Archives for March 16, 2006

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Old Crown team are kings!

The team at the Old Crown, in the Cumbrian village of Hesket Newmarket, is the latest to be nominated for Proud of Your Staff. Licensee Lou Hogg says...

February's CaskForce winners

Nicholas Barrett, Gardeners Arms, Cheddar, Somerset; Wayne Branagh, Inn on the Marsh, Malton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire; Monique Johns, Old Crown,...

Trade faces up to Equality Act

The trade is split over government plans to protect the gay community from discrimination in pubs.The policy, due to come into force in October under...

Good Friday TEN extension

Q On your page recently you mentioned Good Friday. We have a straight conversion, which lists Good Friday hours as the same as Sunday, that is,...

A beer for all seasonings

Last week we looked at ways of working some of the mass-market beers and lagers into a pub grub menu for Beer With Food Week. But now our gastro-beer journey gets more adventurous. SUSAN NOWAK reports

Welsh face smoke ban by end of year

Pubs in Wales will be facing a smoking ban before the end of the year if the Welsh Assembly gets its way.With the smoking ban in Scotland due to...

Micros hit by tax backlash

Britain's family brewers are hitting back against progressive beer duty - the tax break aimed at small breweries - because it threatens to cause serious long-term damage to the cask-ale sector. JOHN HARRINGTON reports

Punch injunction over sweet rebellion

A Punch host has been giving away free beer to customers buying sweets - in an attempt to buy out of his tie without breaching his agreement. But...

Brewers plead for duty rethink

A group of family and regional brewers is pleading with Gordon Brown to review Progressive Beer Duty (PBD) in next week's Budget.The brewers have...

Heartache over licence conditions

Since licences are still being issued, it is only now that some have a chance to see the actual terms of their licence. It does not always make good...

Hydes brews up 150% rise in beer production

By The PMA Team

Manchester-based Hydes brewery boosted its beer production by 150% in 2005 after taking on the contract to brew Boddingtons for Inbev a year ago....

Massive: give us clear guidance on DPS role

By Ewan Turney

The new licensing regime could disintegrate into a "bloody nightmare" unless clear guidelines are issued on the role of the designated premises...

Family brewers back beer duty review call

By John Harrington

The body representing Britain's family brewers is backing calls for a review of the controversial tax break for small brewers. This comes amid fears...

Legal advice: When is due date?

Confusion reigns over accurate date for renewal of premises licences under the new licensing law.By Niall McCann of thePublican.com's team of legal...

Mixed messages on underage sales issue

It is pleasing to discover that LACORS, the local government regulatory service, is issuing a fresh code of conduct to local authorities that are...

What I love about pubs: Les Samuels

Les Samuels, travel agent, on what he loves about pubs.Céad míle fáilte - as the saying goes. And that's exactly what you get at Hennessy's in...

Furnishing the great outdoors

With a smoke ban on its way, the minds of those running pubs are concentrating on ways of minimising the impact to trade

Supervision at kids' club

Q We have a children's activity club which meets on Sunday mornings when the bar is closed. Someone has now suggested that it is illegal for children...

'Stings' will go on in Liverpool

Liverpool City Council is standing by its policy of allowing underage children to lie during test purchasing "sting" operations.This is despite...

Poacher turns gamekeeper

InBev's Steve Kitching is bringing his off-trade experience to the fight to get customers out of their living rooms and back into pubs. Adam...