Publican Local Focus: Norwich - testing times
The small city of Norwich in Norfolk has long been known as a pub lover's dream. From the bargain booze watering holes on the Prince of Wales Road to...
Archives for April 7, 2009
Mulholland: "Enough of the pubco fairy stories
I have found that there are few better such tales than those peddled by increasingly desperate figures in the pub trade to justify unsustainable...
Frederic Robinson buys Punch pub
Frederic Robinson has bought a freehold Cheshire pub from a Punch Taverns for an undisclosed sum off a guide price of £650,000. Christie+Co,...
Pernod Ricard announces £900m rights issue
Pernod Ricard has announced plans for a €1bn (£900m) rights issue to help pay down some of its debt.The drinks giant today also revealed it was...
Cains Export is first lager to get Red Tractor status
Cains Export has become the first lager to be awarded the Assured Food Standards Red Tractor logo. Cains Export is made only from UK ingredients that...
Brave barmaid shaves head for breast cancer charity
A barmaid battling breast cancer joined 15 others in a charity head shave at her place of work to help raise £1,000 for Breast Cancer Care.Keely...
'Pub supermarket plans are shelved'
A disused Warwickshire pub will not be turned into a Tesco store after 2,000 residents protested against the plans. Punch Taverns, which owns the...
Mark Daniels: Old publicans don't die... they just vacate their bar stools!
We all know the type. I even have a couple who still use my pub who are similar. The gentlemen who you can set your watch by, who sit in the same...
Stein: pubs should stick to simple British food
Pubs should focus on serving good, simple British food and good quality beer, according to celeb chef Rick Stein. Stein was speaking at the official...
One in ten jobs at risk from duty rises
Up to 60,000 jobs — a tenth of the workforce — will be lost across the pub and beer industry over the next five years if the Government continues...
Punch denies seeking pub sales to Tesco
Punch has denied accusations that it is actively looking to sell its pubs for conversion into supermarkets. It said just four of its 7,500 pubs are...
JD Wetherspoon ends 99p deal
JD Wetherspoon has ended its controversial 99p-pint deal — prices have risen from 1 April to £1.29.
Old Speckled Hen could be next for dual-pour font
Old Speckled Hen could be the next Greene King beer to get the dual-pour font that offers a northern or southern-style pour. That's according to...
Doctors say public health campaigns on alcohol are failing
Eight out of 10 doctors and nurses believe public health campaigns to stem alcohol related problems have not been effective. A survey of 205 medical...
Doctors call for ban on cheap alcohol
A minimum price on alcohol is the most important weapon in tackling alcohol abuse, according to doctors and nurses. A snapshot survey of medical...
Punch pub saved from Tesco — another fights on
A Punch pub in Warwickshire has been saved from conversion into a Tesco Metro store but another is still fighting against the same fate. The struggle...
Beef up St George's Day with free promotional kit
Serving up English beef is a great way for pubs to mark St George's Day.EBLEX has created a themed promotional kit for pubs, which also gives them...
A day in the life of a drayman
They visit you when you need them most, using their super strength and perhaps the odd fork-lift truck to deliver essential stock to you in the nick...
Anti-tax mascot and friends hit Parliament
Industry efforts to stop further beer duty hikes in the Budget have been stepped up today with a parliamentary protest by a group of cartoon pint...
Wetherspoons case 'a warning' to property agents
Property agents face uncomfortable scrutiny following yesterday's High Court victory by managed pub group JD Wetherspoon over its former property...