'Alcohol abuse 'costing NI £700m each year'
An independent report has said excessive drinking costs the public purse in Northern Ireland almost £700m a year. The figures were worked out by a...
Archives for July 6, 2010
Web deal will help you promote your Proud of Pubs events
The Publican has linked up with national events website inapub to ensure customers across the country are aware of what's going on during Proud of...
Midlands police chief calls for new licence clampdown
A police chief has called for a temporary clampdown on new licences in a Midlands city - and said the ban should be extended if it's decided there...
Music campaigners to deliver 17,000-strong petition to Downing Street
Pressure on the government to relax the rules around live pub music is set to intensify as a peer resurrects a parliamentary Bill today - and...
Pub forced to remove 'illegal' A-boards
An outraged licensee has been forced to remove four A-boards from outside his pub after his council said they could be a "distraction" for drivers or...
What a difference a pot of paint makes
Philip Davison describes how he helped a fellow licensee redecorate his pub on a budget for a 'wow factor' finish.
Bars get a rum steer
Sales of golden and dark rum are booming, thanks to its mixibility, and it's not just for fancy cocktail bars, says Nigel Huddleston. The recent...
Licensees win a music makeover
Two lucky licensees have won live music makeovers worth up to £5,000 at their pubs. Kirk Barclay, of the Prince of Wales in Tooting, south London,...
Bruce Bar adds eighth pub
Bruce Bar, the multiple operator run by Michael Nicholas, has acquired the leasehold interest of the Pub On The Park in London Fields, off an asking...
Trade down at Shropshire pub after A-board ban
A Shropshire pub has lost hundreds of pounds worth of business after the council removed one of its A-boards. The Old Castle in Bridgnorth, a Punch...
Pre-tax profits fall almost 50% at Thwaites
Daniel Thwaites, the Lancashire brewer and pub operator, has revealed a halving of pre-tax profits. It comes on the back of a 14.7% drop in revenues...
Brewing: London calling
Which is the odd one out: Bamberg, Bruges, Antwerp, London, Düsseldorf, Brussels or Cologne? The answer is London because a beer aficionado's tour...
MP steps up battle to preserve pubs
The MP behind a Bill to make it harder to demolish pubs plans to meet Communities Secretary Eric Pickles to get Government support for the action....
Scots restaurant gives away free alcohol
An Edinburgh Chinese restaurant has been giving diners alcohol for free while it waits for its licence.
Licensee blames babysitters' fees for quiet nights
Babysitters' fees are keeping people away from pubs, according to a licensee with 50 years' experience in the trade. Liz Jackson, now 74 and a...
Microbreweries: Brewing up a storm
The rise in popularity of microbreweries has defied the fluctuations of the rest of the industry. The British Beer & Pub Association reported...
Pub is the Hub helps Welsh pub build a playground
The back garden of a Denbighshire pub has been turned into a £7,500 children's playground with Pub is the Hub funding. It was licensee Anna...