Archives for October 19, 2005

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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...

McMullen's looks to

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...

Daily Mail licensing protestor exposed

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...

Doing it himself

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...

Preserving the pint

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...

NALHM chief calls for

pub safety crackdown by John Harrington A pub managers' union is calling for operators to outline what they will do to promote social responsibility...

A wine oasis in a culinary desert

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...

Sheps nets a new

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...

Cider's First Lady

Helen Thomas, managing director of Westons Cider has just become chairwoman of the National Association of Cider Makers. Jo de Mille talks to her...

BAR TALK

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...

Using plastic for slates is coming

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...

Pub chef dies in knife fall horror

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,...

Casking in glory

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...

Chile wind gives France a cold

Varying consumer tastes - and some savvy marketing - are changing customer demand for wine in the on-trade. NIGEL HUDDLESTON reports on the...

Welcome end to brewing monks' rift

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 couple take on Kingsley

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...

What I love about pubs: Nick Yates

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...

Legal advice - The A-Z of TEN's

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...

Turn customers into guests

Licensees at the Morning Advertiser's latest free training day were shown how to transform their customer service. Nigel Huddleston reports At the...

Gold stars

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...

JDW recruitment policy wins recognition

JD Wetherspoon has become the first pub company to be recognised for employing a mixed age workforce by the Department for Work & Pensions. The...