Pub hit with £8,000 fines after refusing to serve traveller
A pubco and manager have been fined after the manager refused to serve a customer because he was a traveller. Manager Carol Griffiths of the Blue...
Archives for October 3, 2006
Back to basics: Sales volume
Book-learning is something rightly scoffed at in the nitty-gritty world of the publican. No book, however well-written, can fully prepare anyone for...
Drinkers rebuild flooded pub
A licensee who arrived home after a quadruple heart-bypass only to find his pub destroyed by 2ft of water has found help from his regulars.Customers...
New case clarifies doorstaff law
Licensees and doorstaff have been reassured that they cannot be held liable for everything that takes place in a venue following a recent court case....
Legal advice: All fired up for safety changes
The Regulatrory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 came into force on October 1 - the long-awaited legislation which was expected to simplify fire...
Focus on Meat: Maestros of meat
Woodward FoodserviceThe catering operator is seeing booming demand for red meat, with beef, lamb and pork gaining a strong foothold on menus....
Bar counsel
Despite publicity about "scams", publicans shouldn't be afraid to ask for help in tackling the challenges of running their business. But how do you...
CAMRA urges drinkers to boycott the fizz for cider month
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on drinkers to boycott fashionable cider brands like Magners during October - the organisation's...
If your name's not down...
What wines should I put on my wine list? It is an eternal question for anyone who sells the old grape juice in the on-trade, be they pub, bar,...
Brewer's three million pound plan for ban
Kent brewer and retailer Shepherd Neame is to spend £3m preparing its estate of 375 pubs for next year's smoke ban. The company has already...