Make St Patrick's Day a weekend in pubs
St Patrick's Day is a huge event for British pubs, but there's an opportunity to make an extended weekend of it this year, reports Michelle Perrett.
Archives for February 14, 2011
Hamish Champ: London Calling?
According to legend or myth or whatever it was, Dick Whittington was persuaded by the peeling of bells to stick to his guns and return to seek his...
Expert warns over lease surrender spike
A chartered surveyor has urged tenants thinking of surrendering their lease not to make a snap decision and hand the keys back.
Town and City launches own chef schools
Town and City Pub Company, operators of Yates's and Slug and Lettuce has launched its own chef schools. The two schools offer chefs and kitchen...
Mild January boosts managed pub chains
A milder January than last year made for better trading across the country's leading managed pub and restaurant chains, according to new research....
Punch Taverns ups drink prices by three per cent
Pubco Punch Taverns has revealed it is to increase its drinks prices to licensees by an average of 3.3 per cent. Letters have been sent to 'Punch...
New hope for cig vending machines
Fresh hope has been raised that the cigarette vending machine ban could be stopped by legal action. Machine provider Sinclair Collis, part of...
Cornish brewer hit with £9k beer duty bill
A Cornish brewer has been hit with a £9,000 backdated duty bill after HMRC ruled that its nettle beer was not a beer. Mike Lavers, who runs...
Pub chains: January better than expected
Leading pub and restaurant chains have experienced a better start to the year than expected and clawed back some ground on December's snow hit...
Jailed licensee keeps personal licence
A North Yorkshire licensee, jailed for attacking a man, will be free to run another pub when he gets out. Jack William Lindon, 23, of the Old Ebor...
Caroline Nodder: Foreign satellite opinion opens can of worms for pubs
A can of worms was opened last week by a European judge who expressed the opinion that the Premier League should be banned from selling off exclusive...
BII announces Licensee of the Year semi-finalists
Thirteen semi-finalists have been named in the BII Licensee of the Year competition 2011. Judges are looking for individuals or partnerships who...
Lending to small businesses. Or not.
The decision by UK banks to lend more money to small businesses was the first positive signal to come out of the Square Mile for a while - even if it...
UK's leading banks say lending to pubs is not a problem
The UK's biggest banks have sought to reassure licensees there was no policy of 'not lending to the on-trade'. As the row over bankers' bonuses...
Greene King launches customer service training
Greene King is launching a training programme this month to help its licensees improve their customer service. The training, which is part of Greene...
Burns must inspire us to pack the pubs again
Stephen Crawley highlights Burns as an inspiration for the on-trade and for keeping pubs at the heart of the proposed Big Society.
Charity calls for alcohol specialists in hospitals
The Government should invest in alcohol health workers in every hospital if they are serious about cutting alcohol-related admissions, according to...
British beers triumph in international competition
British beers romped to victory in the Brewing Industry International Awards (BIIA) in Burton-on-Trent last week.
Quinn 'despises' foreign sat screenings
Sunderland Football Club chairman Niall Quinn has attacked the use of foreign satellite systems to show football in pubs. In a strongly-worded...
Thornbridge Brewery plans a London pub
Thornbridge, the Bakewell-based brewer, is on the lookout for a London pub in time for next year's Olympics. Simon Webster, Thornbridge's chief...
Minister warns of Olympics 'displacement'
The Minister of Tourism John Penrose has warned the hospitality sector to be wary of a 'displacement effect' that could be caused by the Olympics....
Enterprise & Punch hike drinks prices
Enterprise Inns is to increase its drinks prices by an average of 3.8% to its tenants while Punch Taverns is to pass on an average 3.3% increase —...