Spirit spends £1.6m on Anchor
Spirit Group, Punch's managed division, has reopened its flagship pub on London's Bankside, the Anchor, after a £1.6m investment. The company...
Archives for July 1, 2008
Flood funds up in the air
Pubs have been left in the dark over whether they will get extra cash to protect against flooding.A total of £34.5m has been made available to...
New look for old fave
One of Liverpool's oldest pubs has re-opened following an asbestos scare, discovered during a refurbishment project. Thomas Rigby's, in the city's...
Authorities aim to stop Facebook beach party
Torbay Council says it is working hard with police to stop the all-weekend Facebook beach party which could see 10,000 revellers invade the resort....
Spirit's Anchor gets £1.6m makeover
Spirit Group, the managed house division of Punch Taverns, has re-opened one of its one most famous pubs following a £1.6m transformation. The...
A strategy worth converting to?
When David Bruce and I formed The Capital Pub Company, in December 2000, our aim was to build up a portfolio of freehold London pubs. We wanted to...
Licensees warned about old toilets
Thousands of Scottish licensees face heavy new costs to bring their toilets up to scratch as part of measures in the new Licensing Act. Under the new...
Newcastle Brown Ale celebrates Angel of North
Newcastle Brown Ale is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Angel of the North by introducing special edition labels across the on and off trade....
Mark Daniels: So the football's over. Well done, Spain.
But I have to say that, more importantly, it's been quite nice not having the pressure of trading through a major football tournament and I question...
Rates appeal warning
The Valuation Office has issued a warning for licensees to be wary of companies offering to appeal business rates for a fee. Bolton-based firm Morgan...
Leases change in light of ban
The effects of the smoking ban could lead to changes in the tenanted/leased pubco model - but it will be "evolution rather than revolution", a...
Anchors away!
ANY PUB which, in its day, has doubled as a brothel, a brewery, a distillery, a chapel and a ship's chandler is likely to take the addition of a...
Pub food gets Quick & Easy with Booker
Booker has launched a new guide and range of meals aimed at pubs starting to sell food or make more of their menu.The Quick & Easy Meal Solutions...
In the lap of the licensing gods...
Recent years have seen our high streets swamped with outfits whose sole purpose is to extract money from gullible punters awash with city bonuses and...
'Lay off our pubs'
Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers launches scathing attack on the Local Government Association for claiming the Licensing Act has failed to reduce alcohol related disorder.
Police to close pubs to halt Facebook party
Police are set to use unprecedented powers to stop every shop and pub in a town selling alcohol - in a bid to halt an illegal beach party organised...
New marketing campaigns for Newcastle Brown and Scrumpy Jack
Heritage Drinks, the joint venture established between Scottish and Newcastle and Jygsaw Brands last November, has announced new marketing...