Bunn takes to Chasers' helm
Darren "Bunny" Bunn, who was chef patron at the Michelin-starred Greyhound in Stockbrige, Hampshire, has bought a leasehold in Devon. Bunn paid an...
Archives for September 20, 2006
'Neutral licensing' is just pie in the sky - Peter Coulson
It is very hard to look back four years and still understand why the British Institute of Innkeeping, among others, thought that moving licensing to...
Overcoming noise problems - legal expert Peter Coulson
There is no doubt that noise is going to be the issue of 2007. A new extension to the Noise Act, which comes into effect next month, is going to give...
Pubs face keg deposit charges
Licensees could be charged a deposit of between £10 and £20 for each beer keg or cask delivered to their premises unless the trade finds ways of...
Time to reflect on LTC progress
The Licensed Trade Charity's annual conference next month offers a packed business agenda - plus two superb evening functions
Accent on access
Ex-managing director Peter Gatling achieved 60% sales growth by transforming the Merry Harriers in Clayhidon, Devon, from an exclusive gastropub into an accessible country inn. Ewan Turney discovers his secrets
Inkin's Inn
Cutting out the food miles and providing hearty meals for walkers is a hit at Cornish pub the Gurnard's Head, reports Mark Taylor
FoodBriefs
Pub is most popular place for a meal A new report says the pub remains the most popular place for UK consumers to have a formal meal. Research by...
Licensing@aol.com - Legal expert Peter Coulson
Legal expert Peter Coulson answers your questions
THE AGENTS
When licensed property agents are asked to comment on the property market, they almost invariably refer only to freehold sales and/or...
Fuller's still fizzing with passion - says Roger Protz
A few years ago I was waiting fairly patiently for a pint in one of my favourite pubs, the Square & Compass in Worth Matravers, Dorset. There's...
JDW burgers using Northern Irish beef
Beef sourced from Northern Ireland is the inspiration behind 100% pure beefburgers being served in JD Wetherspoon's pubs. Burgers made with locally-...
John Young RIP
John Young, who died on Sunday after a long battle against cancer, was, at 85, by far the oldest and longest serving chairman in the British brewing industry. His death came in the final week of brewing in Wandsworth. Below, we reproduce selected hig
Pub "betrayed" by Jamie Oliver show
The pub featured in Jamie Oliver's new TV series claims it has been "betrayed" by the way the chef portrayed it in the show.Maureen Cross, who runs...
Oliver: buying out will not be tolerated
Union Pub Company, the tenanted and leased arm of Wolverhampton & Dudley, has told its business development managers (BDMs) they must crack down...
MyShout
Ken Lupton says that Town Hall officials could learn a thing or two from the industry's 'can-do' approach
London & Edinburgh licensees need support
London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (L&ES) licensees have slammed the company for failing to help them as it slid into administration. The...
Still no start date for English smoking ban
The Department of Health is still refusing to set a start-date for the smoking ban in England despite the announcement from Wales last week.Welsh...
BrandsBriefs
All Bar One selects Aspall All Bar One has made Aspall its house bottled cider brand. Aspall will run a training programme to introduce the brand...
Underage drinking stings stepped up
A senior Nottingham policeman has vowed to continue trying to close pubs that serve under-18s after 12 pubs and bars failed the latest test purchase...
Choc dessert designers can win prize trip
Win a trip for two to the Courvoisier Chateau in the heart of Cognac, France. The Morning Advertiser has teamed up with Courvoisier, which is...
Licensee opens door to police
A landlord in Blackburn, Lancashire, has opened his doors to the police in the hope it will improve communication between his regulars and community...
H&W tenanted sites offered as leasehold
Hall & Woodhouse is converting some of its tenanted estate into leasehold. The Dorset-based brewery has instructed Christie+Co to market 11...
BarTalk
Do you think there should be a deposit scheme for beer barrels, to avoid them being stolen?
Regent turns away 5,000 people a week
High-street operator Regent Inns is turning away business potentially worth around £4m per year in pursuit of its responsible retailing campaign....
Hosts must plan for ban warn Eire pubs
Licensees who plan ahead and make the best use of their resources will survive the fall-out from the smoking ban. That is the message from licensees...
Let's sell ale under 'Brand Britain' logo
Lobby groups and think-tanks play a role, says Andrew Jefford, but the ale industry deserves a single, more powerful organisation
Cheers - Snifter's take on the week
Real ale may grow on trees Real-ale drinkers are helping to restock dwindling British woodlands. By giving away 665 English oak trees to real-ale...
Disco floored
Nightclubs and disco bars have lost out to pubs in the post-reform battle for trade says Tony Halstead
The haves and have nots - MA Editor Andrew Pring
Our annual survey of how licensees are feeling about their businesses and their pub companies highlights what a tough time many are having. Half of...