Put your house in order
If you're thinking about selling your pub, there's plenty to be done before the estate agents get involved. TONY HALSTEAD reports
Archives for July 19, 2006
From Maris Piper to Maris Otter - a profile of Cains
There's two guys worked down the chip shop who swear they're ale men
Beer and Snacks Matching: The ultimate challenge
You shall go to the ball, Cinders. The word on the grapevine - or at least on the potato plant - is that pub snacks, those loyal workhorses of the...
Licensees face up to fall out of Crehan case
Up to 600 licensees are facing legal action from former pub company Inntrepreneur following the loss of the Bernie Crehan case yesterday. Mr Crehan...
Mixed response to smoking guidelines
The government's guidelines for the forthcoming smoking ban in England have received a mixed response from the trade.The guidelines explain how the...
Free trade invests to resist tougher trading
Freehouse operators are bracing themselves for a drop in profits with nearly one-third predicting figures will fall in the next year. According to...
Heat wave brings mixed fortunes for pubs
As temperatures have soared to 34C in London and the South East pub licensees and managers have reported mixed fortunes from the exceptionally hot...
Mansfield hosts pay for extra policing
Mansfield licensees have agreed to pay for policing in a bid to cut antisocial behaviour. More than 75% of pubs, clubs and takeaways have agreed to...
Brewery boss quits pub in beer-tie row
A brewery boss is to quit his pub after new owner Young's banned him from selling his ales there. David Roberts and his wife, Ruth, will call last...
MA freehouse survey
In our fourth Morning Advertiser survey of the freehouse sector we reveal the current state of trade as well as the issues concerning the sector for the future. Over the next seven pages, ROSIE DAVENPORT unveils the findings of our largest-ever poll
The future is Foster's unless we act - says columnist Roger Protz
A leaflet the size of a tabloid newspaper, printed in full colour, fell out of my local free sheet last week. It was from the supermarket group...
Licensees continue to contact The Publican over scams
Floods of licensees have contacted The Publican claiming they have been ripped off by rogue advertising companies. Following the exclusive story last...
Autumn beckons
With the sun blazing outside and the promise of more warm weather to come, thinking about autumn seems as mean as Woolworths putting its "back to...
Pubs' variations could be mailed to residents
Councils should be able to choose whether applications to vary premises licences are advertised via mailshots to residents instead of in local...
Three brewers pull out of GB Beer Festival amid cost fear
Three prominent cask ale brewers have pulled out of next month's Great British Beer Festival in London. Adnams, Batemans and Woodforde's confirmed...
FIONA SIMS - columnist
With a run of good vintages and some very affordable offerings, there's never been a better time to put Riesling on your wine list
Treasury minister pledges support for pubs
Treasury minister John Healey said pubs are important to local communities and the British economy and has pledged his support for the trade....
Don't become a salesman's mug
To paraphrase the immortal quote attributed to movie producer Sam Goldwyn: "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's not written on". But I...
Converting a smoky boozer into a rugby-themed pub
Former Welsh rugby international Alan Walters has worked his magic in turning around the fortunes of his second outlet - Druids II in Watford. LUCY...
Sort out licence fees fiasco say trade leaders
Trade leaders are to urge the head of the panel that is looking at licence fees to sort out the fiasco surrounding billing dates for annual fees....
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Are painted signs binding? QI took over this pub after Christmas and have been struggling to retain staff. Recently, I had a visit from a council...
Name the day, DCMS, and ease fees misery
One of the main planks of the new licensing policy, as I seem to keep having to remind administrators, was to remove red tape, not add to it. A...
The French connection
In an area bereft of decent food pubs, two French sisters are making a go of it with a bistro-style pub. HUMAYUN HUSSAIN reports
Watch out!
The debate over foreign satellite systems is once again back on the radar.Earlier this month in Portsmouth, the FA Premier League (FAPL) and Media...
Pub-goers ignore negative press over Licensing Act
Pub-goers have ignored the negative press that greeted the start of the new Licensing Act and are going out just as often, according to a new survey....
Freddie picks up drinking honour
Cricket hero Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff has been honoured with the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Beer Drinker of the Year award. Flintoff, the...
Are you responsible enough?
The MA's Responsible Drinks Retailing is returning for a third year, and we're looking to honour pubs and pubcos that are committed to the cause. JO GROBEL talks to previous winners