Newcomers: it's good to talk
As far as we were concerned the only stumbling block so far in advancing with our application was the level of rent asked by the pubco. The pub has...
Archives for July 16, 2007
Another Tesco booze ban
Supermarket banned from selling alcohol for four weeks after staff were caught selling to children.
Machines & gaming: the new laws
Final regulations are about to be published - check the news section of Thepublican.com for the latest...Our present government, whoever happens to...
Machines & gaming: the next generation
Over the next two or three years the pub fruit machine will grow into a very different kind of animal. Each machine will have five or six different...
Renegade pubs defy smoking ban
Renegade licensees continue to defy the smoking ban with no sign of action against them
Chris Maclean: am I dispensable?
Fresh back from holidays I confess a little surprise that the building is still standing. Our brief week's holiday in northern France was a welcome...
Machines & gaming: maximising revenue
With research showing that the Scottish smoking ban has had a negative impact on AWP takings, licensees need to pay their machines extra attention if...
Epub: a host of benefits
THE MARCH of progress continues at Regent Inns where 100 sites are using all-singing, all-dancing technology that offers customers free internet...
Smoking blog: tales from the city
I keep asking myself the same question. It was a business decision, I keep reminding myself, and then a voice inside my head says "not the best...
Three Wishes puts five pubs up for sale
The Three Wishes Group is selling five leasehold high street pubs and bars through agent Christie + Co. They are available on an individual basis or...
What the papers say - July 17, 2007
Breakfast is the most profitable part of the day for McDonald's in the United States, the restaurant chain said. More than 25 per cent of all sales...
EBLEX steak pie contest brings out the best
A chef working at a National Trust restaurant has pipped the pub trade's finest to the post in the National Steak Pie Competition 2007.Organised by...