Couple buy their dream pub
A couple with considerable experience in the hospitality trade have fulfilled a dream of buying their own olde-worlde pub. Trevor and Diane Crouchen...
Archives for May 5, 2004
Pitcher & Piano takes a lead from Disney
While no one could call it a Mickey Mouse operation, the Pitcher & Piano bar chain believes it would be far from goofy to try and emulate...
The switch from hotels to a pub was a dramatic change for ch
No gas, power cuts and trawling through slime to stop a burst water pipe flooding the bar are just some of the challenges faced by chefs Katy and Tim...
'Pubs aren't a problem'
Westminster City Council's Audrey Lewis talks to Lorna Harrison about its approach to balancing licensing with the needs of local residents.Branded...
I recently had the great privilege of being one of the judge
You'd think one cookery competition would be much the same as another, and in a way you'd be right. Generally they consist of a selection of...
Home Office drink-related crime figures contradiction
The latest Home Office figures which link nearly half of all serious assaults to drink have been contradicted in separate Home Office reports.Crime...
Southern success
Mexican drinks were hugely popular about 15 years ago. Then they weren't. But they've made an impressive comeback, as Adam Withrington explains.If...
Government talks on smoking ban fail to allay trade fears
Hopes of avoiding an outright ban on smoking were still hanging in the balance following an industry summit yesterday.The Charter Group and industry...
Laurel to sell 432 pubs in £450m move
Managed operator Laurel Pub Company is to sell its estate of 432 community pubs in a deal that could net up to £450m. The deal would leave Laurel...
Christopher Pope
A memorial service is to be held for Christopher Pope, the former chairman of Dorset pub retailer Eldridge Pope, at Sherbourne Abbey in Dorset on...
Get off to flying start in the trade at Pelican Inn
Owners of the Pelican Inn, set in the scenic Chew Valley Lake region in Avon, have put the pub's leasehold on the market in their bid to pursue a...
Legal advice: Identity cards and the pub trade
How the national identity card scheme can benefit the licensed trade.By David Clifton and Kathryn Dowsett of thePublican.com's team of legal experts...
Demand for Cornish pubs growing
A surge of people looking for a better lifestyle is leading to a huge demand for Cornwall pubs, according to a local property expert. People are...
Family feuds laid bare as the Neames dish dirt at tribunal
The surprise resignation by Shepherd Neame vice-chairman Stuart Neame in October 2003 resulted in a three-day employment tribunal in Ashford, Kent,...
Wine group to produce brews
The English Wines Group (EWG), normally associated with the best of English wines, is preparing to break new ground, by brewing beer.However, it will...
Newcastle pubs ban 64 troublemakers
A total of 64 troublemakers have been banned from pubs and clubs in Newcastle, Staffordshire, six months after the launch of an initiative to cut...
Stuart Neame takes Shepherd Neame to court
Family relations at Shepherd Neame came back under the spotlight this week after news that Stuart Neame has taken the regional brewer to an...