Entertainment

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...