Punch inn takes vouchers from all
A Punch Taverns inn is offering customers the chance to use discount vouchers from other restaurant chains. The Greswolde Hotel in Knowle High...
Archives for July 8, 2009
Proud of Pubs Week crosses the Atlantic
The list of pubs involved in the third Proud of Pubs Week 2009 now stretches to Canada following contact from a pub in Vancouver. Alastair Knott,...
City Diary — 9 July
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Time for a mental step change
Ted Tuppen's offer to help fund a trade body should make licensees think long and hard about what it means to run pubs professionally, says Andrew Pring.
Payne: 'It's time for new ID guidelines'
A trade leader says the industry and authorities should re-think which ID pubs should accept to avoid underage sales. Tony Payne suggested...
Licensee couple to quit over live music row
An award-winning licensee couple are vowing to hand back the keys to their pub after a council branded their live music "a noise nuisance". Tanya...
Ignorance is not an excuse
Not following the rules on employment law can be expensive, says Peter Coulson.
Chelsea and Hull first up on Sky
Details of the first Premier League games to be broadcast by Sky next season have been released. The first fixture on Saturday August 15 will see...
Heavyweight backing for Proud of Pubs Week
Two of Parliament's most high profile spokesmen on pubs have come together to back The Publican's Proud of Pubs Week. Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has...
Minimum pricing - the issue that won't go away
Would 80p be an acceptable level for a minimum price on a unit of alcohol? Should pubs be forced to cap the amount they charge for soft drinks? How...
Mark Daniels: Projectile Vomit, Cornish Pubs, and a very angry seagull
Given that I rank supermarkets in my top-five list of "Things That Are Wrong With Pubs At The Moment", I feel somewhat guilty - not to mention...
Three MPs plan pubco workshops
Three London Labour MPs — including a serving minister and an ex-minister — are to hold workshops with local licensees about how pubcos affect...
Shepherd Neame plays tactical game at Hastings
Shepherd Neame has agreed to new licence conditions at three Hastings pubs to stave off licence suspensions, the removal of a licensee and hardline...
Gerry Price: fight fiction with fiction on rent reviews
Gerry Price, leaseholder of the Inn at West End, Surrey says the hot weather is not so great for him and gives his view on the BII rent review...
Need funding for a pub? Ask your friends
Presenting a solid business plan or clubbing together with friends can prove the best way to finance buying a pub. That's the view of agents and...
Punch beefs up menu options
Punch has added new meal options to its cut-price food deal for tenants at set prices of £1.99 and £4.99.
Do it right to escape a mandatory code
Who could have predicted six months ago that Punch Taverns and pubco representatives would sit down in the same room as Fair Pint, says John Grogan.
Pub trade split on new trade body
BII boss Neil Robertson has spoken against plans for a new pubco-funded trade group to represent tenants, which this week received backing from Punch...
How low can abvs go?
Just because some ales are lower in abv, it doesn't mean they must be lacking in taste, says Roger Protz. On a day of blistering heat in London last...
Diageo plans gin 'renaissance'
The gin category received a boost this week as Diageo unveiled its strategy to lead a "renaissance" in the sector. The company is re-launching its...
How to... taste beer
There are some pieces of advice that need a lot of hammering home to persuade people that a little chore is worth doing. Then there are some that...
Pub income hit in wake of Setanta's collapse
Pubs across Britain are losing out after the plug was pulled on Irish sport on TV with the collapse of broadcaster Setanta in the UK. The games,...
'French wine slips into fifth place with British drinkers'
French wine, for centuries the most popular with British drinkers, has fallen spectacularly out of favour, according to market research. Our...
Bay delivers 'double bubble'
Bay Restaurants emerged from the pre-pack administration of Laurel Pub Company 15 months ago. The PMA Team met chief exective Paul Symonds. Better...
Hearing is believing
Noise problems are dominating Peter Coulson's postbag.