New guide explains how to avoid cowboys
A new guidebook will help landlords looking to develop their property by providing strict guidelines on how to avoid rogue builders.With the...
Archives for September 16, 2007
Legal advice: Off the record
ONE OF the great urban myths about law is that if you write the words 'without prejudice' on the top of a letter or have a chat 'off the record', you...
Pubs 'unaware' of legal shake-up
Licensing consultant warns hosts of imminent changes to the law which will affect their business
Pete Robinson: Should I start taking the pill?
Among the latest raft of information from the whitecoats comes the news that the contraceptive pill, the one they always swore would give cervical...
M&B's £140m property deal loss
Shares in Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) plunged nearly five per cent to 589p this morning as the group fought back at weekend press claims that...
Back to Basics: IT networks
Other small businesses have computer networks, so why not pubs? They can bring plenty of advantages to a busy and overworked publican.If one of the...
M&B update on hedge position
Mitchells & Butlers statement on press reports
Hamish Champ: Nostalgia; it ain't what it used to be
Following the Campaign for Real Ale's recent announcement - that six out of 10 people prefer the pubs of today to the hostelries of 30 years ago -...
One eye on the prize
A recent Nielsen report examined the 10 years of the beer industry during Tony Blair's premiership. Here are a couple of points:• off-trade has...
Chris Maclean: Good Food Guide triumph!
The other morning one of the chefs showed me a copy of the Good Food Guide 2008. We are in it. This is one of the most exciting achievements we've...