Turpin joins LT Pub Management
Former director of corporate affairs at Punch Taverns, Nigel Turpin, has joined LT Pub Management as planning director. Turpin, who was also...
Archives for April 7, 2010
Tesco targeting pubs for stores
Supermarket giant Tesco has been accused of targeting pubs for new stores, in order to avoid complex planning laws, by Nottingham City Council....
Only two per cent of licensees plan to vote Labour
Licensees are set to give Labour a major thumbs down at the general election after a Publican survey revealed nearly half plan to vote Conservative....
New pie for Merry men and women
A Nottinghamshire pub chef has created a Robin Hood pie to celebrate a new film about the Sherwood Forest hero. Roy Wood, chef/owner of the Waggon...
St George's Day Focus: Think of England
Hunting Dragons is thirsty work, as regulars at the Reformation in Gallowstree, Oxfordshire, will tell you. On April 23, the pub gets right into the...
Michael Jackson display in Greenwich
The beer bottle and glass collections of the late Michael Jackson are on display at Meantime Brewing Company's new bar. The display of bottles from...
Brewer creates Fundraiser beer for Hospice
A Bedfordshire hospice has collaborated with the Potton Brewery to create a bitter celebrating the centre's thirtieth anniversary. Sue Ryder's St...
New beer-focused restaurant for Meantime
Meantime Brewing Company has opened a new restaurant, bar and brewery in Greenwich, London. The Old Brewery has opened in the grounds of the Royal...
Police tell Croydon pubs to up security
Croydon pubs have been "advised" by police to consider extra security and safety measures while screening World Cup matches. The force has written...
Break the alcohol code and face licence review
Break a new mandatory condition and risk having your licence reviewed - that's the warning from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
Thorley: Paving the way for retail-led growth
Last week Giles Thorley revealed he was leaving Punch Taverns later this year. The PMA Team gives a view on the departure. It's been pretty much a...
Liberation Group buys Luminar site
Channel Islands pub and drinks business The Liberation Group has bought a nightclub site from Luminar. The venue, the Bar, is located on Jersey's...
Pubs face more police pressure over World Cup
Fears that police will be taking a hardline approach with pubs showing the World Cup this summer have increased after it emerged two more towns face...
Publican Local Focus: Blackburn - Lancashire hotspot
When you first arrive in Blackburn, it appears a fairly typical northern industrial town. It's probably best known for being one of the Lancashire...
'Woman hit with first booze ban'
A young Doncaster woman has become one of the first in the country to be slapped with a new Drinking Banning Order to curb her anti-social drunken...
Training: Keep them on board
Apprenticeships are back in vogue, it seems. And as they can offer a recognised qualification while delivering company-specific knowledge and skills,...
Test purchasing: playing it by the book
I now have the latest edition of the LACORS code on test purchasing, which confirms the police are not playing it by the book, says Peter Coulson.
Spanish star set to shine
Grupo Damm, brewer of Estrella Damm, beer of Barcelona, is terrifyingly slick. Maybe it's something to do with the exotic novelty of meeting Enric...