Chris Maclean: let's face the music
The nature of our premises licence is the result of a long period of bitterness and resentment. Previous regimes here had sought to build upon the...
Archives for March 19, 2007
Focus: refurbishment & interiors
Licensees across much of the UK will be seriously considering spending money on their pub this year - if they haven't done so already.The reason is,...
Smoking ban - "exclude bingo and clubs
Pro-smoking group Forest calls for separate smoking rooms in Scottish bingo halls and members' clubs.
Legal advice: Whistleblowing close to home
To most of us the image of a 'whistleblower' is probably quite grand. We think of employees who are taking great risk to expose the wrongdoings of...
Mitchells & Butlers unruffled by Tchenguiz reports
Mitchells & Butlers is "on track" to update shareholders on its future plans, including whether or not to convert into a real estate investment...
Refurbishment & interiors: case study - the Hand & Spear
There is a chunk of the pub industry that's a fashion business. Every few years these pubs have to go through a refurb and a repositioning to make...
Refurbishment & interiors: case study - the Master Robert
Pualine Davey and partner Tim Smith are prime examples of how drive, ambition and determination can see you through a lengthy refurb programme and...
CAMRA celebrates pub interiors
Britain's most unique pub interiors are being celebrated thanks to a new website. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has launched the site which...
Smoking and the mature female pub goer
The word 'virgin' is not one I often see in a press release, but Greene King sure knows how to get a journalist's attention. According to research...
Herald Inns swings to food
Herald Inns & Bars, the high street bar and nightclub operator owned by Trevor Hemmings and HBoS, is to open suburban food-led pubs in a major...
Refurbishment & interiors: staff uniforms
The question of what to dress your staff in will depend on your own thoughts on the matter, your staff members' opinions and, of course, the image...
Refurbishment & interiors: the big clean-up
The smoking ban that comes to England in the summer, and to Wales and Northern Ireland within the next couple of months, is a great opportunity to...
Refurbishment & interiors: case study - the Grand Union
Filthy McNasty's it might have been, but there's little sign now that the Grand Union was once a grungy music venue.A £350,000 project, jointly...