Rethink urged on undercover drunk stings
BBPA urges Government to postpone plans for campaign to target pubs serving drunks at Christmas
Archives for October 2, 2007
Roy Beers: Scotland's glass looks to be half empty
The country's finest licensing legal minds were there to discuss the way the run-up to the country's new Licensing (Scotland) Act is shaping.The news...
Project update 8: Ups and downs
GOING WITH the flow and using the times when business is slower to make sure the pub is in tip-top shape is a key part of running a pub.That's...
Ultimate: 'Polycarbonates are common sense'
Bar operator Ultimate Leisure has said switching to polycarbonate glasses is "common sense" in some of its venues following trials.Chief executive...
Meat: Origin part of the equation
IT SEEMS Undercover Mum has a lot to answer for. The ITV programme, broadcast in August, saw former policewoman Nina Hobson send samples of steaks...
Meat: A cut above
A SURVEY of pubs that offered a prize draw of a whole pig as an incentive to provide information was always likely to attract respondents who know...
Best ideas happen in pub
A new book celebrates the fuzzy logic that leads to ingenious ideas over a pint
Project update 8: Winning new trade
Over the past few months, reaching out to their surrounding community with new marketing and theme nights has been a key focus for the Hack &...
Back to Basics: When is a sports pub not a sports pub?
Unless you've been hiding under an oval-shaped rock for the past four weeks, you will know that the Rugby World Cup is in full flight, and that pubs...
Project update 8: the race to relaunch
THE RACE is on at the White Hart to instigate crucial refurbishment and redevelopment projects before its planned relaunch in November.Simon Tanner...
Trade groups launch risk assessment guide
A new guide has been launched to help licensees assess the risk of violence in their pub. The six-page Managing Safety in Bars, Pubs and Clubs,...
Meat: The price of pigs
There's been plenty of publicity recently about the impact that rising grain costs are likely to have on the price pubs pay for meat. On behalf of...
Brulines system at 100 more Punch pubs
An extra 100 Punch pubs will receive Brulines' Brand Quality Monitoring system
Undercover drink sting plan slammed
A trade chief has hit out at government plans for a national undercover sting operation targeting pubs that serve drunks. Rob Hayward, chief...
Business is blooming in Yorkshire pubs
The smoking ban has inspired Yorkshire pubs to embrace the new era after Tadcaster Pub Company gave its pubs an incentive to spruce up their...
Francis Patton to leave Punch
Customer services director Patton to leave Punch in December after 22 years
New guide to reduce violence at pubs
A new guide has been released to help reduce the risk of violence at licensed premises. The guide - Managing Safety in Bars, Pubs and Clubs - has...