Closed pub gets new look after two years
A pub which had been shuttered for two years has re-opened this week with a brand-new look after being taken over by two award-winning licensees....
Archives for October 22, 2009
Mark Daniels: It's time for the cheap shots to end
Have you ever noticed how hard it is to get a customer to praise you? It's the same in all walks of life and all industries. Customers are quick to...
'European judge casts fresh doubt over SNP plans for minimum alcohol prices'
The Scottish government's plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol have suffered a setback with a move by the European Court to block similar...
Pub bitch: Plastered rats and party time at the pubcos
TV pubs blamed for police woes As if pubs don't have a hard enough time of things in the real world it seems even when they appear in soap operas...
New plans to ease licensing red-tape
Making it easier to secure temporary events notices, and extending the notice period after a licensee dies, are proposed.
Pubs could wait a year for PPL refunds
Licensees could be forced to wait up to a year before they can claim back money from music licensing body PPL following a major legal ruling. The...
Champagne price for Aussie beer
A luxury lager from Down Under is set to hit UK shores later this month — limited edition Crown Ambassador Reserve Lager will sell for £35 a bottle.
'100 per cent' English cocktail created
A new 100 per cent English cocktail has been created by a Town Crier in Herefordshire. The 'Turberfield Royale' was created by Ledbury Town Crier...
IPC to create unified voice for pub trade
The newly formed Independent Pub Confederation is to position itself as the trade representative body for Government to talk to about all issues affecting the pub industry.
Pubco shares rise after OFT report
The country's two biggest tenanted and leased operators saw share prices rise yesterday after the OFT delivered its report on the beer tie.
English whisky to debut in November
The first English single malt whisky for 100 years will be released at the end of November by St George's Distillery.
Police to have power to issue last-minute TENs
Pubs will be able to get a last-minute temporary event notice (TEN) for "low-risk" events under new government plans. Police will have the power to...
Banks holding back pub property recovery
Bank demands for 45 per cent deposits are continuing to prevent a recovery in the pub property market, according to a leading pub property agent....
OFT tie probe 'not a waste of time and money'
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) yesterday defended itself against accusations that its investigation into the effects of the beer tie on consumers...
Brown: "I've always had doubts about 24-hour licensing
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has admitted he has "always had doubts" about 24-hour licensing, but conceded it is working in some places. Brown, who...
Host: 'Punch reneging on deal cost us thousands'
A Punch lessee couple have criticised the pubco for pulling out of a deal to sell their pub's freehold to them the day before completion, leaving...
Tenants are key to pub rent levels
Tim Martin argued that fraudulent property deals may have distorted high-street rents. Tim Munden of Davis Coffer Lyons, responds.
Winner of best pub sausage announced
The best pub bangers in the business have fought it out, but there could only be one winner. Kevin Berkins, owner of the Fence Gate Inn in Fence and...