Musical chairs in the Lords
Music in pubs once again finds itself between the Devil and the deep blue sea, says Peter Coulson.
Archives for July 1, 2009
The devil will be in the detail
The biggest pubcos pledge fairness and reform, but what about the others — and what about the nitty gritty of their offers, asks Andrew Pring.
Eyes down or hold 'em?
MA legal expert Peter Coulson considers bingo in pubs.
WSTA hits out at call for 80p minimum price
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has hit out at a call today by a senior police officer for an 80p minimum price on alcohol - saying it would...
Wetherspoons bangs drum for Proud of Pubs Week
With days to go before Proud of Pubs Week the campaign got a major boost when Morrissey Fox Proud of Pubs Best bitter went on sale in JD Wetherspoon...
Time for a new Beer Orders
The recent eviction of two licensees underlines the pubcos' upper hand, says Roger Protz.
Mosh pit drinks ban overruled
A nightclub and music venue has won its appeal against a ban on drinking in the area where bands play. A licence condition at the Corporation in...
Support for maximum price on soft drinks
The idea of a maximum price for soft drinks in pubs - to encourage more moderate alcohol consumption - received support today at a conference in...
Should pubcos go free of tie?
Is there an argument for turning more pubs free-of-tie? The PMA Team examines the idea.
Ex-JDW managers lift pubs' fortunes
A pair of former Wetherspoon managers have transformed the fortunes of two West Yorkshire pubs, after crossing the trade divide to become their own...
Minimum price in Scotland is 'non-negotiable'
A minimum price on alcohol in Scotland is seen as "non-negotiable" by the ruling Scottish National Party, according to a senior Scottish Government...
BEC chairman urges government to delay pubco power response
Major industry efforts to stave off a probe into the pubco model appear to be working after MPs asked the government to delay its response to a...
Greene King 'cautiously optimistic'
Greene King is looking forward with "cautious optimism" after a 1.3% rise in revenue to £942.3m for the 52 weeks to 3 May. Operating profit dipped...
Tuppen: 'We'd pay £100k to new body'
Enterprise boss says his company would happily pay a levy of £100,000 or more to set up a body to represent individual licensees.
Bailiffs demand cash over old pub debt
A licensee is furious with his council after bailiffs demanded payment from the evening's takings for an eight-year old debt racked up by the pub's...
Taybarns asks diners: where next?
Whitbread is asking customers to vote for where they want the next Taybarn's all-you-can-eat concept to open. The company, which has seven Taybarns,...
Marston's ready for Ashes clashes
Marston's plans to launch a series of adverts that poke good-humoured fun at the Aussies, ahead of the first Ashes Test match this month. The...
Anand: pragmatic view on bottom-end pubs
Greene King has found solutions for more than 25% of the 400 tenanted pubs contained within its turn-around Independence Pub Company division. The...
Luff gives pub trade till October to change
Business and Enterprise Committee chairman Peter Luff has urged the Government to give the industry until October to change following its damning...
Pub market recovery still years away
Agents predict it could take between two and five years for the pub property market to return to 2007 levels, when prices were at their peak. In a...
Call for action on code
It's less than a month until the government's consultation on new laws covering the selling of alcohol closes - so the time really is now for...
Crown Inn given five star status by AA
The Crown Inn at Chiddingfold, Surrey has joined the select group of pubs awarded five stars by the AA. A year after owners Daniel and Hannah Hall...
'Wild side alcohol ad banned by ASA'
An alcohol advertising campaign showing a woman seducing a man and turning into a leopard has been banned by the ASA after a complaint from Alcohol...
Greene King "now stronger than before recession", claims CEO
Greene King is in a stronger position now than it was before the start of the economic downturn, according to the Suffolk brewer's chief executive...
Top cop: ban all alcohol advertising
A senior influential policeman has called for a minimum price of 80p per unit on alcohol and a complete ban on all alcohol advertising. Mike Craik,...