Chris Maclean: Sometimes a pointless, puerile gesture is worth it
I have a good space ready for it and I've several customers who claim they can "tinkle the ivories" reasonably well.But my licence forbids live...
Archives for June 28, 2009
Dark Star Scotland in administration
One of Scotland's largest bar, restaurant and hotel businesses, Dark Star Scotland, has been placed in administration. Administrator Tenon Recovery...
Morrissey sued for £250,000 over failed pub venture
Licensee and actor Neil Morrissey is being sued by the Bank of Scotland for £250,000 after his purchase of a pub ended in administration.
Beverage Brands unveils responsible drinking campaign
WKD producer Beverage Brands has unveiled a major new responsible drinking campaign. The campaign, Look after your mates, is targeted at 18-24...
Joule's Brewery adds 14th pub to estate
Joule's Brewery has added a fourteenth pub to its estate, with the purchase of Punch pub the Duke of York in Lichfield, Staffordshire. The site was...
Enterprise Inns to drop restrictive covenants
Enterprise Inns has vowed to ditch restrictive covenants that prevent pubs being used as licensed premises when sold off. The move is one in a series...
Jobs safe for now as Dark Star Scotland goes into administration
Scottish bar, restaurant and hotel businesses Dark Star Scotland Limited has been placed in administration.The Glasgow-based company operates a chain...
Fair Pint invites Punch & Enterprise to talks
Anti-pubco lobby group Fair Pint has invited Punch and Enterprise to a summit meeting to discuss a way forward for the pub industry following the...
'People with cancer caused by alcohol "could fill Wimbledon's Centre Court"'
More people are diagnosed with cancer caused by alcohol each year than can fit in Wimbledon's Centre Court, an expert has warned. More than 20,000...
American keen to make most of Brit pub closures
An American businessman is looking to take advantage of pub closures in the UK by salvaging goods to create his own traditional pub. While up to 50...
Competition to create new Greene King beer
Greene King has launched a competition for a member of the public to create a new beer that will be sold at pubs across the country. The winning beer...
Marc Allinson: Signs of the times
However I do think that there is an information sign overload in this country. You cannot walk into any commercial premises without being faced with...
Unite: Action needed to help pubs now
More than 100 licensees have contacted trade union Unite in the last month alone due to fears of being evicted. In total 117 tenants facing eviction...
Enterprise Inns promises reform
The pubco outlines 13 commitments in a letter to Lord Mandelson, including more discounts and "royalty-free" AWP machine share.
S&NPE puts 20 freehold pubs on market
Scottish & Newcastle Pub Enterprises (S&NPE) is putting 20 freehold pubs on the market with Fleurets this week.
Hygiene: Nasty niffs are nothing to sniff at
Personally, I've always liked the smell of a pub. I never used to mind the whiff of tobacco smoke in the air and, when combined with the hoppy scent...