Revenue slammed over duty swoop tactics
Staff interrogations and clumsy till audits are alienating licensees, say trade accountants.
Staff interrogations and clumsy till audits are alienating licensees, say trade accountants.
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...
Home office minister Vernon Coaker has urged a partnership approach to tackling underage sales and alcohol related disorder.Speaking at The Publican...
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...
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...
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...
Young's has announced strong results for the last six months - a period described as "eventful" by chief executive Stephen Goodyear.
Ceri Edwards head of public relations RTA Business Sales Countless articles have been written about pub sales, many penned by leading industry...
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'...
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...
Two years ago, Punch's Giles Thorley and his management team decided that managed pubs, selling for a substantially lower multiple at eight times...
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...
Thwaites ditches super-brew Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has removed a super-strength lager from sale because of concerns over responsible...
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...
Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs) will decrease the value of pubs, according to agents. Local authorities have been given the green light to impose...
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...
Licensees have been warned of the dangers of "apathy" when it comes to next summer's smoking ban. "Apathy with the ban is the most dangerous thing...
Staff interrogations and clumsy till audits are alienating licensees, say trade accountants Licensees across the country are fuming at the...
Local authorities have been given the green light to impose controversial alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) after the Violent Crime Reduction Bill...
Some months ago, a shopkeeper was being prosecuted for not going metric, at the same time a licensee in Scotland was being threatened with...
Should women be referees? Dave Parker Shoulder of Mutton Castleford West Yorkshire Of course they should - why not? They drive trucks and fly planes....
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 Group is giving a "gastro feel" to new autumn and winter menus. The upmarket menus will feature in the company's Juniper Inns, Smith &...
Licensing minister Shaun Woodward says the government is working hard to get the smoking ban details correct. During an exclusive face-to-face...
Railway Inn, Sawley, Nottinghamshire Agent - Davey&Co Andrew and Gamze Marshall have taken on their first pub. Andrew had previously worked...
The Society of Independent Brewers has presented its first Local Brewing Business Awards in London. Adrian Tierney-Jones met its innovative winners...
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...
Board Inn Richmond North Yorkshire Price: £125,000 Tenure: Leasehold Rent: £1,440 per annum Review: 2006 Landlord: Private Turnover: £77,000 a...
A Punch licensee who will appear on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares next Tuesday has reported "massively increased" turnover at his pub thanks to...
You can feel the tingle of excitement in pubs across the country as the hundreds of teams already signed up to the Marston's Fantasy Ashes brought to...
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...
A Nottinghamshire pubwatch scheme is heading for a clash with human rights campaigners Liberty after banning a customer for alleged abusive...
Pressure on parking space in town and city centres is now immense, hence the introduction of the congestion charge, now extended in London and...
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...
Home Secretary John Reid and Labour Party chairwoman Hazel Blears have vowed to speak up in support of Pubwatch groups. They pledged support when...
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...
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...
It seems that police forces and environmental health officers are taking an ever-more vigilant approach to licensed premises with the numbers of...