Legal advice: Decisions on disorder
07-Apr-2004
The Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy outlines how local authorities must tackle crime and disorder.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal...
Road safety campaigns cut drink-driving deaths
07-Apr-2004
Anti-drink-drive campaigns are helping to reduce traffic accidents around the world, says a recent report.The Drinking and Driving Report 2003,...
TV chef sings pub food's praises
07-Apr-2004
"Pub food is the back bone of the UK," according to celebrity chef Phil Vickery.Mr Vickery, who is known for his passionate defence of British food...
Ireland strife?
06-Apr-2004
The UK will be watching the effects of the fledgling smoking ban in Ireland very closely. Tom Sandham visited Dublin to see how the capital's pubs...
Bob Ivell out of Premier Lodge race
06-Apr-2004
Bob Ivell has dropped out of the race to buy Premier Lodge, the budget hotel chain put up for sale for £600m by Spirit Group.The former Scottish...
Glasgow bans smoking in pubs with children
06-Apr-2004
Glasgow pubs could tear up their children's certificates rather than implement total smoking bans.The city's controversial licensing board is set to...
Older beef back on menu as BSE fears recede
06-Apr-2004
Meat from older cows could soon be back on pub menus after scientists declared it was safe for human consumption.Fears of BSE spreading to humans...
Alphameric Wins Multi-million Order
06-Apr-2004
The Spirit Group, the largest Managed Pub Company in the UK, has selected Alphameric Hospitality to supply its next generation back office system for...
National Pub Football Week: are you ready?
06-Apr-2004
Football fever is just over a month away. Are you ready?It's the final countdown. Every featured match in this year's National Pub Football Week is a...
Wetherspoon chairman calls for smoking ban
06-Apr-2004
JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin has called on the government to ban smoking in all pubs by January 2006.He said that an outright ban would be the...
EC wants to allow booze orders on the Internet
05-Apr-2004
UK drinkers would be able to order cheap booze from Europe over the Internet under new rules proposed by the European Commission. Gordon Brown is...
What the Sunday papers say
05-Apr-2004
The Mail on SundayCasino operators banking on a gaming free-for-all are likely to be disappointed when the details of the Gambling Bill emerge on...
A lasting legacy
02-Apr-2004
Pyramid, which was once again highly commended in The Publican Awards, is a company that does not shy away from a challenge. Mark Stretton met the...
Clear choice
02-Apr-2004
With consumers ever more health conscious and choice all-important do your pub a favour and offer a range of bottled waters, says Ben McFarland.It...
Legal advice: Combatting crime and disorder
02-Apr-2004
How will the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy work to combat crime and disorder in practice?By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal...
Cuervo to liven up tequila sector with new launch
02-Apr-2004
Jose Cuervo has launched a new white tequila in an effort to promote the category.Clásico tequila has been released to try to fill the gap that was...
OFT closes case on Sky
02-Apr-2004
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has closed its investigation into Sky's pricing policy in a move which has outraged licensees and pub operators.The...
Sebor Absinth launches flavoured sambuca range
02-Apr-2004
Sebor Absinth, the company that owns the green coloured spirit of the same name, is moving into a burgeoning sambuca category with the launch of...
Waverley TBS poised to be top wholesaler
01-Apr-2004 By The PMA Team
Scottish Courage has confirmed plans to create the UK's number-one drinks wholesaler through the merger of its Waverley Group wines & spirits...
Scars and stripes
01-Apr-2004
It has been a year since a ban on smoking in public places was implemented in New York and mixed messages are being sent across the pond. Michelle...
Caborn warns local authorities to work with trade
01-Apr-2004
Licensing minister Richard Caborn has laid down the gauntlet to local authorities on the implementation of the Licensing Act. Speaking at a...
Punch 'steals' Hardys' recruitment guide
01-Apr-2004
Punch Taverns has owned up to "borrowing" large chunks of a recruitment manual used by its managers from regional brewer Hardys & Hansons.More...
Mixed reaction to Ireland's smoking ban
01-Apr-2004
Reaction to the Republic of Ireland's smoking ban, which came into force on Monday, has been mixed. One punter raged against it asking: "Why must we...
Sol and Bacardi roll out new Bandito concept
01-Apr-2004
Sol, the bottled Mexican lager from Ubevco, has linked up with Bacardi rum to promote a new spirit and beer concept in the UK's pubs and bars.The...
Food pricing in the spotlight
01-Apr-2004
New laws have come into force surrounding food pricing in pubs, licensees have been warned.The Price Marking (Food and Drink Services) Order came...
01-Apr-2004
Pub chefs from around the UK battled it out to try to win the first Food & Drink Chefs of the Year contest. Here's a taste of what happened....
Food file - Pub Review
01-Apr-2004 By Sarah Obanye
The General Tarleton Inn Ferrensby, nr Knaresborough. I was expecting great things from the General Tarleton, the baby brother of the much-rated...
01-Apr-2004
The Jolly Frog in Leintwardine, Shropshire, has been reaping the rewards of a Frigomat G5 icecream machine from supplier RSS Hereford. Its selection...
01-Apr-2004
Emile Tissot has launched a new range of frozen sponge puddings, including syrup sponge and jam sponge. The puddings can be microwaved from frozen...
01-Apr-2004 By Richard Fox
Richard Fox looks at seafood and how the internet can help chefs make more from it on their menus. There's a new buzzword in the bizarre world of...
Masterclass - Prawn to be wild
01-Apr-2004 By Jo Bruce
In this month's masterclass, Jo Bruce looks at some innovative ideas for using prawns on your menu. It seems to me that the prawn is suffering from...
01-Apr-2004 By Richard Fox
In the first of a new series looking at how pubs are using the produce of local suppliers, Richard Fox hangs out with Paul and Janet Talling. There's...
01-Apr-2004 By Nigel Huddleston
On a stark piece on Kent coastline sits a pub with a huge food reputation. Nigel Huddleston meets Steve Harris. Steve Harris can sit in the...
01-Apr-2004
Talented young chefs from Manchester to Merseyside will battle it out to become North West Young Chef of the Year this September. The North West Fine...
Starters - Menu of the month
01-Apr-2004
Pant Yr Ochain, Gresford, Wrexham STYLE:M Informal, picture-postcard gastro pub. You pick up a menu, which changes daily, and wine list in the bar...
01-Apr-2004
Michael Bedford, chef-patron, of the Michelin-starred pub the Trouble House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, on……Flour. "I think homemade bread is an...
01-Apr-2004
It was obviously someone with genuine insight who thought that the internal workings of a restaurant would make a good backdrop for a sitcom. Alas,...
01-Apr-2004
Chef Paul Morgan of Surrey pub the Hampshire Arms - a finalist in the Food & Drink Chef of the Year competition - puts together some stunning...
01-Apr-2004
Each month former Wine magazine editor Chris Losh will be arming pub staff with ideas for boosting wine sales. Cream of California PubChef's simple...
01-Apr-2004
Interbrew UK category manager Vikki Balmer offers PubChef readers advice on how to matchbeer and food. She says: "Whether it's wine or beer, when it...
01-Apr-2004
Two beer dishes for the price of one this month when Keith Floyd's one-time pub, the Maltsters Arms, on a narrow creek at Tuckenhay near Totnes,...
01-Apr-2004
Beer and Barbecue Venison with Roasted Paprika Parsnips Ingredients: 10 175g/6oz (approx) venison steaks 700g/11/2lb Uncle Ben's Texan Barbecue Sauce...
Diageo combats smoke ban fallout
01-Apr-2004 By John Harrington
Diageo is spending half a million Euros (£334,000) on a campaign to persuade drinkers not to abandon Ireland's pubs now the smoking ban is in place....
Doorman cleared of assault
01-Apr-2004
Leicester Crown Court has cleared a doorman of grievous bodily harm after an incident that left a man with permanent brain damage. The defence...
Couple rise to Half Moon's attractions
01-Apr-2004
The Half Moon freehouse in Belchamp St Paul, Essex, has been sold for an undisclosed figure off an asking price of £307,000 for the freehold. Acting...
Crehan's beer tie battle returns to court
01-Apr-2004
The long-running beer tie dispute between Bernard Crehan and Inntrepreneur took yet another turn when the ex-licensee returned to court to challenge...
Cain's is first to clinch workplace award
01-Apr-2004
Liverpool brewery Cain's helped Radio 1's breakfast DJ Chris Moyles broadcast to the nation as it became the first UK company to win the station's...
JDW and Exel in £100m deal
01-Apr-2004
JD Wetherspoon has confirmed it has given a contract to logistics firm Exel to manage deliveries to its entire estate,as the Morning Advertiser...
Hygiene is high on list' for diners
01-Apr-2004
A new report claims that 64% of people will not return to eat in a pub if they believe it is unhygienic. The Mori survey, which was carried out in...
Leeds price plan risks OFT action
01-Apr-2004 By John Harrington
Leeds, where Labour MP John Grogan helped pioneer the 24-hour city concept, has become the latest place to propose aminimum-pricing scheme. The...
