Splat MPs to win dream bar in Spain
A successful licensee is giving people the chance to win his £700,000 bar in Spain by throwing a custard pies in faces of MPs. John Walker, from...
Archives for December 2, 2009
Party menus at the pub
With an impressive 15 different sausages, five types of mash and 11 types of gravy on the menu, the Hit or Miss in Stamford, Lincolnshire, is used to...
Put on a charity breakfast - and help save lives
Pubs are being invited to stage their own breakfast event for charity as part of a major campaign aimed at saving lives. Cash raised from meals laid...
Greg Mulholland: We need a real manifesto for pubs
I was lucky enough to see both Elvis and the Beatles. Well okay, not the real ones, but the pubs and beer certainly were. First 'Elvis Forever' at...
Scots ditch measures plan
The Scottish Government has abandoned plans to force pubs to serve wine in 125ml servings, says trade chief Patrick Browne.
Punch tenant hits out at eviction
An award-winning pubco licensee has voiced his anger at being forced to quit his pub, claiming he has transformed the business. Brian Forgie, of the...
Pubcos disposals set to flood market
Property agents say the pub market will be flooded with between 1,000 and 2,000 pubco disposals in 2010. Robin Mence, managing director of Sidney...
Sports in a new dimension
While Andy Murray's groundstrokes failed to secure him victory at last week's ATP Tour Finals, behind the scenes groundbreaking experiments that...
Food sourcing and menu planning for 2010
The festive season of 2009 is already a distant memory in the minds of many menu planners. The big decisions for this Christmas should have been made...
MPs call for higher tax on 6% abv lager
Tax on beers and ciders over 6% abv could increase after homelessness charity Thames Reach's campaign attracted MP support. Labour MP for Battersea...
Brulines accuracy tested
A Fair Pint-commissioned report claims the accuracy of Brulines beer flow monitoring equipment is "questionable". But Brulines insists it is "accurate and reliable".
Pubs warned over Spanish eggs
A batch of Spanish eggs linked to an outbreak of salmonella in a number of restaurants and catering establishments, has sparked the Food Standards...