Ban websites that sell false IDs, says TSI
Trading Standards Institute calls for a ban on websites selling "novelty" IDs and says make it an offence to use one
Archives for July 11, 2007
Smoking licensees get off scot-free
Licensees in England who are openly defying the smoking ban are being allowed to get off scot-free.There are no reports of licensees being fined,...
All day menus: Always open?
It used to be so simple. People had lunch - or in some parts of the UK, dinner - at lunchtime (or dinnertime). They then stopped eating entirely for...
Capital Pub Co determined to remain independent
David Bruce, chief executive of the burgeoning Capital Pub Company (CPC), has said he would "put up quite a fight" should a potential bidder threaten...
Football's calm before the storm
Right now, for many of the world's sportsmen and women it's a case of the calm before the storm. Europe's footballers are easing themselves back...
Keeping it professional
The Siba Local Brewing Business Awards are now in their second year, and expanding their scope with new categories. Adrian Tierney-Jones reports...
Wake up and smell the beer, says Roger Protz
Does your beer taste better now that the smoking ban has arrived, asks Roger Protz?
Kitchen equipment: A Rational way to cook
A waterside location never hurts when it comes to developing a successful pub operation, and that's certainly true for the Mulberry on Conwy Marina...
Drink is the new smoke
As the smoke of battle clears following the ban, Adam Edwards argues that alcohol is the new demon now being targeted - along with dating barmaids...
Kitchen equipment: Imperial offer
Since re-opening in November 2005, the Carnarvon Arms, situated in the village of Burghclere in Wiltshire, has established a reputation for providing...
THE AGENTS
Rodger Vickers Partner, Brownill Vickers & Platts Rent reviews maintain the status quo as to the rent payable to the landlord for the usage of...
Smokers want last laugh in comedy club
A comedy club owner believes he has discovered a loop-hole in the smoking ban. Dave Perkin told the Manchester Evening News that customers may be...
Marston's buys Ringwood
Marston's has bought Ringwood Brewery Limited for £19.2m. As well as seven freehold pubs, the deal includes Ringwood's award-winning brands Ringwood...
Free the spirit
The range of speciality spirits can appear bewildering at first, but with a little know-how they present pubs with a great opportunity to boost...
Sky - adding insult to injury, says Andrew Pring
Andrew Pring talks about Sky's latest price rise
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Smoking when closed Q I should like to know whether it is legal to allow smoking when the pub is closed for business, but friends of the licensee are...
National pride in pubs
More than 100 MPs ranging from Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell in Scotland to Michael Howard, the former leader of the Tories, in Kent...
Beware of use class dangers
Trade leaders are warning of planning hurdles for pubs that increase their food offer and then revert back to being wet-led. Under the current use...
THE GUV'NOR
John Baldwin Pubcos need to do more to protect the traditional community pub, says the licensee of the Big 6 in Halifax, Yorkshire I recently took...
InBrief
Suburban Style cash exchange West Yorkshire bar operator Suburban Style Bar is offering to exchange customer's coins for notes. Punters can hand over...
Kent pubs benefit from Tour De France
Pubs across Kent reaped the rewards of the Tour De France, as 189 riders swept through the county for the first leg of the legendary cycling...
Trade fury over 11% hike in Sky subscriptions
Trade leaders have reacted with anger at Sky's inflation-busting 11% average increase in its basic subscription charge for next year. In April, Sky...
Delivering under pressure
The second wave of the MA's new monthly section puts community pubs under the microscope. Rosie Davenport reports on how they fared Community pubs...
Enough is enough, say Sky customers
Furious licensees and pub industry groups have rounded on Sky over its latest 11 per cent price hike - which is three times the rate of inflation....
Ideas to inspire
Whether it's cocktails, shots or long drinks with mixers, the beauty and appeal of spirits is their flexibilityTraining to help pubs make spirits...
LETTERs
The smoking ban starts to bite Is there any hope left for this country? Sunday saw the first day of the smoking ban in pubs. It was the first day of...
Buyer beware: the devil is in the detail, says Peter Couslon
Licensees are a sociable lot - that's their trade. They also do most of their business by word of mouth, over the bar. So I suppose it isn't...
NewsDigest
Merchant Inns, the company headed by veteran entrepreneur Robert Breare, has opened its sixth site in Ripley, Surrey. The food-led inns operator...
Blue sky dining
The smoking ban presents a big opportunity for licensees to maximise their food offer in outside areas of all shapes and sizes. Mark Taylor explores...
Allow live music to thrive
Listening to an interview with Feargal Sharkey of the Live Music Forum the other day, I was reminded just how many great musicians started their...
Premier League to sue foreign satellite pubs
Premier League taking civil action while criminal cases go on hold, the MA can exclusively reveal.
Pubs see "inflationary creep" from Licensing Act
The Licensing Act has seen a "huge inflationary creep" on costs for pubs, the latest meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Community...
Skip for your supper
While many pubs are doing more to attract families to help cushion the impact of the smoking ban, few have gone so far as to introduce playground...
Flood-hit pubs face struggle to recover
Pubs in South Yorkshire are beginning the long journey back to normality after the horrendous floods of the last three weeks. Marston's Inns and...
Kitchen equipment: Better for you - and the planet
SOMETIMES IT takes a blow to the wallet to remind us to do the right thing, and there's little doubt that rising energy costs and the increasing...
Kitchen equipment: Peggy's Equipment Essentials
Burco Rise and Fall GrillI can think of plenty of other things that rise and fall, but few of them are as useful in the kitchen as this new grill....
Hamish Champ: £5.2m - yes, that's right, £5.2m - for a pub?!?
£5.2m for a pub?!? "Christ on a bike, you've got be joking!" I hear you cry. But no, I'm not. Yessiree bob, restaurateur Gordon Ramsay has,...
MyShout
In the trade's parallel universes, ensure revenue comes before volume, says Tony Jennings We all know there's an on-trade and an off-trade, and that...
Nottingham plan to tackle empty pubs
Nottingham City Council is urging the owners of vacant pubs to co-operate with them in making early decisions about their future use. The council...
A ladies' hour to beat that indecision
Building a ladies' hour into nights out in Wigan, Lancashire, could halve waiting time at the bar, according to a computational flow dynamics...
Earning a crust
Carl Smith tells Ewan Turney how building a great team has helped him and wife Pauline increase trade at two Young's pubs in Mayfair, London How I...
Rebel licensee trio ignore ban
Rebel licensees have vowed to continue their smoking-ban protest - despite official warnings handed out by their local councils. The renegade trio...
Opus complaints rise again
Complaints about electricity supplier Opus Energy are continuing to stream into The Publican from frustrated licensees. Opus claims it has introduced...
Ask the experts
Brian George president, National BBQ Association Barbecues look attractive displaying a mix of colours, and red, green or yellow bell peppers can...