Countryside curries
For a pub in the heart of the English countryside which makes a virtue of local sourcing to be promoting Indian takeaways is a little unusual....
Archives for October 16, 2007
Gun is rural pub of the year
The Gun in Chiddingly has been crowned Calor Rural Pub in the Community for 2007. The awards scheme celebrates pubs which have diversified their...
Dessert focus: Peggy's puds
There's a very nice man who's taken over as manager of the mobile phone shop down the road. He's been in for a meal by himself a couple of times, so...
Property Focus: Rooms at the inn
Demand for pubs with letting accommodation, or inns, as they are traditionally termed, has increased year on year for some considerable time.There...
Dessert focus: Pudding fan's paradise
Life's sweet at the Red Lion. Situated in Hinxton, a small village eight miles south of Cambridge, the pub hosts a monthly pudding club where...
Dessert Focus: best til last?
DESSERTS HAVE always been something of a sticky issue for pubs, and not just toffee pudding.The profit margin on selling a dessert at three or four...
Property Focus: The Castle at Porlock
It made Fawtly Towers look like the Ritz. Tawdry 1970s décor, avocado bathroom suites and beds propped up on bricks, no two bedspreads matched. And...
Trade groups question "hazardous" drinking stats
Trade groups have questioned government figures showing that more than a quarter of adults in some areas of England are drinking enough to put their...
Carlsberg and Heineken to bid for Scottish & Newcastle
Shares in Scottish & Newcastle S&N rocketed today as European brewing giants Carlsberg and Heineken confirmed they were in talks regarding...
Call to suffering pub licensees
The newly formed National Association of Licensees wants to hear from suffering licensees
Roy Beers: Dining disaster
It's always nice to agree with a man you've never even met, but who puts your own point over quite succinctly and with the benefit of actual...
Legal advice: Breaking your lease
WHAT HAPPENS when you want to serve notice on your landlord in order to move to different premises? You may have a right in your lease to serve...
Restaurant Group snaps up Brunning & Price
The Restaurant Group has acquired pub operator Brunning & Price for £32m
Beer at its best
So what does one make of Edward Theakston? When you first meet him he is everything you would expect of a member of the Theakston brewing clan - and...
Legal advice: Rights of way
RIGHTS OF way can be vital to the success of licensed properties. Whether they are required for trade deliveries, vehicular access to the car park,...
Dessert Focus: Keep customers sweet
Longer trading hours and a more diverse range of customers mean pubs are having to keep their offer flexible - and desserts are no exception.With a...