Scottish & Newcastle 'on track'.
Scottish & Newcastle has announced 'robust' results and says it is on track after three quarters of its financial year. It was particularly...
Archives for November 7, 2006
Versatile vinyl
If you're anything like me, you'll understand that vinyl is best. It gives that iconic crackly sound when you put it on the turntable, and the cover...
Refurbishment: outdoor rooms
Flick through any lifestyle magazine or switch on the TV and you can't fail to see evidence of the current consumer obsession with the newly termed...
Refurbishment: outdoor furniture
Al fresco fireplacesImagine your customers being able to relax outside on those cold, crisp evenings, listening to the crackle of wood and watching...
Refurbishment: air quality after the smoke ban
With confirmation that England and Wales will ban smoking in pubs, many companies supplying air quality equipment lost interest in the licensed...
Arsenal get the winter Blues
Following their mid-week efforts on the European stage in the Champions League, Premiership giants Chelsea and Arsenal meet in the pick of the...
Fair game
Most pub cooks are game for just about anything, a proposition that was put to the test when Punch Taverns organised a special skills day devoted to...
Telegraph signals a fresh start
Once you start changing the rules, it all starts to get a bit tricky. If you want to run a country pub, the logic would seem to suggest that the...
The Portman Group launches awareness campaign
The low number of complaints about the packaging and promotion of alcoholic drinks has prompted The Portman Group to launch an awareness campaign....
Beer and food matching: Thai fishcake
Sorry, you won't get in without a tie. A Thai fishcake, that is. This time around, we asked our beer and food matching panel to come up with beers to...
Pub owner refutes pensioner hoody claims
Reports that a 61-year-old woman was asked to remove her pink Marks & Spencer hoodie in a Kent pub are wrong, according to pub owner Barracuda....
Rosemount Estate has it all bottled up
What is Rosemount's profile in Australia?We are a respected brand right throughout the country and recent research backs this. People know and like...
Security: how to spot a forgery
The manufacturer of a forgery-checking device is warning publicans to be vigilant in the run-up to Christmas against a wave of counterfeit notes,...
Get advice that's right on the money
Buying or operating a profitable licensed business is becoming tougher and tougher each year. The government heaps more red tape onto the business...
UK to fight EU Working Time Directive
The UK will go to Europe again today to make its case for continuing to opt out of the EU's 48 hour working week. The EU Working Time Directive...
Bay View Inn for sale
Winner of The Publican Freehouse of the Year 2006, the Bay View Inn, in Bude, Cornwall, has been placed on the market for £1.75m. Owners Alison and...