Archives for January 18, 2013

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Community-run pub seeks tenant

By Gurjit Degun

A community group in Oxfordshire that has bought its local pub — the Seven Stars in Marsh Baldon — is looking for a tenant to run the venue.

Pesto eyes 10 more sites after funding boost

By M&C Report

Lord Peter Daresbury, the former head of pubs group Greenalls and ex-La Tasca finance director Martin Evans, have taken minor equity stakes in and joined the board of Pesto, the north west-based pub and restaurant chain owned by La Tasca founder Neil Gatt.

Pub cleaner retires after 41 years

By Gurjit Degun

Sheila Nicholson, cleaner at the Red Lion in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, has polished the pub’s bar for the last time, retiring after 41 years.

How to cope with licensing enforcement visits

By Poppleston Allen

So what approach should be taken to enforcement visits? These can be a nerve-racking experience for even the most experienced managers as enforcement officers comb the premises looking for infractions and non-compliances.