THE GUV'NOR Bernard Brindley
The licensee of the White Lion in Pailton, Warwickshire reflects on a challenging 2006 and predicts more of the same for 2007 As the last Guvnor of...
Archives for December 21, 2006
2007: the year of the pub
At a time when most of the nation's workers have given up for Christmas and are letting their hair down, licensees and suppliers are up to their eyes...
Merger for Beer Academy
The Beer Academy has been given a major boost following a tie up with the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) that will lead to an...
Smoke ban regs at last
Trade leaders have reacted with a mixture of relief and anger to the smoking ban regulations issued by health minister Caroline Flint last week. Mark...
Blackpool council bans al fresco drink
Tony Halstead tony.halstead@william-reed.co.uk Trade groups have slammed a decision by Blackpool council to outlaw drinking on the pavement unless...
LETTERs
Challenging local authorities I was interested to see the article on the matter of licences not issued (MA, Coulson's Legal Advice, 23 November,...
Italy's sparkling star
Sparkling wine isn't just about Champagne. Prosecco's also perfect for popping on New Year's Eve. And, unlike other bubblies, it's difficult to find...
Joker
One fine day in Ireland, a guy out golfing gets up to the 16th hole. He tees up and cranks one, which goes into the woods on the side of the fairway....
York judge: premises licence holders not liable for underage sales
Licensees have called for clarification on who is liable for serving underage customers after a judge ruled premises licence holders were not...
Ramsay revolution
Gordon Ramsay has helped turn business around at Lancashire's Fenwick Arms, featured on Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares last month. Licensee Brian Rey...
MyShout
Change brings winners and losers, says Stephen Crawley, but you can choose your side The last MA of 2006! Where did the last 12 months go? For us,...
Deals of the year
Agents look back at some of the biggest and most interesting deals from the past 12 months GA Select Deal: The Marquess of Exeter in Rutland was...
BarTalk
What are the pub trade's prospects for 2007? Adrian Clay The Litten Tree, Blackpool. I think it will be a tough year. The smoking ban will hit most...
Everyone's a winner
The 2006 Business Awards: The PMA Team dishes out some alternative pub sector gongs Deal of the Year Although announced at the end of 2005, Punch did...
Simplification? Now that's a tricky one
It was inevitable that the Department for Culture Media & Sport (DCMS) would claim, as part of the Prime Minister's strategy for all Government...
NewsDigest
Pernod Ricard will issue health warnings to pregnant women on all bottles of its wine and spirit brands. The warnings are already compulsory in...
Irn-Bru ad takes to the air
Irn-Bru is launching the first Christmas TV ad in its 105-year history, backed with a £250,000 investment. The track "Walking in the Air", from The...
Premier League takes legal action against foreign satellite supplier
The FA Premier League (FAPL) is taking civil action in the High Court against a supplier of foreign satellite equipment. In an unprecedented move, a...
Fleurets says pub multiple of 3.67 is 'off the scale'
The increasingly difficult trading climate has had a marked effect of the value of leasehold pubs sold over the past year. Leasehold prices increased...
Drink-drivers get pub ban as crackdown begins
The trade is bracing itself for a clampdown by police over Christmas and the new year amid horror stories in some national newspapers that the...
FAPL issues first writ against satellite suppliers
FA Premier League launches legal proceedings against supplier of foreign satellite equipment
Supermarkets must be shamed
I wish John Grogan well in his campaign to curb the giveaway prices for alcohol in supermarkets. The MP and chairman of the Parliamentary Beer Group...