New moves to end Murrayfield alcohol ban
The booze ban at Murrayfield rugby stadium in Edinburgh faces a new challenge.A number of politicians, including MSPs and Edinburgh councillors, are...
Archives for June 2, 2004
FSB attacks pubco profits
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has accused pub companies of "creaming off huge profits" from licensees. In its most outspoken comment on...
Pyramid customers say no to smoking ban
Over 75 per cent of pub customers do not want a ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants, says new research by Pyramid Pub Company. Its survey of 1,411...
Legal advice: Parliament debates draft guidance
The Licensing Act has entered the final stages of parliamentary debate.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of legal experts.By the time you...
Yates in talks on management buy-out
Pub operator Yates is in talks with a private bidder backing a possible management buy-out of the business.Chief executive Mark Jones is leading the...
The pick of the pubs
With the dream of owning a pub still alive among licensees, Michelle Perrett looks at what's available.Despite spiralling property prices, licensees...
PRS retreats over Eldridge Pope pub's fee
The Performing Right Society (PRS) has dropped legal action against a publican who it wanted to pay fees for music events that would never take...