Legendary music pub up for sale
An iconic North London pub where bands such as Blur, Suede and the Libertines plied their trade, has come onto the market for the first time in...
Archives for March 20, 2008
LETTERs
Time to stand up and fight for pubs I write with regard to last week's leader: "Pubs - going, going, gone". I have, for some time, considered that we...
Plan your foray into food
Food may not be the cure for all the pub trade's ills, but get it right and it can bring handsome rewards and compensate for declining beer sales and...
NEWS OF THE BREWS
Bombardier The beer known as the "Drink of England" is on the hunt to find the nation's ultimate icon. Wells Bombardier is giving everyone the chance...
Flying the flag for family brewers
Stockport-based Robinsons prides itself on keeping things simple and supporting licensees whenever possible. Tony Halstead reports Tenants of...
Camra earns rebuff
A property chief has rejected calls by the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) for more legislation to be introduced to prevent pub demolitions or...
Campaigners lobby to save rural pub
Campaigners from a Yorkshire village met with councillors yesterday in a bid to save their local.The Save Our Burton Arms Exploitation Redevelopment...
City diary
A right carrier on Marston's straight-talking managed division boss Derek Andrew, below, was pretty furious on Budget day last Wednesday. After...
Making gravy
CUSTOMERS AT Chef & Brewer - Spirit Group's flagship food brand, and winner of the Retail Concept of the Year title at the Pub Food Awards 2007 -...
The Best of British culture
Cains is backing Liverpool's tenure as European Capital of Culture in 2008. Tony Halstead looks into what is a major coup for the beer company This...
Busy week for England's best
Fabio Capello's reign as England manager started auspiciously - though previous boss Steve McClaren also won the first match of his short tenure...
Regional resurgence
Despite falling UK beer volumes, brewers in the north are having to grow rapidly to meet demand for cask ale. Tony Halstead reports The north of...
THE GUV'NOR
Nigel Anstead The licensee of the White Horse in Bedford, argues that this year's negative Budget will simply drive more people into the...
Darling's budget for bingeing
They tell a story at Westminster about the Labour MP, a former minor trade union official who had been awarded the safest of seats in the north-east,...
MyShout
Last week's Budget shows just how clueless politicans are about pressures on licensees, says David Elliott Well, just over a week on from Alistair...
BarTalk
How much are you putting up your prices after the Budget? John Ellis Crown Inn, Oakengates, Shropshire I've brought a considerable amount of stock so...
Burton MP throws lifeline to Coors Visitor Centre
The Coors Visitor Centre should be turned into a national museum of brewing, local MP Janet Dean has said.Last week the brewer announced that the...
Opinion with Tim Martin, chairman of JD Wetherspoon
Time for some lateral drinking As we all know, people have misbehaved when drinking for centuries. Shakespeare knew all about heavy drinking ('what...
Simpler system for outside catering
There are a number of pub licensees who have for many years offered their services for outside occasions, supplying food and drink at events in the...
Top of the class
CaskForce, the beer quality initiative driven by Marston's in conjunction with Cask Marque and the Morning Advertiser, announces its second monthly...
Business Opinion
Budget turns the screws on tenants Last week's Budget saw the Government placing a very hard kick in the sector's soft parts. The decision will...
Delivering a good deal
Middleton-based JW Lees is always on the lookout for quality pubs to add to its estate, says Tony Halstead Twelve months ago William Lees-Jones was...
Admiral stops buying pubs
Admiral's decision to end its pub-buying spree sounds a warning for tenanted operators Admiral Taverns owner Gary Landesberg has stated that he does...
Pick of the pubs
Chequers is stuated in the historic market town of Bungay, Suffolk - an English Heritage conservation area. The pub currently attracts passing trade...
Weakening concept of 'due diligence'
I should not desert my post! Every time I go away, disaster hits the licensed trade. I have only just seen the review of the effects of the new...
Point of impact
"There is a real sense of fury in the trade concerning the Chancellor's colossal increase in beer duty in his recent Budget. For those of us close to...
Loans scheme funds boosted
Small pubcos and individual operators looking to invest in or acquire new sites could benefit from an increase in funds for the Small Firms Loan...
Pub trade ponders price increases
Drinkers are being confronted by a bewildering array of different price increases as licensees and pub operators react to the Budget changes. Rises...
Inn2gether boss Glendon gets 11 year director ban
Pub sector businessman Doug Glendon has been banned from being a director for 11 years. Glendon, who used to work for discredited pub company...
'Mitchells & Butlers denies it has hit cash crisis'
Mitchells & Butlers, which effectively put itself up for sale this year, went on the attack yesterday after a City analyst alleged the pub...
Price of new build pubs to soar
The cost of new-build pubs is set to rocket after Chancellor Alistair Darling announced plans for all new commercial buildings to be "zero carbon" by...
BBPA: 'trade is victim of stealth tax'
BBPA promises thorough examination of industry lobbying tactics as trade comes round to the full reality of the Budget's impact on pubs Trade leaders...
Looking to the future
Major investment in improving its pub estate has been the key to success at Manchester's Joseph Holt Brewery. Tony Halstead reports If you're ever...
Administration for Laurel just days away
Laurel Pub Company is poised to enter a controlled administration after opting to close another 60 high-street pubs. The move means the company has...
Organic focus: Making their mark
FairtradeFairtrade products ensure the welfare and long term success of producers in developing countries. Producers are paid a fair price for their...
Organic focus: Where did you get it?
WITH 40 per cent of consumers stating that they pay attention to where produce they buy is made or grown, pubs are increasingly using locally and...
Elliott: Pub industry has no influence on MPs
Last week's tryannical budget has proved the pub industry has no real influence over politicians - that's the view of Greene King Pub Partners boss...
Win your rent for a year with CaskForce 2008
CaskForce is the pioneering beer quality initiative driven by Marston's in conjunction with the Morning Advertiser, back for the third year running....
Pub powered from waste cooking oil
An enterprising licensee has seen energy bills tumble after using waste cooking oil to generate electricity. Matt Solcombe is using a bio-diesel...
Big pubs face huge hikes in water bills
Bigger pubs and those that pay low business rates could see massive hikes in supplementary water bills. However, pubs in high ratings bands could see...
Union demands safer conditions for draymen
Unite says draymen are under pressure to deliver more beer with fewer workers