Shear savings
Licensee Paul McKinley knows a thing or two about keeping suppliers in check. Having managed the takeover and running of 25 pubs in London in the...
Archives for May 17, 2006
Think like a true retailer
Fact: soft drinks actually outsell other drinks at mealtimes in pubs. Surely not? How can that be right? How can a drinks category so unsuited to...
Planning ahead
Since the announcement that a total smoking ban is likely to come in next summer, pubcos and licensees will be examining their properties to see what...
BII pubs promo supports British Food Fortnight
A responsible drinking message will form a central theme to the licensed trade's contribution to British Food Fortnight this autumn. The British...
MA legal expert Peter Coulson looks at the new Licensing Minister
Now that we have a new Licensing Minister (again), I should like to offer Shaun Woodward a few words of ad-vice and encouragement. I understand he...
THE GUV'NOR - Yvonne Cleminson
Yvonne Cleminson, Cherry Tree, Farnham, Surrey
Grolsch has gone green
Grolsch has officially gone Dutch, after announcing the launch of its "Green Light District" promotion last week. Members of the sales and brands...
Rosie Davenport looks at cocktails
Cocktail credentials: Bianca has been bar manager at Brighton Rocks in Brighton for four years. In that time she has organised several events...
Helping hand for scammed licensees
People 1st, the body which ensures education and training meets the needs of the industry, has come to the rescue after hearing about the plight of...
Rosie Davenport looks at cocktails
Cocktail credentials: With more than 30 years' experience in the industry, Edwardes is one of the most well-known names in the cocktail business....
Circuit pub loses trade to back-street boozers
New opening hours are encouraging people to stay in back-street pubs and avoid traditional nightspots. That is the message from the licensee of a...
MA legal expert Peter Coulson on brand substitution
Lining them up on the bench Whether or not England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has to use a number of substitutes this summer, I hope that the...
Join the web revolution
Morning Advertiser Editor Andrew Pring invites all licensee to look into the future.
Up for the Cup
With the England squad announced, the World Cup countdown has well and truly started - so it's time to check your final preparations and make sure that you're
Best Bar None to award gay venues
Brighton has broken new ground by having a Best Bar None award for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender venues. The new category has been added to...
Appointing second personal license holder "isn't a necessity" says legal expert.
Morning Advertiser legal expert Peter Coulson has questioned claims that licensees should appoint more than one personal licence holder. Speaking at...
Your chance to shape the smoking ban concessions
Together we are aiming to build up a picture of what concessions pubs and clubs want ahead of the smoking ban to enable them to ride out the storm...
Bowes slams Scots smoke shelter rules
London & Edinburgh Swallow Group boss Alan Bowes has slated Scotland's approach to smoking shelters. He said: "Now the legislation has been...
Law may force pubs to have second PLH
Thousands of licensees could be forced to employ or train up a second personal licence-holder (PLH) to ensure they are trading within the law.Leading...
Rosie Davenport looks at cocktails
Cocktail credentials: Lamb works at award-winning celebrity haunt Koba in Brighton, where he frequently serves the likes of former boxing champion...
Publicans of the world unite... you have nothing to lose but your ties
There's plenty of us around and we're easy to spot - pale blue or pink open-necked shirts and chinos, holding our mobiles to one ear while checking...
Should the BBPA and the ALMR merge?
During an interview with The Publican last month, the London & Edinburgh Swallow Group chairman said he believed the Association of Licensed...
Music venues face cost hike
Licensees could face massive price hikes of close to 300 per cent to run music events such as discos in their pubs. The increase in tariffs will come...
Satellite suppliers and FA lock horns over pub football
Pub satellite TV suppliers have vowed to step up defiance of the Premier League as the row over the screening of Saturday afternoon live football...
Host gives last minute pubs inquiry evidence
A Punch tenant stepped in at the last minute to give evidence at last week's Community Pubs Inquiry. Janet Dooner, of the Railway Tavern in...
Morning Advertiser legal expert Peter Coulson answers your questions
Loss of personal licence...Q I seem to have lost the printed copy of my personal licence when I moved to take up a new management position recently. I have searched everywhere. What do I do now?
Footie fury for Lincoln pubs
Furious hosts in Lincoln have been left hundreds of pounds out of pocket after police restricted their opening hours and forced them to hire...
Watching over us - John Harrington speaks to Pubwatch founders
For almost a decade, National Pubwatch has striven to cut disorder in pubs. In an interview with JOHN HARRINGTON, the founders reflect on the body's achievements and look to the future
My Shout - John Grogan MP
John Grogan argues that the competition authorities should scrutinise the latest Premier League deal in relation to pubs
Grogan pushes for PBD review
Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John Grogan MP is to invite brewers to a House of Commons meeting to push for a review of progressive beer duty...