Archives for October 26, 2006

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The return of cider

I feel very lucky and privileged to be working in the cider industry. Lager is - well, lager, end of story. But there's more to cider than meets the...

Lack of investment hits Honeycombe Leisure

By Hamish Champ

Announcing its annual results for the year to April 30, 2006 pub management group Honeycombe Leisure has painted a bleak - and frank - portrait of...

Provence closes managed pub division

By The PMA Team

Provence is closing its managed house division, Countrywide Inns, after heavy losses, the MA has learnt. The division has been running an estimated...

MA shows ease of obtaining fake IDs

By John Harrington

An MA investigation has shown how easy it is to order realistic-looking fake ID from the internet. Last week trade leaders hit out at the fake ID...

Let battle commence

The finals of the PubChef Excellence Awards chefs' competition begins next week. Over the next month, chefs from around the country will be battling...

New appointments at Laurel pub company

By Ewan Turney

Laurel Pub Company has appointed Chris Keen as chief financial officer and Steve Rogers as managing director of Ha! Ha! Bar & Canteen. The...

Provence pub sales pass 200

By The PMA Team

A survey by the Morning Advertiser has found that Provence has sold more than 200 pubs at public auctions in the five years since it was founded....

Bourbon the Bulleit way

Did you always want to get into the family business?I started out as a lawyer. To be honest I really wanted to take on the family tradition from my...

The first pub to go 'carbon neutral'

A Punch host plans to make his pub the first in England to go "carbon neutral". Solar panels, a wind turbine and more recycling are among the ideas...

Legal advice: please leave quietly

One of the four key licensing objectives under the Licensing Act 2003 is the prevention of public nuisance. In a lot of ways, this equates to not...