Proud of Pubs reaches Parliament
The Publican's Proud of Pubs campaign has scored a direct hit on the House of Commons, six months after the introduction of the new licensing laws....
Archives for May 24, 2006
Mitchells & Butlers - gamekeepers turned poachers?
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), which today announced half year sales up nearly three per cent and operating profits up 4.4 per cent to £143m, is...
M&B chief calls for smoke ban regulations
Mitchells & Butlers boss Tim Clarke has called for the speedy publication of the smoke ban regulations for England to avoid the 'utter administrative shambles' of the Licensing Act.
Wells and Young's: good news for licensees
Licensees look set to be the big winners from the brewing and brands merger between Young's and Charles Wells' breweries last week.Production is to...
Licensees are decorating their pubs for the World Cup
World Cup fever is reaching a frenzy with licensees decorating their pubs to show their support for the tournament. With kick-off less than two weeks...
Brakspear beers in growth
Sales figures indicate that beer drinkers have accepted that the unique flavour of Brakspear beers has been successfully replicated by their current...
New house of Windsor for M&B pubs
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers has unveiled a new pub concept code-named Windsor. Last night saw the opening of the sixth Windsor venue,...
Pressure builds for smoke ban regulations
The lobby group that has organised a parliamentary inquiry into the plight of community pubs has written to Health Minister Caroline Flint asking for early publication of the smoke ban regulations.
Trade pleas for smoke ban regulations
The pub trade remains in the dark over the details of next summer's smoking ban - despite claims the regulations are "close to completion". During a...
Two Punch pubs every week go non-smoking
More than 50 Punch pubs in England and Wales have gone non-smoking in the last six months - almost two a week - as licensees gear up for the expected...
Licensing@aol.com ...Peter Coulson on DPS problems
Am I still in charge? QI took over as the DPS of these premises in February. Prior to this, an incident occurred during which it was discovered by...
Lords back licensees in boozy disorder debate
Hosts must be given enough time to help cut alcohol-related disorder in their area before they are forced to pay to clear up problems. That is the...
Mitchells & Butlers announces half year results
Announcing its results for the 28 weeks to April 15 2006, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) said overall revenues rose 2.7 per cent to £887m, with...
Sad day as Hoegaarden leaves home - ROGER PROTZ column
The heart is being ripped out of a small town in Belgium. The town is called Hoegaarden, home of a brewery of the same name that produces a cult...
A short history of darts
In the run-up to the Carlsberg UK and MA Holsten National Pub Darts Competition, Arthur Taylor charts the game's rise
Beer we go
There are pubco and brewery sales types who are on their knees right now, praying England have a long run in next month's World Cup. Quite simply, a...