Archives for April 2, 2012

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Bombardier in £5m Dave channel spend

By Noli Dinkovski

Bombardier is to return to the TV screens on the Dave channel as part of a £5m record investment for Wells & Young’s.

Victory in long fight for justice

By Peter Coulson

The story on the front page of last week's issue of the Publican’s Morning Advertiser (PMA), that after a long battle Michael Kheng has gained damages for his clients for the unlawful ‘instant’ closure notices issue by West Yorkshire Police, was very...

Negativity is good, negativity is right

By Robert Sayles

I read Stephen Crawley’s article ‘Ditch the negativity, positivity gets results’ with some interest. What came across most forcibly was the notion that negativity is somehow counter-productive; a mindset we should refrain from resorting to whenever possible.

The Big Interview: Paul Theakston

By Phil Mellows

For four long years Paul Theakston had waited for this moment. Four years since Scottish & Newcastle had taken over his family business and he’d made the brave move to go it alone. Four years to conclude the deal on premises in his home town of Masham,...

Portas Review: Trade backs push for more BIDs

By Gurjit Degun

The industry has welcomed the Government’s aim to push for more business improvement districts (BIDs), but objected to comments on town centres becoming “no-go zones” when shops close and pubs open