Punch lets first 100 former Spirit pubs
28-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns has let the first 100 pubs from the 725 Spirit outlets being converted to lease. The 100th inn is the Silver Jubilee in Canvey Island,...
28-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
Hundreds of Punch hosts face increases of up to 30% on building insurance premiums from 30 September. Punch said many pubs have been "significantly...
Anger over Punch 30% insurance hike
28-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
Hundreds of Punch hosts face increases of up to 30% on building insurance premiums from 30 September. Punch said many pubs have been "significantly...
Punch Taverns buys Mill House Inns for £164m
14-Sep-2006 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns has bought managed pub company Mill House Inns for £164m in an off-market deal.The 82-strong estate, which is located throughout South...
14-Sep-2006
Punch boss Giles Thorley has insisted that company analysis during rent reviews has shown that his licensees are seeing increases in profits. His...
Punch picks Blue Bell in historic town
07-Sep-2006
Punch Taverns has acquired the Blue Bell Hotel in the historic and popular town of Castle Douglas, Dumfries-shire - and is looking for a leaseholder....
Mr Punch shows the way to do it
31-Aug-2006 By Hamish Champ
Google "Giles Thorley" and the search results range from the usual stuff on Punch Taverns through to disgruntled retailers venting their collective...
Family wins case against Punch
31-Aug-2006
A couple whose dreams of running a pub were shattered when they were forced out with stress and ill health, have won a court case against...
The Punch Bowl
31-Aug-2006
It's little over a year since the Punch Bowl was taken over by the team behind the legendary Drunken Duck, in league with two friends and Crosthwaite...
17-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team
It's a sweet irony that Bob Ivell's Regent Inns has bought the Old Orleans bar and restaurant chain from Punch this week. Back in April 2001, when...
17-Aug-2006 By Tony Halstead
Fewer than 50 Punch licensees have exercised their right to jettison the beer tie which would enable them to negotiate lucrative free-trade prices...
A Punch below the belt - a column by Phil Dixon
22-Jun-2006
Attitudes may be changing on both sides of the great pub-trade divide, but - as PHIL DIXON observes - there's still a crying need for more transparency in rental calculations
08-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch Taverns has confirmed the sale of 290 former Spirit pubs for £571million to US firm GI Partners. GI Partners is understood to have beaten off...
02-Jun-2006
A group of lucky licensees are heading to the FIFA World Cup on a private jet courtesy of Punch Taverns and Budweiser.
25-May-2006 By Ewan Turney
More than 50 Punch pubs in England and Wales have gone non-smoking in the last six months - almost two a week - as licensees gear up for the expected...
Punch to focus on managed pub business
22-May-2006 By Hamish Champ
Announcing results for the six months to March 4 2006, which saw overall group turnover up 53 per cent and pre-tax profits up 13 per cent to £116m,...
22-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch Taverns has announced "excellent" results with pre-tax profit up 13%. NEW COMMENT
11-May-2006 By Lucy Britner
After an exhaustive search the 2006 Punch Shine Award winners have been found - they are Colin and Emma Spry from Starz in Exeter. Speaking after...
04-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch Taverns is hoping to help its licensees make the most of this summer's World Cup extravaganza. The pubco is offering licensees a Profit Through...
03-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch has denied it is about to make staff at the recently acquired Spirit Group reapply for their jobs to cut out duplication. The pub company...
Host tells MP of Punch's 'excessive' barrel prices
27-Apr-2006 By John Harrington
A Punch lessee has written to his MP slamming the "excessive" prices charged by the pubco. David Foulk, of the Tiger Bar in Cornmarket, Derby, called...
Punch drops legal bid against Leeds Council
06-Apr-2006
Punch Taverns has dropped its plans to ask for a judicial review against Leeds City Council. Punch claimed that the conditions placed on four of its...
Punch loses pub development bid
30-Mar-2006 By Tony Halstead
Campaigners fighting to save a village pub owned by Punch are claiming a famous victory after a planning inspector rejected proposals for a housing...
22-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch Taverns has indentified the final 16 in its annual Shine retailers awards. The company is now inviting fellow licensees to vote for the winner...
16-Mar-2006
A Punch host has been giving away free beer to customers buying sweets - in an attempt to buy out of his tie without breaching his agreement. But...
09-Feb-2006 By The PMA Team
Punch Taverns is urging new lessees to sign up for controversial open-book accounts.
Trial of combined vending and cash machine in Punch pubs
19-Jan-2006
A new one-stop shop kiosk that gives punters redeemable vouchers when they withdraw cash was trialled at several Punch venues over Christmas and New...
Mail strike... New hours... Punch hits right note...
15-Dec-2005
review of 2005
Spirited Punch likely to sell off 1,000 pubs
08-Dec-2005
by The PMA Team Punch Taverns boss Giles Thorley has indicated at least 1,000 pubs are likely be sold by the company in the wake of its acquisition...
Punch might sell 1,000 Spirit pubs
01-Dec-2005
Punch Taverns is prepared to sell on up to 1,000 of the pubs it has acquired from Spirit Group.Having committed Punch to converting 750 Spirit pubs...
Uncertain future for staff as Punch wins race for Spirit
01-Dec-2005
Some 40,000 pub managers and staff face an uncertain future following Punch Tavern's swoop on Spirit Group earlier today.While Punch expects to...
Punch and Oldham clash in wake of five pub closures
01-Dec-2005
A row has erupted between Punch Taverns and Oldham council after it shut five Punch pubs on the first day of the new Licensing Act. Punch accused the...
Punch devises 'show-pubs' as model smoke-ban solutions
01-Dec-2005
by Tony Halstead Punch is to develop smoke-ban 'solutions' at three pubs in Scotland to help its lessees combat the effects of the smoking ban. The...
Punch goes to BBPA to call for code on rogue recruiting
25-Nov-2005
Punch Taverns is taking its concerns about rogue recruitment companies to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and pushing for an industry...
Stunned host knocks back Punch offer
17-Nov-2005
Punch Taverns has offered to buy and lease back a pub owned by the man who led a revolt against the company three years ago. Dave Westwood recently...
Punch behind Government over bill move
03-Nov-2005
Britain's second-largest pubco, Punch Taverns, is one surprising supporter of the Government's food-based ban. Unlike most operators, Punch, which...
Punch lessees Helen and Austin Gill have seen two rent reduc
20-Oct-2005
The couple have run the Queen's in Baildon, Bradford, for five years. They bought the last 18 months of a lease for £12,500 which also covered the...
A Punch licensee feels she has been forced into accepting a
20-Oct-2005
Maria Wells, of the Crown Inn in the West Yorkshire village of Addingham, claims she spent close to £30,000 on improvements to the pub since taking...
Punch rebel celebrates buying pub's freehold
20-Oct-2005
by Ewan Turney A former Punch host who led a revolt against the company has bought the freehold of his old pub - for £400,000 plus VAT and stamp...
Punch opts for court to fight council rejections
13-Oct-2005
by The PMA Team Punch Taverns is expecting to appeal to magistrates in respect of conditions set on licensing applications at around 150 pubs across...
Punch capitulates over Six Bells rent wrangle
29-Sep-2005
by John Harrington Punch Taverns has agreed to pay a couple's £20,000 legal bill after capitulating in a two-year rent dispute. The company conceded...
Punch hosts lose rights
29-Sep-2005
in licence bids foul-up by Tony Halstead More licensees have been left without grandfather rights after councils rejected more than 100 licence...
Punch ruling could have UK-wide implications for Act
15-Sep-2005
A landmark court decision could undermine the terms of the Licensing Act and see licensees forced to meet onerous conditions when applying for a...
Punch rent hike goes to tribunal
15-Sep-2005 By Ewan Turney
A couple who feel they are being penalised for their own success are having their case heard at a rent tribunal in Reading County Court following...
Punch delivers instant food solutions for pubs
08-Sep-2005
by Ewan Turney Punch Taverns has unveiled a series of seven food solution packages to help its licensees capitalise on the increasing popularity of...
Youth accused of murdering Punch host
11-Aug-2005
An 18-year-old youth has been charged with murder following the death of licensee Bob Todd near his pub in Pucklechurch, Gloucestershire, last...
Punch still looking at Spirit despite Avebury acquisition
22-Jul-2005
Punch Taverns' recent £219m purchase of the Avebury estate is unlikely to sway the group from hoovering up a significant chunk of Spirit Group's...
Punch vows to cut rogue recruitment firms from its list
09-Jun-2005
Punch Taverns has unveiled a new plan aimed at ensuring rogue recruitment firms keep their hands off its pubs. The pub company's action follows...
Punch's brave New World
09-Jun-2005
The bulk of pub wine lists rarely turn me on still far too many dog-eared laminated cards displaying one dull wine after another. Hello. Haven't...
Wigan hosts to fight Punch beerflow bid
19-May-2005
A licensee has slammed Punch over its insistence on beerflow monitors being installed at his pub. Terry Hurley claims lessees are being reduced to...
