Licensees warned to be prepared for Olympics
Britain's hospitality industry has to get into training now if pubs are to win in the 2012 Olympics, the man charged with closing the sector's skills...
Archives for November 22, 2007
PM holds summit talks with trade
Gordon Brown hosted a summit meeting with the trade to discuss binge drinking and responsible marketing yesterday. Representatives of the on and...
NewsDigest
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has cleared the merger of beer-flow monitor companies Brulines and Nucleus Data. Brulines chief executive James...
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Rules on young workers QDue to the drop in trade following the introduction of the smoking ban, we want to employ our 16-year-old daughter in the...
MyShout
Some of these do-gooders need to put 'research' into perspective - and pay a visit to Harrogate, says James Craw So, the previously genteel town of...
Let's change face of food
Nothing, says Andrew Jefford, lowers the standard of pub food more than the dreariness, tedium and mediocrity of the food offer in pub chains As...
Problematic three strikes law
News that a Northampton pub has fallen foul of the "three strikes" law with regard to under-age sales brings me back to the warning I gave at the...
Pubs warned over rising food prices
Food prices are set to rise as 'the era of cheap food is over', according to the National Farmers Union (NFU).The NFU and other farming bodies have...
New Century staff share £19m payout
Directors and staff at New Century Inns will share about £19m after the sale of the company's 49 pubs to Greene King for £32.6m. The company's...
THE AGENTS
Andrew Coulter Director of business development at Redwoods Dowling Kerr It was forecast that this would be a difficult year for the pub industry -...
The original Pilsner
The head brewer at the historic Czech brewery that produces Pilsner Urquell tells John Harrington how the focus on beer quality extends beyond...
Winner at a tender age
Laura Condliffe was just 24 when she took on her first pub. Less than two years later it's been saluted as Marston's Pub of the Year. Joe Lutrario...
Lawyer calls for end to laws penalising licensees
A leading licensed trade lawyer has called on the government to stop penalising good licensees through "oppressive legislation". Speaking at the...
Protz: Time to focus on the hard facts
Award winning beer writer considers the media onslaught against alcohol
Brands comment
Less television more reality Marketers are sometimes prone to making the occasional spurious remark, such as one a few years back who told me the key...
Smoke-rebel club owner summonsed
Smoke-ban rebel Dave West has been served with a court summons by Westminster City Council. The owner of the HeyJo club and designated premises...
Boxing clever
The LTC's 49th annual boxing tournament packed a punch, raising crucial cash for the organisation Last week saw one of the Licensed Trade Charity's...
Dining Royal style
From the Ritz to the Royal Oak in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, via the Oak Room - Joe Lutrario talks to chef Darran Ridley My background I've been a chef...
Brown calls for "cultural shift" on alcohol
Gordon Brown has told the drinks industry a "cultural shift" is needed if the battle against underage and binge-drinking is to be won.The Prime...
BBPA urges tax freeze to rescue beer
Save our national drink by freezing beer tax - that is the message from the trade as new figures show beer sales are the lowest since the Great...
Extra pubs on agents' books
A survey has revealed that 80% of licensed property agents have more properties on their books now than at this time last year. The figure suggests...
Liverpool shows responsible way ahead
The city of Liverpool is living proof that a responsible alcohol retailing policy can deliver a successful and safe night-time economy. Ten years...
THE GUV'NOR
Dave Burns Don't expect Dubai pubs to offer a comfortable experience, advises this ex-pat Being a Greene King tenant in Bedford was not all it was...
MyNewPub
Nag's Head Saltby Leicestershire John Cox, who has been in the pub trade for 38 years, has just taken on the Nags Head, a community village local in...
The next big thing: suppliers' predictions
Rupert Thompson, managing director, Refresh I think that over the next two or three years there will be an increasing trend towards brands with real...
Lessee loses pub and £10K
A former Marstons lessee claims he has been left more than £10,000 out of pocket following the sale of his pub to Scottish & Newcastle Pub...
Terror threat: pubs step up training
Training sessions teaching pubs and clubs how to cope in a terrorist attack are to take place across the country. As part of the national Project...
Coulson: The art of painting pubs by numbers
MA legal guru urges the media to handle the DCMS licensing stats with care
BarTalk
What's your verdict on Gordon Brown so far? Nick Green Stansfield Arms Apperley Bridge West Yorks He's doing an average job. He's trying his hardest...
Alcohol emergency figures rise 12 per cent
Alcohol-related 999 calls to the London Ambulance Service have risen by 12 per cent in the capital in the last two years, new figures have revealed....
Bringing out the best in beer
Want to sell more speciality beer, but not sure how? Noli Dinkovski gets advice from beer Sommelier Marc Stroobandt
Police ramp up Xmas campaign
One in three police basic command units (BCUs) are to take part in the Christmas campaign targeting venues that serve drunks. The figure is slightly...
Charity: Laurel's fast-casual dining future
MA City expert The PMA Team mulls over Laurel's investment strategy in the fast-casual dining market
Hirsute today, gone tomorrow
Christie+Co said farewell to its charismatic pub boss Colin Wellstead last week. And, as befits a man who's sold more pubs than anyone else in the...
InBrief
Passing-off rate falls dramatically There has been a massive fall in the number of licensed premises substituting branded spirits with cheaper ones....
Champions League high flyers
Three English teams are well placed to progress to the next stage of the Champions League, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea all ahead in...