Sceptre Leisure buys southern AWP company
Sceptre Leisure, the suppliers of amusement machines in the UK, has bought RV Smith (Leisure) Limited.
Archives for November 29, 2010
Pub Bitch: Chill out this Christmas
Chill out this Christmas We know that licensees can get quite angry at times, but fear not, riled pourers of the foaming pint, for help is at hand....
NHS to nominate people for pubwatch bans
Isle of Wight Pubwatch has announced a partnership with the NHS in a bid to reduce alcohol-related disorder. Two representatives from the Isle of...
Novasports will pull plug on UK pub TV
The Greek broadcaster behind Novasports has warned it will pull the plug on screenings of Premier League football via its systems in UK pubs....
LTC's new chairman plans broader church
Phil Mellows meets newly-elected Licensed Trade Charity chairman Annette King, who aims to make sure it's going for another 200 years.
Hamish Champ: Faith and the art of avoiding doorsteppers
Faith, I find, is a tricky concept to deal with. One can have faith in something concrete - like the ability of one's local pub to serve up a great...
Heavy snow hits pubs across country
Heavy snow and arctic temperatures have hit hundreds of pubs across North Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland with scores of remote country inns...
Luminar in Lucky Voice karaoke link-up
Luminar Leisure is launching dedicated karaoke rooms at its flagship Oceana nightclub in Milton Keynes. Running under the Go Go Karaoke brand,...
Fake ID users face 12-month pub ban
Underage pub goers in Portsmouth could be hit with a 12-month ban on their 18th birthday, if police proposals come to pass. Portsmouth police have...
Local Heroes Pub Company collapses
Local Heroes Pub Company, which runs 18 pubs in the north-east, has collapsed into administration. The company, which ceased teading last week, ran...
Yorkshire Post man is Beer Writer of the Year
Yorkshire Evening Post journalist Simon Jenkins has been crowned Beer Writer of the Year. He picked up the title from 2009 champion - and Publican...
'New laws to tackle binge drinking'
Government plans to crack down on binge drinking and reclaim high streets for "sensible law-abiding drinkers" are set to be unveiled this week. The...
Wetherspoons makes top 100 companies
Managed chain JD Wetherspoons has emerged as the only pubco to make it into a list revealing the UK's most customer friendly companies. In a survey...
Coffee and tea in pubs: perc up your profits
This month PubChef looks at ideas for flavoured coffees, driving tea sales and new hot bevs products. Adding flavour to hot drinks Ian Boughton...
Caroline Nodder: Christmas time at the supermarkets
Christmas seems to start earlier every year. It was barely the beginning of November when the festive supermarket TV ads began in earnest this year...
What next for M&B?
Mitchells & Butlers' (M&B) skill at running pubs has long been regarded as among the best there is. If not the best. Even the highly public -...
Balls Brothers in administration
The 19-strong London based wine bar and restaurant operator Balls Brothers has gone into administration. Zolfo Cooper has been brought in to lead...
Mitchells & Butlers fined £14,000 for asbestos failings
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has been fined £14,000 after building workers refurbishing one of its pubs were exposed to asbestos. Work was...
Barmaid wins underage sting appeal
A barmaid has successfully contested her fine for failing an underage sting after magistrates agreed the tester looked older than she was.
Barmaid's fine overturned after failed underage check
A barmaid who was caught in a sting operation serving underage customers has had her fine overturned. Adele Keenlyside, who works behind the bar at...