Making a Ban Stand
Pub: Bar One Nine.Location: Keynsham, Somerset.Licensees: Alison and Richard Smith.Alison and Richard have pre-empted a smoking ban by introducing a...
Pub: Bar One Nine.Location: Keynsham, Somerset.Licensees: Alison and Richard Smith.Alison and Richard have pre-empted a smoking ban by introducing a...
its people The traumas of a threatened break-up of the business are now behind McMullen's, and MD Peter Furness-Smith is focusing on people and...
by Tony Halstead Evidence has emerged of the dramatic scale of the crackdown on illegal football broadcasts at pubs this season. Media Protection...
race for new licences There is now just over a month to go until the second appointed day and one or two hosts are beginning to wonder whether or...
The protestor at the centre of a Daily Mail story accusing pubs of "blackmail" against local residents is a freelance journalist who writes for the...
Nick Otley has every reason to be proud of his pub - he talks to Nick Yates about keeping things local.Nick Otley, licensee of the Bunch of Grapes in...
Q Is it really true that serving half litres and litres is actually illegal? Don't we use metric measurement now we are in Europe? I would have...
pub safety crackdown by John Harrington A pub managers' union is calling for operators to outline what they will do to promote social responsibility...
The couple have run the Queen's in Baildon, Bradford, for five years. They bought the last 18 months of a lease for £12,500 which also covered the...
FIONA SIMS It may be out of the way on the Lincoln to Grimsby road, but that hasn't stopped the Farmers Arms from becoming a leading guide's top wine...
Police are attempting to force pubs opening after 1am to charge an admission fee of £5 or more in the latest distortion of the new licensing...
era for rural pubs by Ewan Turney Kent brewer and pub operator Shepherd Neame has reinforced its position at the heart of the rural community by...
Helen Thomas, managing director of Westons Cider has just become chairwoman of the National Association of Cider Makers. Jo de Mille talks to her...
Are you getting ready for Christmas and how is trade at the moment? Nicky Wragg Green Dragon Market Lavington Wiltshire 'I can't believe it's that...
Provence under fire for high-rents policy and lack of support for licensees by The PMA Team Some country pubs are closing down because licensees are...
News that I will have to remember all my PIN numbers without fail by next year has put me in a state of panic. But it has also reminded me how much...
by Lucy Britner A chef was killed after falling on a knife in a pub kitchen. Mark Hunt had only been working at the Stag in Leckhampstead,...
Selling cask ale does require more care and attention than keg. But developing a range that entices customers doesn't have to be as daunting as it...
Varying consumer tastes - and some savvy marketing - are changing customer demand for wine in the on-trade. NIGEL HUDDLESTON reports on the...
by Tony Halstead More than 1,000 pubs could miss the boat and be forced to close their doors when the new licensing regime comes into force in just...
A damaging split in the brewing fraternity has been healed, much to the delight of those who treasure the contribution made to beer drinking by the...
Experienced pub operators Jackie and Gary Penfold have taken over as the new landlords at the Kingsley Inn in Northam, near Bideford in Devon. The...
Nick Yates of Ormskirk, Lancashire tells us what he loves about pubs.For me, a good pub has a mixture of accessibility and exclusivity. You want to...
Are the general public not getting bored with reading about the Licensing Act 2003? Not in the opinion of The Daily Telegraph. Under the headline "A...
Licensees at the Morning Advertiser's latest free training day were shown how to transform their customer service. Nigel Huddleston reports At the...
Maria Wells, of the Crown Inn in the West Yorkshire village of Addingham, claims she spent close to £30,000 on improvements to the pub since taking...
The trend towards local sourcing of supplies can often pay dividends for pubs, and none more so than the clutch that have just been honoured in the...
Fancy running a thriving freehouse that has the potential to lure boating trade from the River Nene in Northamptonshire? Well, the Cock Inn, in the...
JD Wetherspoon has become the first pub company to be recognised for employing a mixed age workforce by the Department for Work & Pensions. The...
Pressure on the government to announce a full smoking ban in England is reaching fever pitch after Northern Ireland became the latest country to opt...
by Ewan Turney A former Punch host who led a revolt against the company has bought the freehold of his old pub - for £400,000 plus VAT and stamp...