Everards ups the stakes in bounty scheme
Leicester brewer Everards has increased the bounty on offer to people who find new tenants for its pub estate.Licensees, employees and members of the...
Archives for November 5, 2007
Chris Maclean: Down with the kids
There are children in the restaurant. Don't get me wrong, I like children. I was even one myself once. But these children are a nightmare. Here, in...
Hamish Champ: No More Heroes Anymore
Time can be a kind aunt to some people, to others it can be a terrible steppe-sweeping horde of Huns, Mongols and Visigoths. More of that later...
Pick of the pubs
The Plough Inn in Camborne, Cornwall, is a thriving town centre business which benefits from having six letting rooms. The pub has a large bar and...
Councils "widely divergent" on approach to licensing
Huge inconsistencies have been revealed in councils' approaches to the Licensing Act - with some licensees being left drowning in red tape. A survey...
Scottish & Newcastle 'star chamber' to fend off Carlsberg approach
Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has created a 'star chamber' of senior board members to see off Carlsberg/Heineken's £6.8bn approach.Officially...
Smoke ban rebel guilty
Smoke rebel Hamish Howitt of Delboy's sports bar in Blackpool is fined for flouting the ban