Foundation's sixth site ready
Foundation Inns is gearing up to open its sixth site, following a £500,000 refurbishment at a pub in Oxfordshire. The King's Head & Bell, at...
Archives for October 20, 2009
Pubs must keep the momentum going
The end of this year and the first six months of 2010 are still likely to be tough, says Christie + Co head of pubs Neil Morgan.
3DE to be marketed for sale
The board of 3D Entertainment (3DE), the late-night bar and club group, has appointed advisers to launch an official sale of the business.
'Pub drinking more dangerous than at home'
Drinking in the pub is "potentially more explosive" than doing so at home, according to a senior Tesco lobbyist. Emma Reynolds spoke against pushing up the price of alcohol in supermarkets at a conference.
Publican Local Focus: Camden crawl
Few places have been immune to the recession over the past 12 months or so, but some pubs are still thriving. Take Camden Town, for instance. The...
Home Office backs pubs' right to seize ID
Pubs have been given the green light to confiscate fake or borrowed ID after a Home Office minister stepped in to clarify the situation. Nick...
Saffron Leisure buys 2nd freehold
Family-owned pub company Saffron Leisure has opened a second site — Grandison in Bramfield, Hertfordshire.
Regent Inns sold in management buyout
Regent Inns chief executive John Leslie has led a management buyout of 60 of the group's venues from administrators in a pre-pack deal. Leslie headed...
Punch pub deal done in just eight days
The latest Punch tenant to become a freeholder says his bank turned the deal around in just eight days. Gary Kidd, with Dickie Cotterill and Tony...
Brulines: beer flow equipment more important than ever
Beer flow monitoring company Brulines believes its products will become more important than ever before in a challenging trading environment.
Green light for pub underage ID seizures
More pub operators will be encouraged to confiscate ID used fraudulently to buy alcohol underage after the Home Office gave a virtual green light to...
Janet Hood: How many more licensed premises does Scotland need to lose?
Unlike the position in England and Wales no effective grandfather rights were vested in transition. Apart from premises not being able to be knocked...
Anti-binge ads are "pretty dull", argues health chief
A health chief has today branded anti-binge government campaigns as "pretty dull" and argued that trying to "persuade" people not to drink too much...
Regent completes pre-pack administration
Regent Inns has gone through a pre-pack administration with 60 sites emerging in a new company, Intertain, led by previous management. Three...
Greene King: we will work with others after BBPA exit
Greene King has vowed it will continue to work with others in the industry but will also focus on its own lobbying, following its exit from BBPA.
Alternative-use pub trend to continue
The trend for selling pubs for alternative use will continue for another year, according to two of the country's largest licensed property agents....