Archives for March 29, 2006

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Cumbrian pubs in line for grants

By John Harrington

Grants are being offered to help rural pubs in Cumbria provide new services for their communities, in a ground-breaking tie-in between the trade and...

Punch loses pub development bid

By Tony Halstead

Campaigners fighting to save a village pub owned by Punch are claiming a famous victory after a planning inspector rejected proposals for a housing...

Wines far from plain in Spain

By Fiona Sims

So much has been happening in Spain in the last 10 years that it's hard to keep up. A flick through John Radford's The New Spain (Mitchell Beazley,...

Pernod Ricard is axing Tia Lusso

By Rosie Davenport

Pernod Ricard is axing Tia Lusso, the ailing cream liqueur it took on as part of its purchase of Allied Domecq last July. Launched in 2002 with a...

After the deal…

Pernod's takeover of Allied was 2005's major news - Hamish Champ asks how has the group fared since?Presenting Pernod-Ricard's half-year results in...

Smoking ban is food for thought

With pubs telling smokers to stub out for good next summer, landlords will have to cook up some new ideas to make up for the predicted drop in trade

First £1,000 winners announced

Buckinghamshire licensees Kay and Brendan Keane are the first to win a £1,000 in the Morning Advertiser and S&N UK Heart of the Community Pub...

Smoke ban prompts Admiral estate audit

By The PMA Team

Admiral Taverns, the UK's largest privately-owned pub company, has put all land development projects on hold as it prepares for next year's smoke...

Caught on Camra

Under John and Valerie Pascoe, the Swan in Little Totham, Essex, has twice been crowned Camra national pub of the year. As the Pascoes prepare to retire, LUCY BRITNER finds out about their success

Robert Feal-Martinez

The Wiltshire licensee is an outspoken critic of the pub smoking ban. He believes that the legislation fails to take account of public opinion, making it undemocratic

Smoking petition group meets Lords

By Iain O'Neil

The fight to overturn the Government's smoking ban hit Westminster today when campaigners made their case to members of the House of Lords. Freedom...

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By Peter Coulson

Morning Advertiser legal expert Peter Coulson answers your queries.

Licences cap plan spells alarm in NI

By John Harrington

A trade body in Northern Ireland has slammed plans to end the cap on the number of licences in the principality. The Federation of the Retail...

Stella talks up film challenge

Stella Artois has teamed up with Trivial Pursuit to launch a new film-themed in-pub promotion.The first part of the Stella Artois Film Challenge will...

Get switched on with The Publican

Spiralling energy costs are crippling the licensed trade - and it's time to take action.The Publican is urging licensees to Get Switched On! and make...

Time to cure those bad habits

Poor stocktaking habits resulting from pressure of work can cost time and money in the long run. Alex McGill, from stocktakers Venners, recommends some simple tips

BAR TALK

Is there a specific song you play in the morning to get you ready for the day?

Easter: Start of a new season

Easter weekend, which traditionally kicks off the summer season for pubs, is only a couple of weeks away.The biting wind in recent days might have...

Clear winners

The drive for greater transparency will make it very clear how well run pub companies really are - or not, writes John Rathbone.The debt funding of...

Ignorance, the law and live footy

Most readers will have heard the saying "Ignorance of the law is no defence" without perhaps thinking too much about what it means. Well, in two...

Untrained barstaff can cost pubs dear

Increasing numbers of staff are being issued with £80 on-the-spot fines for serving underage customers.Police and local authorities are continuing...

Check those changes

For several months I have urged holders of premises licences to check the small print of their new licence and its summary. The reason for this,...

Let's take it outside

Scotland has become the first part of the United Kingdom to wage war on smoking in pubs. James Wilmore reports from the frontline."I've been smoking...

In Session... with Ben McFarland

Feeling tired and weary our intrepid beer expert Ben McFarland took a trip to a Swiss brewer last month to find out the healing and relaxing...

Fears over cost of holding DJ nights

Licensees are concerned they could face massive price hikes to run special recorded music events, such as discos, in their pubs. Phonographic...

Pricing a pub: Preparing for valuations

You've decided to sell your pub and have called in an estate agent to do a valuation, but there are still lots of questions you need answers to.Paul...