Entertainment

TV documentary looks at binge-drinking concern

21-Oct-2004

by Rosie Davenport The concern surrounding binge drinking and the mounting pressures on pub operators and drinks suppliers will be the subject of a...

Making music

14-Oct-2004

Undertones ex-frontman and head of the Live Music Forum, Feargal Sharkey wants more live pub music, finds Michelle Perrett.Licensees have been handed...

Glendola strikes a chord with jazz

14-Oct-2004

Pub, club and restaurant operator Glendola Leisure has ventured into jazz-bar territory with its new Octave bar in London's Covent Garden. Glendola...

Ensure you don't face the music over noise

07-Oct-2004

A couple of years ago I commented that the question ofdisturbance to neighbours was likely to become a key issue when local authorities take over...

Live Music Forum calls for clarity on guidance

17-Jun-2004

The guidance for the Licensing Act was passed in Parliament last week. This gives the go-ahead for local authorities to put together their new...

Euro 2004: Get your kit on

25-May-2004

There's no shortage of promotional material to add to the footie atmosphere.Carlsberg is splashing out on a £10m-plus promotional campaign it...

Club entertainment under scrutiny

19-Feb-2004

If the pub trade has appeared somewhat unperturbed by licensing reform, the club trade has been almost soporific. Take entertainment. As things...

Drinks without music still some way off?

12-Feb-2004

At a conference on licensing reform that I ran a few years ago, top chef Antony Worrall Thompson bemoaned the fact that after a long evening slaving...

Between a Rock and a hard act

12-Feb-2004

Castle Rock has added another beer to its portfolio, Harvest Pale, which brings the total number of ales produced by the Nottingham brewer to seven....

Pub quiz row in High Court

29-Jan-2004

by Phil Pemberton A friendly quiz night in a Bedford pub is to be settled in the High Court after a contestant accused the quizmaster of cheating....

TV show seeks odd boozers

11-Dec-2003

A television show featuring Britain's most eccentric pubs and bizarre drinking rituals will hit screens in February. Britain's Wildest will be shown...

I never much cared for the TV series A Family at War and I c

27-Nov-2003

One particular advertisement always conjures up memories of a certain radio show I was presenting years ago (Beacon/WABC Wolverhampton), when the...

Trade faces battle over Gaming Bill

20-Nov-2003

The publication of the new Gaming Bill has triggered a battle by the trade to make sure pubs gain from the legislation. A survey conducted for...

Musicians' refreshments

20-Nov-2003

QWe employ musicians on a regular basis, who play in the main bar. I have just been told that they are not allowed to buy drinks in the pub after the...

league AIMING to shut tv loophole

30-Oct-2003

By Tony Halstead The Premier League is heading for a court showdown with a digital supply company that is openly providing pubs with decoders and...

Looking at games of chance

23-Oct-2003

Q I have been told that certain skill-with-prizes machines are now under the control of the Gaming Board and are therefore to be treated as if they...

Ten tips for a top tournament

11-Sep-2003

Get a full match schedule from www.rugbyworldcup.com and study it. Work out which matches your customers will be most interested in Decide whether to...

Paying for the music

28-Aug-2003

I see that the issue of copyright in music is in the news again, as even the ring tones on mobile phones are being fought over in the courts. Most...

Getting the blues in Pompey

21-Aug-2003

I was sorry to see that Portsmouth a city of which I have fond and abiding memories is in the firing line from its licensees for lack of...

Video game tournaments

21-Jul-2003

Video game tournaments are a growing source of income for licensees. We find out more.The Bald Faced Stag in London's East Finchley was the...

Gaming machines are the unsung revenue earners of the pub tr

10-Jul-2003

The licensed trade makes a strong contribution to the overall UK machine market, which is today worth a massive £2bn per year, reaping in excess of...

Small-scale entertainment

26-Jun-2003

QAt the end of next month we want to run an event in conjunction with a local charity, which will include a disco on the Saturday night until 11pm,...

That's entertainment

29-Apr-2003

Organising games and events can attract new customers to keep them coming back. Phil Mellows reports.There are plenty of different kinds of events to...

McKenzie eyes Marquee Club

17-Apr-2003

by Tony Halstead and Mike Bennett One of Britain's most celebrated music venues, the Marquee Club in London, could soon be packing in the crowds...

Screen breaks

31-Mar-2003

In-venue digital advertising is prospering, says Ben McFarland.Last year, the drinks industry reportedly spent more than £250m on advertising with...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...