Oldham cancels six licence reviews
Oldham has cancelled licence review hearings at six bars that it expects will "voluntarily" agree to new restrictions on trading. The council had...
Archives for June 11, 2009
City Diary — 11 June
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Forced to accept second best
Peter Coulson considers the great tied lease debate.
MA pub awards show the way
It's right and proper, given the range of problems traced to their door, that the post-Bec talk has been all about what pubcos must do to change the way they operate, says Andrew Pring.
Campaigners celebrate Vulcan victory
Campaigners are celebrating after a threatened historic pub was granted a stay of execution - thanks to the support of a host of celebrities and MPs....
Chris Maclean: Keep me out of the round please
I suspect I won't be popular for saying this - but I don't like buying rounds.For some who read this their suspicions may be confirmed. It is amazing...
Good uptake for SIBA Technical Services
SIBA's Technical Services has reported early success with 60 installation or maintenance jobs carried out since its launch in March. That number is...
'The future's looking rosé'
Drinkers are turning up their noses at white and red wine and switching to rosé, according to a study. Sales of rosé more than quadrupled to...
Dixon: 10 areas for pubco change
Industry expert Phil Dixon has told tenanted pub company chiefs that the pubco/tenant relationship must change in ten areas.
New pub company Somerset Inns acquires first pub
Experienced hotelier and publican Robin Wheeler has acquired his first pub under newly-formed group Somerset Inns.Robin and wife Natasha have...
250 years of the black stuff
When Arthur Guinness signed the lease on a brewery in 1759 it was the start of a legend, says Roger Protz.
At the bottom of the pile
Opposition peers have promised a robust examination of the Policing and Crime Bill, says Peter Coulson.
The whys and wherefores of the tie
Two unrelated news events in this weekend's press made me ponder the continuing saga of the beer tie, says Peter Linacre.
Pubco power in the balance
Major tenanted companies are now trying to put together a unified response to the hostile Bec report. The PMA Team looks at what might happen.
Enterprise: parts of BEC hard to argue with
A senior executive at Enterprise Inns has stated that there are recommendations within the BEC report, which was highly critical of pubco/tenant relations, that "are difficult to argue with".