Letters
Letters
Archives for November 3, 2005
Bar-Me goes plastic after glass assault
A Laurel pub in Milton Keynes will become a glass-free zone within two months. Bar-Me is going all-plastic following a campaign by the family of...
Drink Talking: Kevin O'Connor
Our decision not to sell food is finally set to pay dividends says Kevin O'Connor of the Swan Inn, Newton Abbot.We are a small pub whose core...
Rentwatch
Rentwatch
Pubs flushed with awards overkill
You know that the self-congratulatory awards business has sunk as low as it can go when a gong is handed out for the quality of a pub privy. Adam...
Brewers tackle supermarket price war with smaller packs
Brewers finally look to be winning the battle to increase the price point of their brands in supermarkets this Christmas.They have fought an...
Unearth a real treasure at the Miner's Arms
A 250-year-old pub that has featured in the popular television soap Peak Practice is up for grabs in the picturesque Peak District National Park,...
'Ridiculous' objections target bids for licences
by John Harrington Residents are continuing to lodge unfounded and 'bloody ridiculous' objections to pub licence applications. That is the message...
In Brief
In Brief
New off-trade body to tackle under-age sales
by John Harrington The off-trade has agreed to tighten up its policy towards under-age sales after a summit meeting with top ministers and police....
Punch behind Government over bill move
Britain's second-largest pubco, Punch Taverns, is one surprising supporter of the Government's food-based ban. Unlike most operators, Punch, which...
Third Appointed Day was mooted by government
A "Third Appointed Day" would have solved many of the problems that have beset the build-up to the new licensing regime, a Whitehall committee was...
Trade presses MPs to block 'unworkable' plans
The trade will now wait and hope MPs have the sense to block the Government's unworkable smoking ban proposals. Both the trade and the pro-ban lobby...
Heat's on for over-rented pubs
There have been claims that the pub-owning company Provence is charging tenants unaffordable rents at some country inns. Its pubs are sold to...
Trade slams 'madness' of smoking proposals
Government contempt prompts dismay by Ewan Turney The Government has shown 'complete contempt' for the public in pushing ahead with its plan to ban...
Blow for trade as students turn away from pub careers
Only one in 10 students on hospitality courses view pubs as a long-term career option, according to research revealed exclusively at today's Publican...
Smoke ban to spark lawsuits
The Government's 'shambolic' smoking ban will lead to a flood of lawsuits - that's the stark warning from personal injury solicitors Thompsons. The...
The day Dr Reid turned into Mr Hyde
In the days when trains had smoking compartments, a friend with both a wicked sense of humour and an addiction to nicotine would say to people...
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Wrong details on licence QWe have recently received our new premises licence and it shows different hours from the ones we requested in the variation...
Fears of licensing chaos unfounded
Fears of a trade meltdown post-November 24 have been banished with councils reporting that almost 100 per cent of applications have been...
Bar manager jailed over takings theft
A bar manager has been jailed for 15 months for stealing nearly £20,000 from his pub to prop up a failing food section. Timothy Knight took £19,200...
Strip-search landlady outraged after police raid
A Hampshire tenant is struggling to recover from the effects of heavy-handed police tactics after she and her customers were strip searched in a...
It's official - this man's job is better than porn
A Derby man has landed one of the top 10 best jobs in Britain, a magazine poll has revealed. Forget being an astronaut or undercover secret agent,...
Beer the Belgian way
When it comes to innovation in the beer market and attitudes to serving and drinking it, the British are light years behind their European neighbour...
Sands snaps up Wessex to create Definnitive
by The PMA Team Former Pubmaster boss John Sands has bought the 30-strong Wessex Taverns out of administration for around £20m. The deal will mean...
Charles Wells boss hits out at clubs exemption
by Ewan Turney Bedford brewer and operator Charles Wells has blasted the Government for giving private clubs a smoke-ban exemption and forecast a...
The truth is out there
After last week's smoking ban announcement, people are looking for answers.For now, the national focus on the smoking ban has moved on. Bird flu,...
Sheps AGM hears about mystery bid
A mystery bidder offered Shepherd Neame around £100m for its freehold pubs in a share-and-leaseback deal earlier this year - but the offer was...
Licensees' reaction
Gerry Murray Newmarket Inn, Nottingham 'I don't think the Government has considered it will cost a lot to keep the streets clean after people go...
Rochdale's Spring Inn proud of its staff
The 45-strong team at the Spring Inn in Rochdale are the latest to be nominated for The Publican's Proud of Your Staff award.Manager at the JW...
'£1,000 per week rent isn't viable'
A fortnight ago, the Morning Advertiser revealed that many Provence licensees are struggling to pay steep rents. PAUL CHARITY takes a closer look at...
Novus: new name for Urbium
by Mark Stretton Urbium, the late-night bar operator, is to change its name to Novus. The move follows its £113m management-backed buyout by Electra...
Top pub chef is Keen as mustard
Pub chef Daniel Keen has been named as Tees Valley's hottest culinary talent in a regional newspaper award scheme.Darren, joint licensee with his...
Hosts given notice to make the TENs count
In the second of four articles prior to licensing D-Day, Peter Coulson explains how temporary event notices work Next week you will have the first...
Pub Chef awards bulletin
Jonathan Furby, landlord/chef of the Linnet in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, won the Starters and Light Bites category with baked pork and mustard tart on...
Retro active
Pub operator Geronimo Inns broke the mould when it opened a premium food-led outlet at Britain's busiest airport back in May. JOHN HARRINGTON...