Sky wins exclusive cricket contract
Sky has been awarded exclusive rights to show cricket, strengthening its hold over televised sports.In a move that has received a mixed response from...
Archives for December 16, 2004
Not for the summer
Q. Is it true that after the First Appointed Day canal boats will not be allowed to run a bar on board without a licence? Someone has written an...
Hunt for gang after licensee is stabbed
A Manchester licensee had a knife plunged six inches into his back after going to the aid of one of his customers who thought he was going to be...
Dominoes Bar is game on for food
The Dominoes Bar & Restaurant, which features a free-of-tie lease, is up for grabs in Honiton, Devon. Trading as a bar restaurant, there is...
Perth & Kinross axes minimum price policy
by Ewan Turney Britain's longest-running minimum price scheme has ended as the fallout from the Scottish Court of Session's landmark decision...
Brook lands new role with Punch
InnSpired chief executive Peter Brook is set to join Punch Taverns as property and strategy director, according to Morning Advertiser sister...
Blunkett's pub blitz
"We had the summer campaign," said the lady at the Home Office press office, "and now we're going to have the Christmas blitz." This was in response...
Mirror image
Binge drinking has been a major topic this year, but a look at the Daily Mirror reveals that we've been here before.PHIL DIXON explains I have...
Illegal noise exposure threatens staff hearing
by Ewan Turney More than 500,000 pub, bar and club workers are in danger of losing or permanently damaging their hearing because of continual...
Move to protect endangered fish
Many licensees believe pubs should take certain fish off the menu to protect dwindling stocks as it is feared that whole species of fish will become...
Pubs can boost property prices
Having as many as 10 licensed premises per square kilometre can boost property prices by 2.8%, according to a report by the Economic Journal....
Court action mounting against TV footy cheats
by Tony Halstead More licensees are facing criminal prosecutions for illegally screening live Saturday afternoon Premiership soccer in their bars....
Noise threat could force club closure
One of Britain's most famous jazz clubs may be forced to close after the council issued it with a noise abatement order. The Bulls Head in Barnes...
I'm a celebrity, take my pic in your pub
The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is urging the public to get out to pubs and hunt down celebrities in order to win its Celebrity in a Pub photographic competition
On the right track
Bill Dax left his high-powered job at Eurotunnel to run a Buckinghamshire gastro pub. One year on, turnover has more than trebled. John Harrington...
Pub closures won't stop teen boozers
Trade warns PM that 24-hour closure orders for problem pubs are irrelevant by Ewan Turney Trade leaders have warned Tony Blair that tough new...
Gastro pubs ready to reap major Christmas bonus
by Max Gosney Pub chefs are predicting record breaking Christmas food sales. Christmas bookings remain buoyant despite indifferent sales among high...
Blears gets personal in drinks advice to Blair
by The PMA Team Home Office minister Hazel Blears has sent Prime Minister Tony Blair a plan that outlines 39 steps the industry and Govern-ment...
EU flag-flying fee to be re-examined by council
by MA Reporter A council that told a licensee he'd have to pay £220 to fly the European Union flag is to reconsider its policy after the Morning...
Piano proves key addition
Piano evenings have fast become a big hit at the Coach & Horses in Edenfield, Lancashire and diners in the new extension, which is currently...
That was the fear that was
As licensees and suppliers gear up for the busiest time of year, there's little chance to reflect on the past 12 months. But from the slightly less...
Views from the bar
We asked hosts from the MA's list of top-20 pubs for this year's most fashionable drinks Rose & Crown, Warwick and the Fleece, Witney Peroni...
Act won't make late events easier
Much play was made by the Government at the beginning of this licensing revolution of the benefits to be gained from the abolition of permitted...
West Mids police issue yellow cards' to pubs
Licensees in the West Midlands will be hit with football-styleyellow and red cards if they step out of line over the Christmas and New Year period
Chef scoops kids' food win
Leading northern chef Nigel Haworth's new pub has been voted as having the best childrens' menu in Britain. The Three Fishes in Mitton, Lancashire,...
Brands to look out for
Simon Kay, commercial director, Regent Inns "We have put San Miguel on draught into Bar Risa because it offers choice to premium draught lager...
British beers will beat the winter chills
I met Nick Stafford at a beer launch last week and, to my surprise, he said he felt small brewers needed to be more innovative. Nick runs Hambleton...
Straight from the horse's mouth...
"At last I can ask people to come upstairs and see my etchings and really mean it!" Steve Ronchetti, licensee of the Bisley in Blaydon-upon-Tyne, who...
Don't let them take the heart of our community'
I write to express my very real concerns over the Government proposals for a smoke ban in pubs that serve food. I wonder what would happen if they...
Victory for Diggers
Ted Whitcomb has scooped first prize in the MA's hunt for the trade's Classic Host 2004. Nigel Huddleston meets the man whose prize includes a...
Smirnoff is crowned the fastest move
Smirnoff has stolen a march on its rivals to claim the title of the fastest-growing on-trade product of the year. The stalwart brand gained the most...