Cains does well with natural water source
Liverpool brewer Cains has spent £250,000 re-opening a long-forgotten natural water well underneath its city-centre brewery. The company says all...
Archives for February 16, 2006
Smoking ban Q&A
When will the ban be introduced?As it stands, summer 2007. Where will the smoking ban apply?In all enclosed public places, including pubs, bars,...
Cheers
That's a Jolie good pud Snifter spotted Angelina Jolie, in the company of boyfriend Brad Pitt, in the Black Horse, near her home in Fulmer,...
Clampdown on DVD crime
Pubs are set to be targeted as part of a massive nationwide awareness campaign to help stamp out DVD piracy.Around 36,000 pubs will be sent an...
THE GUV'NOR
Dave Daly, licensee of Cahoots in Blackpool and chairman of the National Association of Licensed House Managers If underage drinking is to be...
Tynemill switches pubs to tenancies
Award-winning cask-ale specialist Tynemill is now operating seven of its pubs as tenancies, the Morning Advertiser has learned. Tynemill, founded...
How trade helped cut crime
Police believe the sharp fall in violent offences under the much-criticised new licensing regime has been fuelled by a number of factors - not least...
Beer and food: Mix and match
'Beer and food matching' is a buzz phrase in the trade right now, as Phil Mellows reports.Linking beer and food is often hailed as the inspired idea...
Satellite firms stop ads for illegal soccer games
Rogue satellite companies that offer live Premiership football are no longer advertising Saturday afternoon 'closed-period' games in their marketing...
Pubs face up to closure as a result of smoking ban
Hundreds of community pubs face closure and many barstaff risk losing their jobs once a smoking ban arrives.A quarter of pub companies responding to...
Beer and food: Ale and arty fare
Thwaites licensees get creative with beer-based recipes.One of the most enthusiatic promoters of the beer and food opportunity is Blackburn-based...
BBPA calls for action over annual licence fees
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is pushing the government to act over annual licence fees.The fees, which can be anything from £70 to...
Licensees argue for and against the ban
FORAlison Smith, Bar One Nine - a smoke-free pub in Keynsham, Somerset"This is a great thing for pubs as it will give everyone a kick to reconsider...
Trade boost for latest pubs awarded Michelin stars
Business is booming for the two pubs most recently awarded Michelin stars. The Hand & Flowers in Marlow, Buckingham-shire, and the Masons Arms in...
Trade pleads for more time on smoking ban
The pub trade is pleading for more time to bring in the smoking ban after the House of Commons voted for all enclosed public places in England to be...
National Pubs Week
As National Pubs Week approaches send us details of your event and we will post them on the website
Anger at smoke ban fines
A last-minute move to massively ramp up the fines awaiting licensees who fail to effectively police the smoking ban has been met with outrage by the...
Service: it's only so-so in Soho
The Morning Advertiser teamed up with Diageo last month to put pub service to the test. Using the supplier's esp training principles as a guide, we...
Maggots: a racing cert to raise funds
Forget maggot eating - Dave Hackney from the Holderness Inn at Patrington, Yorkshire, insists that maggot racing is the way ahead. Hackney came...