Archives for June 6, 2011

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GBBF trade tickets now available

By Michelle Perrett

Licensees and brewers can now apply for free tickets for the Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) trade day on Tuesday, 2 August.

Punch to open 17th Flaming Grill

By Gurjit Degun

Punch Taverns is spending nearly £250,000 turning the Nosey Parker in Lincoln into a Flaming Grill — the concept that focuses on grilled/barbecue...

Former Laurel pubs hit the market

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

A second package of former Laurel Pub Company pubs comprising 21 town centre sites has been placed on the market as freehold investment...

Tally Ho expands to three outlets

By John Harrington, M&C Report

Tally Ho Holdings, the operator of food-led pubs, run by the daughter of broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan and her husband, has secured its third site....

Seven closed Brains freeholds for sale

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

Welsh brewer and pub operator SA Brain has put the freeholds of seven closed pubs up for sale for an average asking price of £181,429. The company...

Is live music off the hook?

By Peter Coulson

Publican's Morning Advertiser legal expert Peter Coulson believes things are definitely moving in the right direction in regard to live music.

Activ gets in the Mood

By Mark Wingett, M&C Report

A Newcastle-on-Tyne nightclub formerly run by Cougar Leisure has been bought by Lincolnshire-based Activ Leisure

Brulines: One year on and still satisfied

By Mark Daniels

The Brulines iDraught system installed in his Greene King tenancy a year ago is proving invaluable, argues licensee Mark Daniels. Few things are...

Sawday's: community pub focus is key

By Jo Bruce

The editor of Alastair Sawday's Pubs & Inns guide said successful food pubs are those focusing on catering for their local communities.

Stars back Primrose Hill pub in M&B row

By Adam Pescod

A number of celebrities have thrown their weight behind the licensees of a popular Primrose Hill pub, after Mitchells & Butlers announced it...