From swags to riches: bring on those ladies
Bring on the SWAGs — Sassy, Wise and Grown Up — says Greene King Pub Partners chief executive David Elliott.
Archives for September 29, 2009
Trade wary over curfew on pub hours
The only major reform Labour or the Tories could bring in is a curfew on pub and club hours. That's the view of licensing expert Peter Coulson in response to Gordon Brown's speech at the Labour Party Conference yesterday.
Drop in heavy drinking in Scotland
Figures that indicate heavy drinking is on the decline in Scotland have been welcomed by a leading trade group. According to the Scottish Health...
Thwaites doubles output with £700,000 bottling line
Lancashire brewer Daniel Thwaites has unveiled its new £700,000 bottling line that will double output to 24,000 barrels a year. The bottling line...
'Minimum price on alcohol won't work'
A minimum price on alcohol would force up prices for the majority of responsible drinkers and do nothing to tackle problems, says the BRC.
Mannion buys 4th in NW London
London operator Brian Mannion has taken on a fourth pub in the north-west of the capital. Mannion bought the Wellington Pub Company lease on the...
Councils welcome new licensing powers
Government plans to give councillors more power are preferable to the "ill-targeted" mandatory alcohol retailing code, say council bosses.
Licensee urges government to take food VAT action
A licensee is launching a bid to get the government to apply new laws on VAT that would help "most pubs in the country". Helen Glover, lessee at...
Use of tips to top-up wages banned from this week
Pubs are banned from using tips to top-up staff wages to the national minimum from tomorrow (October 1). And that change in the law comes into effect...
'Falling earnings could force more landlords to close pubs'
Britain's biggest pub owners face cash-flow problems in the next few years as they wrestle with high debt levels and falling earnings, credit-rating...
Pubs in problem areas face blanket opening hours clampdown
The government is seeking to alter the Licensing Act to give councils the powers to restrict the opening hours of every licensed venue in a problem...
Threatened Stansted pub replaces landlord Punch with BAA
A pair of licensees who were at risk from the proposed second runway at Stansted airport are celebrating after successfully engineering a deal to...
Fears over blanket pub hours curfew
Councils will be able to set a blanket curfew for pub opening hours in designated problem areas under new plans from Gordon Brown. Councillors will also be given the power to instigate a review of a licence themselves.
M&B appoints three MDs
Mitchells & Butlers has appointed three managing directors to run three defined segments of its 2,000-strong pub and restaurant estate. The...
Blended Scotch set for profile boost
Awareness of blended Scotch whisky brands is to rise as three of the biggest names in the sector announce new promotional campaigns. Launching this...
Sisters are doing it for the pub
Most pubs have come a long way to improve a woman's — and indeed everyone's — pub experience, but many reap even more rewards from being further down the female-friendly path, says Jo Bruce.
Theme Awards winners announced
The top bars and operators in the country have been celebrated at a ceremony held by The Publican's sister title Theme. The winners of the Theme Bar...