Dickson killed in boating accident
A former chairman and managing director of the Yates Group, Peter Dickson, has been killed in a swimming accident in the West Indies. Dickson, 52,...
Archives for January 5, 2006
FA under fire for closed period footy screenings
The FA Premier League (FAPL) has been accused of hypocrisy for permitting a bar in Newcastle United's stadium to show games on Saturday afternoons when other pubs may not.
Banks host with 'damaged' Brulines kit will not be fined
A West Midlands licensee has claimed faults in his Brulines beer monitoring equipment led to a bill for £1,700 for buying out. But Brulines insists...
Partial smoking ban is 'unworkable' say MPs
MPs have slammed the Government's proposals to exclude drink-only and private members' clubs from a smoking ban as 'unfair, unjust, inefficient and...
BEDA chief in call for even-handed policing
A trade leader is asking the Home Office to step in over inconsistent and unfair policing around the country. Some police forces have adopted the...
Festive period shows longer hours have no effect on crime
Predictions of waves of violence and a sales bonanza for pubs opening later failed to materialise during what turned out to be a subdued festive...
Big surge in celebrating New Year at home
Seven out of 10 people shunned the pub in favour of a night in or at a friend's on New Year's Eve. A poll conducted by ICM research revealed that...
Recovery needed after a strip-search police raid
Advice and feedback after a police raid leaves a Basingstoke landlady shaken
BEDA plans to protest
Underage drinkers stings operations to get official complaint
LETTERS
Brush up on law to stop alcohol sales confusion I thought I would share a story with you in order to provide Morning Advertiser readers with some...
Smoking ban to start affecting property prices this year
The issue of smoking in pubs looks set to have the biggest impact on property prices over the next year, leading property agents have...
Two Church House Inns sold in Devon
The Church House Inns in South Hams - have changed hands.
Merit in Harold Wilson brewery plan
Government documents from 1975, released under the '30-year rule' last month, reveal a plan by former Labour PM Harold Wilson to save small breweries...
Test purchasers told to tell lies
Pressure is being ramped up on pubs to ensure they ask for ID as local authorities bring a new focus on underage sales in 2006.Liverpool City Council...
Police urge pubs to sign Publican charter
Pubs in Essex are being asked to sign The Publican's Proud of Pubs Charter to prove their credentials under a new safer retailing project.Essex...
My Shout - Stepehen Oliver MD of Union Pub company
What will 2006 bring? Stephen Oliver hopes the police will put more effort into cutting crime and less into haranguing hosts
Let 16-year-olds drink in pubs, says Welsh cop
A top North Wales Police officer has called for 16-year-olds to be allowed to drink in pubs in a bid to reduce under-age binge drinking and its...
Work hard to win in 2006
Every extra game for england in the world cup will be an extra christmas for pubs, says MA Editor Andrew Pring.
Planning for the challenges ahead
With the media continuing to focus on binge drinking and anti-social behaviour, and with tough new powers for the reviewing of licences, hosts have...
barbox.com set for a landmark 2006
The future is bright for barbox.com
Nightclub now shut after loss of licence
A controversial 2,310-capacity nightclub in Nottingham finally closed its doors a few days before Christmas. The Works, which opened in May 2001...
Festive double header sets pub tills jingling
Trade reaps big rewards from Christmas falling on a Sunday by Ewan Turney and The PMA Team Licensees and operators reported a bumper festive trading...
Takings treble after re-fit.
From pub grub to gastro pub, the Silver Cup in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, has undergone a rapid transformation in the last year. EWAN TURNEY reports...
Proud of Your Staff: Rose & Crown, Plymouth
The team at the Rose & Crown in Yealmpton, Plymouth, Devon, are the first of 2006 to be nominated as part of The Publican's Proud of Your Staff...
Best Community
Pub of the Year This category, sponsored by Mitchells & Butlers, recognises pubs that focus on meeting the needs of their communities Anglia:...
Waverley TBS recovers from oil depot fire
Supplies from drinks wholesaler Waverley TBS have returned to normal after a mammoth effort following the fire at the Buncefield oil complex near its...
Village of Turville tunes in after TV and film appearances.
The Chiltern village of Turville is well known in the worlds of television and the movies. NIGEL HUDDLESTON visits the village pub that certainly...