Pub to the rescue with school dinners
A pub has once more come to the rescue of local primary school pupils by providing them with hot school lunches.The Boat Inn in Stoke Bruerne,...
Archives for September 19, 2007
A lifeline for more people in 2007
The LTC is assisting more people than ever and can make a real difference to the quality of life of those who seek help The Licensed Trade Charity...
Make your pub more energy efficient
With consumers increasingly choosing to eat and drink in places which satisfy their environmental conscience, it can pay twice over to take positive...
NEWS OF THE BREWS
St Michael's Ale Wye Valley Brewery has produced a popular seasonal ale for the second year running and plans to donate 5p from every pint to St...
Pete Robinson: Discarded fag ends and 'irresponsible' landlords
A while back I wrote about the dishonest claims that smokers dump over 100 tons of fag ends in town centre streets every day, pointing out this...
NewsDigest
In a dramatic u-turn, InBev is moving production of Hoegaarden back to the original town in Belgium where it was first brewed. The drinks giant...
A new trend in trade
As the shift in focus from beer to food gains momentum in pubs, Tony Halstead finds out how town-centre venues are evolving A continuing decline in...
Licensing Act having positive effect, MPs told
MPs have been told of the major effect the Licensing Act is having on cutting alcohol-related crime.In a letter seen exclusively by The Publican, Rob...
Loss of licence not automatic
The relationship between using domestic Sky in the pub and losing your personal licence has been highlighted by the Federation Against Copyright...
Perfect ploughman's
This month looks at how pub classic the ploughman's is an ideal dish for licensees wanting to develop their food offer Why put it on the menu British...
Floods still causing pub misery
Pubs have been struggling to get back on their feet following the devastating floods which hit trade earlier this summer.One flood damaged local in...
Red Devils look to divert Blues
The Big Four are not the Premier League's only football teams taking on some of Europe's best in recent weeks. Everton and Tottenham Hotspur both...
Good Food Guide names top UK pubs
Nigel Haworth's the Highwayman in Burrow, Lancashire, has been named Pub Newcomer of the Year in the 2008 edition of Which magazine's Good Food...
Living Stella online
InBev has launched a new global website for its flagship brand Stella Artois, as the brand owner looks to find new ways to communicate with its...
THE GUV'NOR
The industry must unite and fight on all fronts to save the great British pub following the summer of discontent, says the licensee of the Cherry...
Supermarkets accused of dairy price fixing
Leading supermarkets have been accused of working together to keep the price of dairy products artificially high. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT)...
Supplier pursuing host for old debts
Scottish Power is pursuing an Admiral Taverns host for the debts of the previous licensee - and demanding a £2,000 "security deposit" to recognise...
BarTalk
Are you worried by the current state of the economy? John Ellis Crown Inn Oakengates Shropshire I'm not at all worried about my freehold business but...
THE AGENTS
Anyone looking to buy a pub could be forgiven for hearing only doom and gloom. But at Guy Simmonds, we are finding the smoking ban has had a...
The Spirits of Christmas
BaileysBaileys is to Christmas what Pimm's is to summer: the undisputed king of the season. In summer Pimm's can so often be the drink of choice for...
Sometimes the big boys listen
Global giants can be forced to listen. As a result of protests from consumers and the people of the small town of Hoegaarden in Belgium, a brewery...
Love pubs, love the planet too
Pampering emporium Lush can lay more claims to the green agenda than most given that its products are derived from natural sources like seaweed and...
Beneath the froth
The hot drinks market is growing and customers expect more for their cash - but is the trade taking advantage of the opportunities? Kelly Smith takes...
Former licensee to get Opus refund
Opus Energy has agreed to refund a former licensee £1,250 after complaints about inaccurate meter readings. Scott Tucker is the latest Morning...
Rateable value reduced for pubco
Award-winning pub company Brunning & Price has had the rateable value at one of its pubs slashed by proving its high turnover was down to its...
Coffee crusade
A tie-up with Greene King is just the beginning for Coffee Republic. Kelly Smith reports on the high-street chain's plan for pub domination Coffee...
LTC boxes clever to raise cash
It's not long now until one of the LTC's most eagerly anticipated events - the Annual Charity Boxing Tournament. The event, now in its 49th year,...
Business Opinion
Full steam ahead, at last, for Tattershall You couldn't accuse managed operator Tattershall Castle, named after its flagship floating pub moored on...
Hedging losses rise to £140m at M&B
The hedging loss from Mitchells & Butlers's (M&B) postponed property joint venture (JV) with Robert Tchenguiz's R20 has increased to £200m...
An unbalanced legal relationship
If I seem to be getting more than my fair share of complaints about the heavy-handed behaviour of the two leading pub-lease companies at the moment,...
Hot profits
Demand for hot drinks is giving pubs the chance to brew up extra trade, as Kelly Smith reveals Hot drinks are becoming more important to the trade...
MyShout
It's about time the industry recognised the vital role played by multiple retailers, says Nick Bish When I opened last week's MA I was both delighted...
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Supplying drinks for staff Q We have been advised that all supply of drinks must stop at the end of the hours stated on our licence, even staff...
Giles Thorley backs calls to reduce drinking age
Punch Taverns chief executive Giles Thorley has added his weight to calls for the drinking age in the UK to be lowered to 16.The boss of the biggest...
Pubs pray for England to up their game
Licensees are crossing their fingers that England could stay in the Rugby World Cup after reporting soaring sales from the tournament¹s opening...