Legal advice
Changes to late-night refreshment rules
If you have ever made a licence application within a cumulative impact zone, you would be forgiven for thinking that your local takeaway has one of the highest crime rates in your area.
Archives for November 2, 2015
Big Brewer is watching you
Pete Brown runs his own slide-rule over the megadeal between AB InBev and SABMiller and concludes that the future may be less than rosy for both pubs and small brewers in the UK.
Calendar boys: East end pensioners get their kit off to save pubs
A group of East London pensioners have come up with a novel way of ending pub closures by launching a tongue in cheek nude calendar to raise awareness about disappearing pubs.
Tom Kerridge pie to feature at Greene King festival
Greene King has launched a pie festival at over 130 pubs across its UK estate, with one pie created by Tom Kerridge’s team at the Hand & Flowers available at selected sites.
Heinz competition
Connecting to the community
Independent pubs and restaurants that consider themselves to be at the heart of their community could win a total of £50,000 in prizes in Heinz’s Heartwarming Heroes competition, which is supported by the Publican’s Morning Advertiser.
Hop Stuff: multiple site operators on how they stand out from the craft beer crowd
An explosion in the choice of beers has proved to be a double-edged sword for some multiple-site operators.
Publican Awards 2016
It's your time to stand out from the crowd
With the deadline fast approaching, now’s the time to enter one of the pub sector’s most prestigious events — the Publican Awards 2016.
City news
Urban Leisure Group plans major London expansion
Adrian Hartley, the newly appointed managing director of London-based Urban Leisure Group, has told M&C Allegra Report that the group will open five sites in six months — with a sixth planned for the end of 2016.
Legal
Advice: testing the water as a camping site
Many pubs have adjoining land, which they use for a spot of additional business in the form of camping or caravanning.
City News
Greene King will reduce brands, analyst claims
Leading analyst Jamie Rollo, of Morgan Stanley, has said he believes Greene King will look to achieve synergies from the integration of Spirit Pub Company through simplification and improvement of brands.
Interview
Punch boss: I hope MRO will encourage investment
Ed Bedington finds out why the new man in charge of Punch Taverns is rolling with the punches
Publicans of the UK
Are we reaching peak managed pubs?
According to research last month the number of licensed restaurants in the UK now outnumbers wet-led pubs and bars for the first time.
Property
Strong investment seen in capital freeholds
Nick Lyell explains the slight reduction in average London pub yields in the freehold market and why there is still such huge demand from a multitude of investors.
Michelin Pubs Guide 2016: pub scene going "from strength to strength"
The pub trade should be congratulated for moving with the times, according to Rebecca Burr, editor of the new Michelin Eating Out in Pubs Guide 2016.
VIDEO
Inside the Freemasons at Wiswell, Lancashire
It's been a year of considerable success for Freemasons at Wiswell chef patron Steven Smith and his team.
Burger King launches bid to start serving beer at UK branches
Burger King could become the first fast-food restaurant to start serving beer after it applied for drinks licences at four of its UK branches.
wages
Bar work tops list of those not getting living wage
Bar work has topped the list of professions failing to pay a living wage, with 90% of bar staff not paid enough to reach an ‘acceptable standard of living.’
Advice
Legal Q&A: changing floor layouts
This week's legal Q&A focuses on minor floors and variations of licence.
Rare burgers ‘not worth the hassle’, PMA readers say
Serving rare burgers “is not worth the food safety hassle”, according to a Twitter poll of Publican’s Morning Advertiser readers.