Archives for November 16, 2006

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MyShout

There are just too many cask-ale organisations achieving too little says David Bremner I remember from my economics degree that a market would be in...

LETTERs

Camra does not profit from club Greene King's Rooney Anand is wrong to suggest that the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) profits from the success of the...

DoneDeals

Blue Lion Atherstone Warwickshire GA-Select has completed the sale via lease reassignment from Mr and Mrs Jeremy Lewis to Mr Hugh Boyd. The Blue...

Time to help each other

Beer, once our undisputed national drink, is on the ropes. Figures just out show sales fell by nearly 7% in the warm summer months of June, July and...

Strong results for brewer Young's

By Iain O'Neil

Young's has announced strong results for the last six months - a period described as "eventful" by chief executive Stephen Goodyear.

THE AGENTS

Ceri Edwards head of public relations RTA Business Sales Countless articles have been written about pub sales, many penned by leading industry...

Licensing@aol.com

Party with no music? Q We applied for an extension for a private party, which was granted, but we have now been told that because of residents'...

Shaun Kiely in pub trade

By The PMA Team

Another member of the Kiely family, Shaun Kiely, has entered the pub business with a company which, like his brother Paul Kiely's Provence, has been...

Changing the house rules

Leasehold and tenanted pubs are by far the most dominant players in the trade and their hold on the market is strengthening. Tony Halstead reports...

BrandsBriefs

Thwaites ditches super-brew Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has removed a super-strength lager from sale because of concerns over responsible...

Laurel renames Ha! Ha! to suit clientele

By The PMA Team

Laurel Pub Company, the managed division of Robert Tchenguiz's pub empire, is undertaking a re-branding tweak at three of Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen...

ADZ pubs may see value drop

Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) will decrease the value of pubs, according to agents. Local authorities have been given the green light to impose...

A special brew

Everards tenant Graham Yates tells Ewan Turney how a passion for real ale has helped boost sales by £4,000 a week at the Brunswick Inn, Derby How I...

Revenue slammed over swoop tactics

By Andrew Pring andrew.pring@william-reed.co.uk

Staff interrogations and clumsy till audits are alienating licensees, say trade accountants Licensees across the country are fuming at the...

Controversial ADZs given green light

By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Local authorities have been given the green light to impose controversial alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) after the Violent Crime Reduction Bill...

You don't have to measure up

Some months ago, a shopkeeper was being prosecuted for not going metric, at the same time a licensee in Scotland was being threatened with...

BarTalk

Should women be referees? Dave Parker Shoulder of Mutton Castleford West Yorkshire Of course they should - why not? They drive trucks and fly planes....

Farsons - the Maltese marvel

It is one of the curiosities of the beer world that you can fly for more than three hours to a small group of islands in the Mediterranean and find a...

Barracuda menus moving with times

By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com

Barracuda Group is giving a "gastro feel" to new autumn and winter menus. The upmarket menus will feature in the company's Juniper Inns, Smith &...

MyNewPub

Railway Inn, Sawley, Nottinghamshire Agent - Davey&Co Andrew and Gamze Marshall have taken on their first pub. Andrew had previously worked...

Local heroes

The Society of Independent Brewers has presented its first Local Brewing Business Awards in London. Adrian Tierney-Jones met its innovative winners...

Hoops hunt Red Devil scalps

By Richard Ross

The UEFA Champions League takes centre stage once more. While many fans will be criss-crossing the Continent to watch their heroes in action, what is...

PickoftheWeek

Board Inn Richmond North Yorkshire Price: £125,000 Tenure: Leasehold Rent: £1,440 per annum Review: 2006 Landlord: Private Turnover: £77,000 a...

Gordon is 'brilliant' says Punch TV star

By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk

A Punch licensee who will appear on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares next Tuesday has reported "massively increased" turnover at his pub thanks to...

The GUV'NOR

Dave Daly A hike in tax on alcohol will only lead to increased drug-taking, says the licensee of Cahoots in Blackpool On the back of banning smoking...

Clamp down legally on illegal parking

Pressure on parking space in town and city centres is now immense, hence the introduction of the congestion charge, now extended in London and...

0.25% interest rate rise won't hit lending

By Lucy Britner lucy.britner@william-reed.co.uk

Recent rises in interest rates will not affect lending, according to agents. Interest rates rose last week to 5% - the highest for five years. The...

Blears and Reid support Pubwatch

By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Home Secretary John Reid and Labour Party chairwoman Hazel Blears have vowed to speak up in support of Pubwatch groups. They pledged support when...

LTC golf event pulls in £5,000

As the nights draw in, one group of people have been clinging on to the last remnants of summer - those battling it out to be named the champion of...

Cheap mail-order booze may hit UK

A new ruling on buying tax-free abroad could mean more customers drinking at home. The EU Court of Justice ruling, due next week, is expected to...