Head-to-head battle for reality TV pub couples
Two couples are being given three weeks each to impress locals enough to let them run the pub for a year in a new reality TV show set to air in the...
Archives for February 9, 2006
Trade's own identity crisis
With authorities encouraging 'bait' in underage sting operations to lie and use fake ID, BII chief JOHN McNAMARA says it is vital that all pub staff...
JDW bids to lure trade with jazz music move
First it was plasma screens and now JD Wetherspoon is bringing in live jazz and movies to attract the punters. The chain has been granted a licence...
Food and investment boosts pub income
Former BII Licensee of the Year Alison Carter tells EWAN TURNEY how she and husband Clive Mansell enhanced the food offer - and spent £150,000 on...
Food giants form labelling alliance
Key pub trade food suppliers including Pepsico and Nestle have launched their own food labelling scheme ahead of the official government 'traffic...
Quest begins to find the high street stars
Bars in Croydon be on the alert - The Publican team has you in its sights!Together with Hi Spirits, the company responsible for drink brands...
Punch urges new hosts to sign open book deal
Punch Taverns is urging new lessees to sign up for controversial open-book accounts.
Drink-fuelled violence down since extended hours
Police figures reveal drink-fuelled violence has been slashed by the new licensing act.
First proof Act is hitting crime
The pub trade is backing up claims that the new Licensing Act is having a sweeping effect on reducing violent and alcohol-related crime.Serious...
JW Lees investigates tenants
Manchester brewer JW Lees has launched an investigation across its 130-strong tenanted estate after finding a band of licensees buying outside the...
Government wants underage drink sales wiped out by 2007
The Government has told the industry test purchase failures must fall to zero by the end of the year
OFT and DTI's Scam Awareness Month
If an offer seems too good to be true then it probably is - that's the key message of Scam Awareness Month. A host of initiatives will be launched...
The Guv'nor
Bernard Brindley, licensee at the White Lion, Pailton, Warwickshire: Police should act in a more honest and up-front fashion to help crack down on...
Legal expert Peter Coulson discusses the big DPS mystery
The closure of pubs reported in this paper last week is as a result of poor drafting of the new Licensing Act - a fact which will become all too...
Dream on!
National Pubs Week is almost here. While the Campaign for Real Ale has been busy directing people towards their perfect pub in the run up to the week...
Councils have to be consistent says legal expert Peter Coulson
My article last week about Westminster Council's licence conditions has provoked widespread comment from readers in all parts of the country. They...
Local brews are driving force of cask ale revival
Independent brewers say sales up 15% and overall growth is just around the corner.
Wells sets 20% target to boost pub portfolio
Bedford-based brewer Charles Wells has set a target of increasing its pub estate by 20% by September 2008.
Cannon turns loss into profit at Eldridge Pope
Entrepreneur Michael Cannon has made great strides at Eldridge Pope