Darts could be a bullseye for your pub
Darts legend Phil 'The Power' Taylor never did accept an invitation from Geronimo Inns boss Rupert Clevely to challenge him to a game in one of the...
Archives for June 11, 2008
Q&A
Review and cancellation of personal licence Q. Can a licensing officer call in a personal licence for review and can it be cancelled, like a driving...
Vince Power is Fair Pint benefactor
Mean Fiddler founder is the anti-pubco group's mystery benefactor
Opinion: Stella on the mend?
Back in January I had a right royal pop at InBev and especially Stella Artois. The brand had just been delisted by Young's Pub Company and had...
JDW buys fifth Laurel venue
JD Wetherspoon has added a fifth site to the four it has already acquired from the 90 or so Laurel Pub Company sites in administration. The company...
The cover drive
John Molnar tells Noli Dinkovski how combining food and cricket have helped make Larwood & Voce a Punch Shine award winner Pub background A...
Blackpool to tighten policy
Blackpool Council is reportedly trying to "beef up" its saturation policy after JD Wetherspoon (JDW) was granted a new licence in the saturation...
Inbev bids $46bn for Anhesuer-Busch
Inbev has made an unsolicited $46bn bid for US brewer Anheuser-Busch
Molson Coors promotes Swinburn to top job
Molson Coors Brewing Company has appointed Peter Swinburn as president and chief executive. Stewart Glendinning has also been appointed as global...
What's happening at Fuller's?
Freeholds are the way forward Fuller's was stressing the importance of owning its own freeholds on results day last Friday. Chairman Michael Turner...
Marriage of convenience
Its brewing tie-up with London-based Young & Co is working well for Charles Wells of Bedford Charles Wells began life as a brewer in 1876, but...
My pub juke box
Roger Protz, MA columnist and Good Beer Guide editor, chooses his favourite tracks Music has always been an inspiration. My parents, with me in tow,...
Just what the doctor ordered
Professor Ian Gilmore is no teetotaller — but as Graham Holter finds out, the Alcohol Health Alliance chairman is all for limiting the damaging...
World Cup revenge for France?
With the final phase of the group games taking place this week, we also have the most tantalising clash so far. Italy won the 2006 World Cup, beating...
My Shout: The disappearing industry trick
Peter Linacre ponders whether pubs are going the same way as petrol stations
Your say
Conflict of opinion on system open to abuse With reference to Clive Williams's article in the 29 May issue of the Morning Advertiser, has he got it...
Govt probe into lap-dancing clubs
Council feedback will affect clubs' fate The Government is open to the idea of re-classifying lap-dancing clubs as sex encounter rather than...
Moves
New BDM for Punch hosts in Warwickshire Punch Taverns has appointed a new BDM to support its licensees in Warwickshire. Mark Henderson takes on this...
Don't fall prey to the scammers
You will know that some topics have a habit of recurring time and again. From my point of view, scams against licensees never really go away, or...
Central force
Diversity and investment in the Midlands brewing scene is growing fast. Caroline Muspratt takes a closer look at the home of some of the UK's biggest...
Bar Talk
What do you think of the Local Government Association's calls for more detailed health information on menus? Claire Alexander Ebrington Arms Chipping...
ADZs 'not cost-effective': councils
Two in five don't expect to recoup cost Councils are now able to push for alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) — but two out of five authorities don't...
Protz: Flying the flag for local beer
Derby's Royal Standard was rescued from the wrecking ball by town brewer Trevor Harris
Paramount sells 192 pubs in a year
Figures from London-based property agent Paramount Investments reveal that the firm sold almost 200 pubs in the past 12 months. The company is...
Molson Coors names new top team
US brewer Molson Coors has appointed a former University of Wales graduate as its global president/chief executive.Peter Swinburn's appointment will...
Snifter
Turner's take on M&B's Reit Fuller's chairman Michael Turner, below, has waded into the debate about Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) future....
Coulson: Check status of migrant workers to avoid penalties
MA legal editor says do your checks before employing foreign staff
History of the Royal Standard
n The Royal Standard has a rich history as one of Derby's oldest pubs. It was purpose built in the early 1860s and put up for sale new in 1864....
MP hits out at 'immoral' supermarkets
Supermarkets are "immoral" and "irresponsible" for selling alcohol below cost, according to an MP. Asda and Tesco were attacked on their policy of...
Punch licensees abandoning Sky
Licensees have been increasingly abandoning Sky TV, a survey of more than 4,000 Punch Taverns licensees has revealed.The poll shows that between 2003...
Tchenguiz lifts stake in Mitchells & Butlers to over 29%
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) activist investor Robert Tchenguiz has upped his total holding in the company to 29.77%
Enterprise Inns to sell 82 pubs
Enterprise Inns, which was recently given the go-ahead to become a real estate investment trust, is selling more than 80 of its pubs as part of a...
Grandness of inn George
The Furbanks family has rescued a historic coaching inn in Cambridgeshire and brought it right up to date with a well-heeled brasserie, says Ted...
Pring: Winning the generation game
MA editor discusses the joys of youthful licensees
Join the gravy train
One year since a rustic McMullen pub destroyed by fire in 2005 was restored to its former glory, fans of its famously hearty pub food are back in...
All-you-can-eat set to explode
From bloggers to pubco booses, Whitbread's all-you-can-eat Taybarns is the concept everyone is talking about, with estimated food takings of around...
I predict a riot...
Hot on the heels of the smoke ban looms the fresh hell of legislation banning provocative music
Press for action
Proud of Pubs Week is for you. And if you're going to get as much out of it as you can, it's not only about putting on great events, getting in your...
Business boosters
Ideas for driving food sales at your pub Champagne meal deals Where: Granville @ Barford, Barford, Warwickshire The idea: Champagne has always been...
'Tesco refuse to sell 25-year-old Jack Daniels' BBQ sauce'
Cashiers at a Tesco refused to sell a 25-year-old Jack Daniel's barbecue sauce - because she did not have any ID. Claire Birchell was told she could...
Orchid offers silver service
The Orchid Group is targeting with lucrative 'grey pound' market with a new drive to sign up members for its Diamond Club scheme, open to customers...
Sarah Lewis, Diageo GB
Promoting responsible drinking should be a key consideration for any outlet licensed to sell alcohol. Contrary to popular belief, educating customers...
Get your offer up to scratch
At Catered4theKids we have added to the free range debate - when we researched the standards for our new catering mark we were well aware of the...
City Diary: 12 June
Start saving on a rainy day Jamie's Bar in Bishopsgate wins a City Diary award for the most bizarre promotion of 2008. The bar is offering punters a...
Tuppen raises £75k for soldiers' charity
Enterprise boss Ted Tuppen may be sitting rather awkwardly at the moment. Not from any trade issues, you understand, it's just that he's getting over...
FLVA criticises Portman
Trade leader backs cop's off-trade attack Pub trade leader Tony Payne has criticised the Portman Group for appearing to defend supermarkets for...
Taxi ban for pub
Licensees are being warned that offering a free taxi service to customers could lead to prosecution.The warning has come after a Gloucestershire...
Local connection
Midlands drinkers prefer ales from their home turf — good news for breweries focusing on provenance Whether there's something in the water or it's...