Monday July 9: Pop the question
Next Monday is the day we are urging you to find out exactly what your regulars and your not-so-regulars want from their local.Of course,...
Archives for June 26, 2007
Learn from experience
From 6am Sunday, all enclosed public places in the UK will become smoke-free zones. Cigarettes will be banished from pubs, bars and nightclubs in...
CI Traders looks to sell up for £230m
CI Traders (CIT), which operates around 70 pubs throughout the Channel Islands, has agreed in principle to sell up to a private investment firm for...
Barbecues: Gone out to dinner
Everyone loves a barbecue - and that's where the problem starts. Publicans will already be all too familiar with the 'you don't want to do it like...
Thursday July 12: Toast your team
The frontline of pub retailing the people who customers are most likely to deal with face-to-face are the nation¹s barstaff.That¹s why, on...
Punch and Greene King 'longterm bets' - analyst
Greene King and Punch Taverns shares should be bought on a long-term basis, according to Panmure Gordon analyst Douglas Jack. He said: "Overall,...
Wednesday July 11: Analyse this
If you only take the time to do one thing during Proud of Pubs Week then take the opportunity to stand back from the coalface of your business, even...
Herefordshire licensee to defy ban
A Herefordshire licensee will flout the smoking ban by allowing customers to light up after July 1.Tony Blows, licensee at the Dog Inn, Ewyas Harold,...
Chris Maclean: smoke ban quiz!
The smoking ban is only days away and pubs are thinking of ways to mark the passing. Here there is a smoking dinner on Saturday night. Elsewhere I've...
What the papers say - June 27, 2007
Scottish & Newcastle, Britain's biggest brewer, has promoted Tim Seager from marketing director of S&N UK to acting managing director of the...
Tuesday July 10: Tonight's the night
Entertainment is at the heart of pubs. Whether it's putting on a fully fledged quiz night, or simply providing a space for customers to meet and...
Back to Basics: pest control
There nasties that creep, crawl and buzz. There are critters that will torment your customers and hover around their food or drink. And there are...
Pub's embassy filter hope
A Southampton licensee is hoping to get round the smoking ban by declaring his pub is 'foreign soil'. Bob Beech wants to turn his bar into an embassy...
Friday July 13: Connect with your MP
FROM THE Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell to Linda Riordan, the left-wing Labour member for Halifax, MPs from across the political divide...