Back to basics: the buck stops with your DPS
Licensing reform has brought many new challenges into the working life of the publican, and at the centre of it all is a completely new role - that...
Archives for October 11, 2006
RENTWATCH
Bristolian Angela Enwright is a Pubfolio tenant, whose pub is managed by County Estate Management. Her pub, the Hop Pole in Avondale Road, takes...
A family affair
Cliff Nye, who owns a successful pub in Norfolk, tells Humayun Hussain how he is now doing the same in Hertfordshire
Hotel du Vin boss buys pub
A former director of luxury hotel chain Hotel du Vin has purchased a Hampshire inn. Ashley Levette paid an undisclosed sum, off an asking price of...
Handy hints for revamps
As part of our campaign, Alan Sperring of the Pub
Pubs face ban over heaters
Pubs could be banned from using fixed heaters in outdoor smoking shelters under building laws that came into force in April. Instead they may have to...
Please save Kimberley, m'duck - Roger Protz
A couple of weeks ago I had time to spare in Derby while waiting for a train and went into a pub near the station for a beer. The landlord was a man...
BarTalk
Have you started preparing for Christmas yet?
DoneDeals
Kelstedge Inn Kelstedge Derbyshire GA Select has sold the private free-of-tie lease on behalf of Shirley Finney. Mr and Mrs Slack paid close to the...
Gaming follows licensing lead - Peter Coulson
Alas! In spite of all the protestations and reassurances, it looks as if the gaming change-over is going the same way as alcohol licensing - late and...
Bowes 'made footy legend bankrupt'
Geordie football legend Malcolm Macdonald devotes eight pages of his autobiography, Super Mac, to how he was forced into bankruptcy through dealings...
Take stock of the job
Alex McGill from Venners looks at why it's best to call in the professionals
LESG pioneered auction sales trend
My survey of London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (LESG) auction activity in the six years prior to its collapse reveals a number of interesting trends.
Glenfiddich gets toasted
Glenfiddich is launching a limited edition Glenfiddich Toasted Oak Reserve 12 Year Old across the UK for Christmas. Distributed by First Drinks...
An end now to pub rip-offs - Andrew Pring
Poring over the entrails of the Bowes empire, it's pretty obvious that gullibility runs through the pub trade like a seaside resort through rock. How...
The GUV'NOR Paul Clerehugh
I became a "dinner lady" two years ago when I was emotionally blackmailed by my village school, forcing me to witness the only three kids brave...
Tea & coffee focus: Espresso evangelist
Louie Salvoni has not had a great morning, so far. On the way to meeting up with The Publican at a pub in the City of London, he has popped into a...
Licensing@aol.com - Peter Coulson
MA Legal expert Peter Coulson answers your questions.
Clark's loyalty club supports freetrade
Matthew Clark is making a determined drive into the freetrade with a new loyalty club aimed at giving pubs keener prices and more business support....
Trade associations submit concerns over smoking ban
The government consultation on the details of the impending smoking ban ended on October 9. The guidelines explain how the ban, which comes into...
MyNewPub
My New Pub, The White Hart, Modbury
Fake ID youths locked in pub
A licensee locked more than 20 teenagers in the downstairs bar of his pub and telephoned police after suspecting the youngsters were carrying fake ID...
Cheers
Budvar's top Marques During a visit to Budweiser Budvar's brewery in Southern Bohemia, Cask Marque's Annabel Smith was deep in the cellars with...
Champions League resumes
The UEFA Champions League returns to our screens with round three of the group stage. From the Premiership, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and...
Trade calls for clarity on ban
Trade groups are demanding clearer guidelines on smoking shelters, Government regulation of councils and fairer fines when smoking is banned. They...
Punch's huge regrouping
Is it possible for one company to run successful managed and tenanted and leasehold estates? Graham Ridout reports on Punch's model of how the two can co-exist and its approach for the future
MA backed advice line for L&E pubs
The Morning Advertiser has joined forces with a firm of licensing experts to set up a London & Edinburgh hotline which tenants can ring for help....
Ex-licensees warned over reassigned leases
Thousands of ex-licensees could face legal action from pub companies for reassigning their leases to unsuccessful tenants. The issue has been raised...
Ale should follow lead of golden boy Magners
Magners' straightforward adverts sent sales soaring and dramatically transformed cider. Can the same be done for ale, asks Andrew Jefford
Top of the pots
The Licensed Trade Charity swaps old for new
MA probe: LESG pubs made £155m
A survey by the Morning Advertiser into property sales at public auction by London & Edinburgh Swallow Group (LESG) has revealed receipts of around £155m.
Transfer worries return to haunt - Peter Coulson
When the Licensing Bill was published, I had a number of reservations about its effectiveness to deal with issues that can and do arise in the...
Trade welcome for £35 AWP payout
The Government has agreed to raise the maximum stake and prize money for AWP machines from 27 October. Following a sustained campaign spearheaded by...
A match made in heaven
It takes some knowledge to confidently match food and wine, but winging it with a large helping of enthusiasm can be a winner too, says Fiona Sims
THE AGENTS
In recent months, we have seen many new leasehold pubs coming onto the market. This sector tends to attract either first-time buyers or experienced...
First line of defence
The recent court case that decided licensees should not necessarily be held liable for the violent behaviour of their customers should have come as...
Pitch Black returns
Everards' Pitch Black, the brewer's special rugby ale, is set to return this autumn to coincide with the November rugby internationals. The 4.3 per...
Punch focuses on food
Punch Taverns has appointed a new catering development team to help its tenants boost food sales in preparation for the smoking ban. The company aims...
Pilsner Urquell gets £2m spend
Miller Brands, the SAB Miller subsidiary, is ploughing £2m into the relaunch of 4.4% abv Pilsner Urquell, to make the beer "more familiar to a wider...
Master of the mash tuns
Brewery boss Brian Hickman is a man with a big smile on his face. Daniel Thwaites is now sole beer supplier to Ewood Park, home of local Premiership...
Bruges offers tour de force
Retail study tours play a vital role in deepening trade knowledge. Yet all too often, cynics dismiss them as fun-filled frolics that quickly...
Managers quitting difficult high street
Pub managers are abandoning the high street because of the demands of heavy- handed policing and later opening. That is the view of National...
Trade solicitors 'can help speed up sales'
A specialised licensed trade solicitor could be the key to reducing completion times, according to agents. Managing director of Browns Annie Brown...
My Shout - Stephen Oliver Union pubs MD
Stephen Oliver looks at how the raft of red tape may spell trouble for innocuous pub names.