Council denies using fake ID in sting
Devon Trading Standards has refuted claims it supplied a teenager with fake ID to hoodwink staff at a pub.
Archives for April 11, 2007
On the trail of old favourites
I called the Scottish & Newcastle press office last week to find out where two beers - Webster's Yorkshire Bitter and John Smith's Magnet - are...
BrandsBriefs
San Miguel sponsors film fest Premium lager brand San Miguel is sponsoring the 13th Viva film festival, featuring Spanish and Latin American...
'Fantastic' prizes help raise funds
In a bid to help attain a £1m fundraising target, BII will be holding a charity raffle at its annual lunch with the proceeds going to the LTC. The...
Friendly conman 'stole' licensee's identity
An over-friendly customer was after more than just drinks and hospitality during his numerous visits to a pub in Preston, Lancashire. Con man James...
Karen takes it to High Court
Karen Murphy, the Portsmouth licensee at the centre of the foreign satellite football row, has lodged an appeal in the High Court. Murphy, host of...
Sting 20 pubs each, police forces told
John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.uk Government has told every police force in the country to target 20 licensed premises in their area...
Q&A: Sweating over juniper
What exactly is your role in the gin production process?Running a still is literally like watching a kettle boil every day, but the key areas are the...
THE GUV'NOR
Dave Daly President, National Association of Licensed House Managers (NALHM) After two years of reluctance to suppress cash going over the bar, the...
Guide to help pub staff deal with violence
BIIAB issues a 'good practice guide' for physical interventions.
Offenders just can't refuse this offer
Last Friday, a whole new wave of measures in the Violent Crime Reduction Act came into effect. Principal among them for the licensed trade was the...
Sheer Poetry
Imaginew Emmerdale without the daily doses of deceit and adultery, and you'd be left with similarly quaint surroundings at the village of Ashover in...
BarTalk
How was trade over the Easter holiday? Matt Jackson Sun Hotel Lancaster Lancs We had a great weekend at both our pubs - here at the Sun and at the...
Top of the form
The LTC not only helps licensees in hardship, it also invests in the education of its members' children. The MA reports As the profile of the...
Authorities accused of overstepping the mark over polycarbonates
Local authorities and police are being accused of overstepping the mark in their promotion of polycarbonate glasses. The Publican has seen secret...
McMullen's hits out at Home Office response
McMullen's HAS hit out at the Home Office, claiming its approach to pubs is both "counter-productive" and "misguided". Peter Furness-Smith, the...
La Tasca to bolster Laurel
LAUREL PUB Company will soon be back in growth for the first time in two years after Robert Tchenguiz won the bidding war for La Tasca. The Spanish...
Backing a winner
One has to assume that Adam Edwards (In the Snug, MA last week) always has his well-turned tongue firmly in his cheek when he makes suggestions about...
Comfort zone
Five years ago, chef-proprietor Dean Carr left behind work in London's finest restaurants to run the Bath Arms in Crockerton, Wiltshire. Humayun...
Chase thugs not staff, says pub boss
McMullen boss Peter Furness-Smith has been left fuming with the response he received from a strongly worded letter to the Home Office about...
Charity aims to raise £1m
The LTC raises thousands of pounds for drinks-industry workers in need The Licensed Trade Charity (LTC) is one of hundreds of charities that provide...
Young's top retail managers rewarded
Neil and Maria Dunning of the Duke on the Green in Fulham, west London, were crowned Retail Managers of the Year at the Young's awards. The couple,...
InBrief
Sexy lager falls foul of Portman Bottles of a Belgian lager displaying a picture of a woman whose clothing can be removed have been removed from...
How JDW outdoes rest of chain gang
JD Wetherspoon pubs may be scorned by the purist for adhering to a formula, but as Andrew Jefford finds, what they lack in individuality, they make...
Chris Maclean: the price of being drunk
One of my daughter's friends sent her a birthday card headed "get trolleyed".My daughter is just sixteen and her friend's advice is to get so drunk...
Fuller's takes Discovery down the chilled route
Fuller's has announced that blonde beer Discovery will now only be available in chilled format across its own estate and the entire freetrade.The...
Pick of the pubs
The 17th-century Plough Inn is situated in South Leverton, a village close to the Nottingham/Lincolnshire border. Trading areas include the main bar...
Cops supplying plastic glasses
Police forces are supplying pubs with free plastic glasses in a bid to persuade them to ditch glass containers. A total of 22 venues in Daventry,...
Chilled draught Magners trialled
IRISH DRINKS company C&C, which owns Bulmers in Ireland and Magners in Great Britain, is trialling a super-chilled draught version of the cider...
Dealing with Mr Angry
There will always be dissatisfied customers no matter how careful you are. Paul Clapham looks at effective customer service strategies The man who...
MA flooded with Opus complaints
Angry licensees are continuing to complain about excessive charges demanded by electricity supplier Opus Energy. The MA has been flooded with calls...
Rates shake-up hits Welsh pubs
The Licensed Victuallers Association (LVA) Wales is fighting back against a new rate relief scheme which it claims will hit rural pubs hard. John...
Cops supplying plastic glasses to pubs
Police supplying plastic glasses to persuade pubs to ditch glass
Unite now behind St George
Less than two weeks to go now until St George's Day, and the chance for pubs to unite the nation by celebrating this splendid occasion in ways that...
Fior Brands re-launches Midori
Fior Brands has unveiled a new bottle design and health-conscious recipe modification for its melon liqueur Midori.The new look was launched today...
It's FA Cup semi-finals time
After the high drama of the Champions League, our attention returns to the domestic stage. The top two football teams in the country are both in...
NEWS OF THE BREWS
Higsons Bitter reborn A legendary name in Liverpool brewing is returning to the city's pubs after an absence of almost 20 years. The first pints of...
NewsDigest
Marston's is offering cricket fans the chance to make their own TV adverts. Marston's has been running a series of umpire ads during Sky Sports...
MyShout
As the clamour for blanket glass bans grows, Jon Collins believes pubs should embrace Best Bar None For over a decade now the Bar Entertainment &...