It's been fun!
Writing on the eve of her departure, Editor-in-Chief Lorna Harrison looks back at 12 years on The Publican - and 12 years of changes in the pub...
Archives for December 15, 2005
THE GUV'NOR
The licensee of the Woolpack Inn in Islip, Northamptonshire, argues that the big winners in the new licensing era will be the supermarkets and...
Norfolk all hours... Chavs... Toilet humour...
Review of 2005
Waverley picks up the pieces after oil inferno
by Tony Halstead and The PMA Team Waverley TBS staff were working around the clock this week to maintain supplies to customers after one of its...
Many pub-goers still unaware of new licensing laws
Three weeks in to the new Licensing Act a third of under-45 year-olds are still unaware that the laws have changed, according to a survey.Despite the...
Kiss 'n' tell... Holy bat-signal... Empty vessels...
review of 2005
MP calls for more focus to kerb puco abuse of licensees
to curb pubco 'abuse' by John Harrington Labour MP Michael Wills has told fellow MPs in the House of Commons that Government scrutiny of the pubcos...
Getting a grip on New Year's Eve
Recently on this page, I answered a question about New Year's Eve this year, following which I had an interesting discussion about entertainment pubs...
Mail strike... New hours... Punch hits right note...
review of 2005
That's Champion
Kim Champion's St Albans pub has become a destination venue. But, as Sue Nowak discovered, despite winning many awards the chef still has her sights...
Licensing@aol.com ...Legal help.
New rules on children Q A neighbouring licensee is now allowing families into his bar with children. But my new licence says that I must not have...
Almost 15,000 sign up to our Lay off my Local
Signatures in support of the Morning Advertiser's 'Lay off my Local' campaign are nearing the 15,000 mark. Licensees are still gathering in large...
Guernsey's RW Randall up for sale
Guernsey brewer RW Randall is up for sale following what appears to be an internal disagreement over the company's future."The company has reached a...
Beating time
It wasn't just the Daily Mail's screaming headlines that provided licensees and industry figures with the laughs in 2005. JOHN HARRINGTON and JO de...
Tim Bonham resigns
Tim Bonham has resigned as chief executive of Nottingham brewer and retailer Hardys & Hansons at the same time as the company unveiled a profits...
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Festive hours to suit at last
ASBO snack bar... Pay-what-you-think... Brains...
review of 2005
Licensee counts cost of council's door decision
by Lucy Britner A Penzance licensee has been told he must employ a doorman for at least 12 hours a day during British summer time. Furious Josh...
BAR TALK
What do you think of England's chances in the World Cup? Mike Mercer The Albion Chester 'I don't know. I think we'll do pretty well. They've been...
Election fever... Royal invitation... TV-B-Gone...
review of 2005
Good tidings
Initiatives on the beer front came thick and fast during 2005. One of the MA's contributions came in the form of our Good for Beer series. Here we...
On The Grapevine
With Philip Goodband MW, Constellation Europe.The person submitting the 'Star Question' as chosen by Philip each month will receive a bespoke...
Winners celebrate awards glory
list of competition winners
My Shout
The trade will get the last laugh as many of its critics during 2005 are already being proved wrong says Doug Clydesdale In 1450 Johannes Gutenberg...
CITY BRIEFS
JDW founder nets £1.2m from share sale JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has made his first share sale for a number of years. Martin has sold...
Buxom barmaids... Ann Summers... Wild cats...
Review of year
Free vote on Smoking Ban Moves Closer
The likelihood of Labour MPs being given a free vote on a total smoking ban rose this week after reports suggested members of Tony Blair's Cabinet...
LETTERS
Battling against media misrepresentation The national media has misrepresented many matters on the subjects of binge drinking and '24-hour drinking',...
Review panel reveals 'botched' transition
I have been reading with some interest the recently published Interim Report of the Licensing Fees Review Panel which was set up principally to look...
E-mail elbow... Clocking on...Lose the chews...
What are they thinking?
Chuck out that Christmas chintz
Celebrate the festive season with good food and drink, says Adam Edwards - and let's ban the singing reindeers from our pubs For 11 months of the...