerged that the July bomb attacks have continued to dent trade at central London pubs weeks after the...
Marketing: A mystery no longer
A new scheme makes mystery shopper insights affordable to more pubs. Phil Mellows finds out more.There are pluses and minuses for independent...
Property round-up
The Rumwell Inn is situated on the A38 leading from Taunton to Wellington, Somerset. The pub has a reputation for quality service and food. There is...
What's all the fuss about?
When was the Battle of Trafalgar? The Battle of Trafalgar took place on 21 October 1805 and was fought off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast,...
The Fishes
North Hinksey, Oxfordshire 01865 249796 Having undergone a complete refurbishment in June, the Peach Pub Company's 19th-century brick-built inn is...
Stragglers face long delays for licences
There is absolutely no doubt now that a considerable number of 'licensed premises will not be in a position to trade legally on 24 November this...
Sky 'alternatives' are not legal
I make no apologies for returning to the subject of pub screenings of Premiership football and the like, because my postbag is still full of...
Burton lives a dream
It's the stuff of dreams for fans and players of the FA Cup. A bunch of part-time footballers who make up Burton Albion will get to stamp their...
The Fat Cat
49 West End Street, Norwich 01603 624364 Described by one of our voters as a 'fantastic back-street boozer that is a must to track down, this...
The Punch Tavern
Fleet Street, London 0207 353 6658 When Fleet Street was the country's media hub, journalists buckling under the pressure of an imminent deadline...
In good Company
When the Beer Orders came into force in 1989, it was a real shake-up for the Worshipful Company of Brewers one of Britain's oldest trade bodies....
BBPA requests investigation into backdoor smoke bans
LACORS, the local authority co-ordinating body, is asking both St Albans City & District Council and Preston City Council to clarify their...
Open late to watch Khan
After a busy weekend of Premiership football action and an entertaining, intriguing final qualifying round of European rugby in the Heineken Cup, all...
How did your cellar cooling system cope over the summer?
Mike Fallon The Wheatsheaf Barrow-in-Furness 'It held out okay until last week, when it broke down and we had to get people round to put a new python...
The Bartons Arms
44 High Street, Aston, Birmingham 0121 3335988 Built by architects James and Lister Lea in 1901, the Grade II listed Mitchells & Butlers pub...
The Ashes' winners pubs and brewers
Pubs are bracing themselves for a bumper weekend of takings as punters are expected to cram venues to the rafters to view the finale of the Ashes....
The Old Crown
Hesket Newmarket, Cumbria 01697 478288 With the Hesket Brewery located at the end of the pub's garden, customers never worry about running out of...