Passionate Pub Co put into liquidation
Passionate Pub Company, the seven-strong operator based in north-east England, has gone into liquidation after its bank RBS withdrew its support.
Archives for September 28, 2010
Pubfolio goes into administration owing £50m-plus
Pubfolio, the Trowbridge-headquartered pub operator, has gone into administration owing its banks in excess of £50m. As well as Pubfolio, whose...
Sceptre Leisure secures Punch deal as profits rise
AWP supplier Sceptre Lesiure has secured a two-year deal to supply Punch's managed estate of pubs. The deal will see Sceptre supply coin operated...
BBPA voices licensing concerns to Home Office
The BBPA held a meeting with Home Office officials yesterday to voice concerns over the proposed changes to the Licensing Act.
Home Office 'looking carefully' at trade's licensing fears
The Home Office is "listening" and "looking carefully" at the industry's concerns over the licensing shake-up, according to the British Beer &...
Wetherspoons looks to harness Foursquare popularity with UK event
JD Wetherspoon has agreed to provide the venue for the UK's first ever 'Super Swarm Badge', using location-based social networking site, Foursquare....
Pub trade needs a peasants' revolt
ALMR chairman Tim Sykes has come up with a plan to mobilise the trade against the Government's damaging licensing reforms.
Ed Miliband backs pubs against supermarkets
New Labour leader Ed Miliband has backed action against cut-price alcohol sold in supermarkets. In his acceptance speech at the Labour Party...
Guinness Surger on a roll
Diageo will be rolling out its Guinness Surger technology across the UK later this year, as it looks for new ways to further grow the brand in the...
Christie+Co: hotel market improving
A reasonably upbeat message about the future of the hotel market has been issued by Christie+Co.
Tap into The Publican's WaterAid Pub Quiz
The Publican is getting quizzical in the latest stage of our fundraising drive for the charity WaterAid. We have teamed up with Wetherspoons to host...
Trades unions and the pub
Phil Mellows gives his views on the GMB and whether it has a role to play in the dispute between tied pub tenants and pubcos.
Councils want to see the back of ADZs
Licensing chiefs have welcomed proposals to ditch unpopular Alcohol Disorder Zones (ADZs). In a survey of its members the Institute of Licensing...
Licensing: Get the measure of the new rules
You may recall that one of the questions raised during the recent consultation into the government's proposals for reform of the Licensing Act was...