Tackling under-age gaming
20-Mar-2003
The gambling landscape will change radically if the Government opts to include a reforming bill in the next Queen's Speech. Las Vegas-style casino...
No point gambling on a vital law
13-Mar-2003
Last April, I contrasted the imminent reform of gaming laws with the rather tortuous progress of liquor licensing reform. Since then, nothing has...
West Country rallies to musicians
13-Mar-2003
A total of 10,000 people from across the West Country, including MPs, singers, and entertainers such as Billy Bragg, Jethro and Richard Digence, have...
Music ruling is 'heavy handed', say European officials
13-Feb-2003
The new Licensing Bill has been branded as "heavy-handed" by European officials because of its excessive controls on musicians in pubs.The Joint...
S&N is latest giant to have to face the music
13-Feb-2003
Will Scottish & Newcastle, the nation's biggest brewer, be forced into a humiliating dividend cut? Many in the stock market think so. That is why...
The sound of silence - the threat to live music continues
10-Feb-2003
Live music is increasingly under threat from legislationby Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from solicitors Joelson...
ITV Digital boxes are given away
23-Jan-2003
Licensees who have hung on to their set-top digi-boxes supplied by the former ITV Digital company have been told they can keep them for free....
Yates's on lookout for new pop idols
23-Jan-2003
Yates's, the high street pub retailer, is capitalising on the success of its Sunday karaoke nights by launching a national search for the country's...
Now you have the chance to see the PoP team in action. The c
12-Dec-2002
Question 1 Merchandising Merchandising is about using space, position and displays to drive sales because, once in the bar, the biggest factor...
Card games need checking
12-Dec-2002
Q A small group of customers are holding lunch-time card sessions in a corner of the bar. No money changes hands, but they all have pads on which...
McKenzie adds to its musical Academy
05-Dec-2002
McKenzie Group has acquired its fifth live music venue, meaning a further expansion of the successful Academy brand. The company has concluded...
How pub quiz had Trigger guessing
28-Nov-2002
Oh, the humiliation the shame. And in full view of the world's press. Well, Snifter, anyway. Your diarist was present at, and indeed participated...
Gaming Act shouldbe positive move'
28-Nov-2002
A new Gaming Act a candidate to be included in next year's Queen's Speech, Tessa Jowell told BISL delegates should be "a positive move" for...
Entertaining after time
31-Oct-2002
QI wonder if you could clarify an issue for me. Can you tell me whether I am able to let my friends stay on and entertain them to drinks after time?...
Sound of reality sadly missing for pubs
31-Oct-2002
In less than five years, pubs will be paying to have consultants assess noise levels in their pubs. They will have to submit risk-assessment studies...
Wooden spoon for long-distance pub quiz team
28-Oct-2002
A Manchester pub quiz team was so eager to take part in the weekly contest at their local hostelry - that they phoned in the answers from Romania.Two...
Merchants of Venice
10-Oct-2002
Venice and nearby Treviso provided the setting for this year's "retail study" tour by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, which passed...
Gaming Bill still
10-Oct-2002
on for next year' by Tony Halstead The Home Office has denied reports that the Government's proposed Gaming Bill which is expected to tighten up...
Don't know your Ugly Sisters from a Wicked Witch? Graham Rid
10-Oct-2002
It's a ritual that is as regular as clockwork. Once the clocks go back and the nights draw in even earlier, emotions start to stir in many a head...
Pub's plight makes MA noise seminar a must
03-Oct-2002
By Graham Ridout A pub's future still hangs in the balance after a court hearing, which would decide whether to revoke its public entertainment...
Laurel fined for repeated breaches of noise abatement order
05-Aug-2002
Laurel Pub Company has been fined £9,000 for repeated breaches of a noise abatement order.The company was penalised despite co-operating with the...
Employees at risk of hearing loss while working in music bars
19-Jul-2002
Young people working in music pubs and bars need to be informed that they are at risk of damaging their hearing, say UK researchers. Research from...
GBBF preview: The event itself
18-Jul-2002
With over 400 different brews on show, the Great British Beer Festival at London's Olympia aims to be the biggest and best yet. By Clare O'Brien.What...
Non-stop entertainment?
15-May-2002
Jubilee entertainment licences have not been extendedby Richard Williams, part of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors Joelson...
Decision day approaches for ITV Digital subscribers
19-Apr-2002
Licensees who subscribe to ITV Digital are expected to find out next week whether the service will continue.On Monday (April 15) the administrators...
Future of troubled ITV Digital under discussion
16-Apr-2002
The future of troubled ITV Digital is under discussion after speculation that owners Carlton and Granada are just days away from pulling the plug on...
European noise reduction proposals dropped
14-Feb-2002
European proposals that would have meant the end of live music in pubs, have been dropped after licensees objected.It was recommended that acceptable...
On-line for tournament success
31-Jan-2002
Tournament games are beginning to make an impression on the pub industry. Leisure Link, Kunick and the independent Cosmic Video Amusements (CVA) are...
European noise reduction proposals debated
25-Jan-2002
Representatives from the All-party Parliamentary Beer Group and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have met to discuss European noise...
ITV viewing figures hit
18-Oct-2001
UEFA has expressed disappointment at viewing figures for Champions League matches on ITV's new digital sports channel.This comes just weeks after the...
ITV Digtal commercial package a success
20-Sep-2001
Sky's rival broadcaster ITV Digital has reported that it is very pleased with the way the launch of its new commercial package has gone.Although it...
Game machine thefts cost trade millions each year
22-Aug-2001
Reports suggest the pub industry is losing as much as £50m every year due to organised gangs stealing money from games machines. The Observer...
Quiz Factory comes in for troubled rival Jumbo Quiz
06-Jul-2001
The Quiz Factory has picked up the ashes of the failed national pub quiz business Jumbo Quiz.Jumbo went into receivership last month after failing to...
National pub quiz launched in place of Jumbo Quiz
25-Jun-2001
A new national pub quiz is to be launched to pick up from Jumbo Quiz, which went into liquidation earlier this month.It's Your Round was to be...
Teams let down as Jumbo Quiz goes into liquidation
07-Jun-2001
National pub quiz goes into liquidation due to lack of supportPub quiz teams across the country were facing disappointment this week after it was...
Public entertainment
17-May-2001
Q For many years I have offered live music at my pub by way of one man playing his guitar and singing alone to a backing tape. This has always been...
Marketing and technology fuse together in new spin on pub entertainment
22-Mar-2001
Flat hats and pints of Boddies are still visible in Bolton's Wine Lodge, but up the road at Yates Group's swish headquarters they are working on...
Easter entertainments
14-Mar-2001
My public entertainment licence (PEL) has a condition stating that no entertainments can take place on Good Friday. I would like to hold...
Fruit machines
14-Mar-2001
QI would like to increase the number of fruit machines in my pub as they are proving to be lucrative. Do I have to apply for a transfer of the...
PPL set for crackdown on music quizzes
05-Feb-2001
Music licensing authority PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) is set to crack down on pub quizzes.It could mean hefty fines for hundreds of...
Campari boosted by £1.1m TV push
19-Apr-1999
First Drinks Brands is set to kick off a major marketing push for Campari. The £1.1million television advertising burst is intended to emphasise...