Licensees could face seven years in prison over duty stamps
Licensees could face up to seven years in prison if they handle products that haven't had the excise duty paid on them.The warning comes from Customs...
Archives for February 8, 2007
Smartbox licensees plan for legal action
More than 100 licensees are weeks away from launching legal action against the finance companies who bankrolled their Smartbox agreements. Bill...
Former Mill House bosses buy hotels for £10million
Former Mill House Inns bosses Ted Kennedy and Ziya Akguneyli have acquired three hotels from Punch for around £10m.
M&B conversions ahead of schedule
Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) is in line to complete the conversion of the former Whitbread pubs it bought last summer to its...
Hosts urged to back Camra pubs week
More licensees are being urged to get involved with the trade's first Community Pubs Week, which kicks off in nine days' time. Hosts throughout the...
Keep up to date with what's on the market
Celebrate with lamb Now that Christmas turkey is well and truly banished from pub menus, attention turns to Easter, with lamb taking a seasonal star...
Councils urged to get tough on cheap booze Supermarkets
Councils are to be urged to get tough on supermarkets and off-licences that sell alcohol cheaply in a second national strategy to combat...
Carling Premier returns
Coors is bringing back Carling Premier after developing new technology to ensure it can deliver a lager with a lasting head. Carling Premier was...
Licensee wins David and Goliath case against energy supplier
A licensee who vowed to go to court to fight his case against energy supplier Opus Energy has thanked The Publican for its help. Paul Blyth, tenant...
Trade lobbies for beer duty freeze
Call for MPs to help struggling UK pubs and brewers Trade groups are calling for a freeze on beer duty to help pubs and brewers cope with the smoking...
LETTERs
Rent hikes thin end of wedge There has been a lot of talk about the proposed hike in annual licence fees, not least in the pages of MA (Fees hike...
Pie in the sky TV deals costly
It is quite unnerving to find so many licensees still prepared to risk large sums of money to install foreign decoders when they have been told...
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Eject with care Q I have been told that you can still use force to eject someone from a pub but a friend in the trade has said that I could be in...
Website's many happy returns
After just 12 months, MA's online edition has become a vital addition for licensees who just can't help coming back. Iain O'Neil outlines what's on...
Pubs in the dark as Satvision goes bust
Confusion is reigning for customers of big screen supplier Satvision, which went into liquidation earlier this week. The Stockport-based company,...
Camra: 14 pubs close every week
'Incredible rate' is expected to increase following smoke ban introduction on 1 July, says Camra boss Fourteen pubs close for good every week - more...
Business Opinion
with John McNamara CMBII BII chief executive Smoking ban is a clear signal to raise the bar With Christmas feeling like a distant memory, it is time...
Legal advice: Working at heights
The issue of fire fighters not being able to use ladders and step ladders due to 'health and safety' has featured in the press recently. If true, we...
Compulsory questions to stay on BII NCPLH
Compulsory questions are to stay as part of England and Wales' most popular exam for licensees - despite the BII losing its battle over the...
Admiral set to invest £20m
Admiral Taverns, the privately-owned tenanted pub company that runs 1,700 pubs, will have invested about £20m on capital schemes in its estate by...
Door staff sign petition to fight SIA licence hike
Hundreds of door staff have registered their anger at the 29% hike in door-staff licences by signing a petition that will be sent to Prime Minister...
Beyond the basics
Simple food offers can help maximise profits and guarantee repeat business. Andrew Burnyeat explores their potential This month, we're going to take...
Councils told to get tough on off-trade
Councils are to be urged to get tough on supermarkets and off-licences that sell alcohol cheaply in a second national strategy to combat...
Getting the name across
This year the LTC, in tandem with LVAs, is set on raising its profile to make new and existing members aware of all the help it can offer One of the...
Cool addition to pep-up RTDs
Rosie Davenport rosie.davenport@william-reed.co.uk Beverage Brands is continuing to buck the trend in the RTD sector by launching a new product to...
Clean-up your act for business sake
The recent claim by an incoming lessee that his new business was ruined by publicity over a previous prosecution for hygiene offences is only the tip...
MA names Cow as its Pub of the Year
Freehouse, the Cow in Parkstone, Dorset, has been named the Morning Advertiser Pub of the Year 2007 - and won £5,000 for owner David Sax in the...
Pub heritage in safe hands
Anyone who harbours doubts about the future of the pub trade should have been at the Best Pub Awards ceremony at Old Billingsgate in London last...
Training the taste buds
To make the most of your wine list, it's essential to train your staff effectively. Alison Carter shares her experience As licensees, training...
Scanners help stop underage drinking
Pubs are turning to new technology in an attempt to weed out underage drinkers attempting to enter licensed premises. New ID scan machines are being...
A ray of sunshine
Hazel Nicholson of Derby's Rising Sun has doubled trade since introducing food at the previously wet-only pub Nicholson took over the Marston's Pub...
We did it Norway
Charlie Edgeler tells Ewan Turney how he and partner Carole Slingo achieved £1m worth of sales at the St Austell-owned Norway Inn in...
The Crown is Suffolk's jewel
A well-decorated gastro pub, boasting accolades such as Suffolk Dining Pub of the Year, is up for grabs. The Crown Inn in Buxhall, Stowmarket, has 65...
Craft ales must seize the day
A report on the admirable MA website came like a bolt from the proverbial. According to market analysts AC Nielsen, for the first time ever wine...
Chris Maclean: fear of the smoke ban
I am reluctantly paying some attention to the smoking ban. It is going to affect us all and the consensus seems to be that we must prepare for it. I...
Find the fat facts with Flora
Flora is launching a new online training kit aimed at helping kitchen staff in pubs and other outlets cut through the confusion about 'good' and...