Concerns raised over new Scottish licensing regime
The Scottish Executive has defended its handling of the new Licensing Act, following a high profile complaint from Glasgow licensing board.New board...
Archives for July 12, 2007
Smooth your sale
Selling your pub is one of the most important transactions you will ever undertake.By taking a structured approach, you can dramatically reduce the...
REITs off the menu
The prospect of a major pub group becoming a real estate investment trust (REIT) has evaporated, as companies look at alternative means of unlocking...
Pubs "pawns in the City's game of monopoly
Pubs have become "little more than pawns in the City's game of monopoly", the joint chief of a property agent has claimed. During a speech on the...
Magners staff threaten strike
Magners is facing a strike at its production plant in Ireland after making a number of changes to keep up with unprecedented demand for its cider....
Michel Roux voted 'Beer Drinker of the Year 2007'
Super-chef Michel Roux this year's 'Beer Drinker of the Year' and Steve Wellington, of Worthington's voted 'Brewer of the Year' - by the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group.
Enter the Western Australia Recipe Challenge
Pub chefs are being invited to enter a competition to win a trip of a lifetime. To enter the competition, which is organised by Interchef, chefs must...
Pick of the pubs
The Jeffreyston Inn is situated in the parish of Jeffreyston, near the South Wales coastal resorts of Tenby and Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire. It has...
Q&A: Cooley and the gang
You predicted last year that Irish whiskey sales and the category's image in the UK would be re-invigorated over the following months. Has this...
MP meets foreign satellite group
MP John Grogan has claimed that "many MPs" are sympathetic to the aims of a group representing foreign satellite suppliers and licensees using the...
Get involved in British Sausage Week
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of British Sausage Week the British Pig Executive (BPEX) is challenging caterers to create Britain's Best Birthday Banger.
Cheque Inns opens pub HQ
Cheque-cashing operator Cheque Inns has opened its first pub, which will also act as its head office. Cheque Inns founder and former licensee Nigel...
What the papers say - July 13
The government was scrambling to keep alive plans to liberalise the country's casino laws yesterday. James Purnell, culture secretary, was writing to...